Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition Review

Using a digital app to set the scene, Mansions of Madness is a hefty game with a hefty price tag but has the scope and potential to become almost endless, and considering it’s an awesome game to play it’s still easy to recommend, even with a price tag just shy of £100.

The beauty of Mansions of Madness it that unlike other games when you explore an area, you genuinely don’t know what’s round the corner. You start a game with a minimal section of the mansion, and as you explore the app shows you which tile to place where. As such you don’t know if you’re about to end up in a musty library, the back garden or a room torn apart by a monster which, incidentally, is still sat there waiting for you. It’s genuinely mysterious, and with sound effects coming from the app as well it’s easy to get engrossed into this.

So yeah, it’s a pricey game, but let’s not ignore the qualities we’ve got. You might buy two video games for the same price but not get anywhere near the enjoyment from them, and most definitely might not get the same time return for your money. If you can spare the money, and you’re after a mystery game with a difference, take a look – it’s very much worthwhile.