Clavis
Painted rooms, real locks, one way out.
Clavis is a series of illustrated escape rooms. Explore painted scenes, pick up what was left behind, read the clues and work the mechanisms until the door gives. Episode 1, The Night Register: a grand seaside hotel on the night before it closes for good, where the night porter tagged everything the guests forgot, and one guest was written out of the book.
- Category
- Puzzle & Brain
- Modes
- Rooms
- Controls
- Mouse · Touch
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How to play
Tap anything that looks like it could matter. Objects you pick up go to the bar at the bottom: tap one to hold it, then tap where you want to use it. Close-ups open on drawers, panels and papers; the back arrow returns to the room. Everything you have read waits in the Notes. Stuck? The hint button gives four steps, from a nudge to the answer; each step costs points, and nothing else does except checked mistakes.
What is Clavis?
Clavis is a series of illustrated escape rooms you play in the browser. Each episode is one place and one story, told in three rooms. You explore painted scenes, pick up what was left behind, read the clues and work the mechanisms until the way out opens. Episode 1, The Night Register, takes place in Hotel Neap, a grand seaside hotel on the night before it closes for good, whose night porter tagged everything the guests forgot. The register says the woman in room 31 left on the 12th. Her things say otherwise.
How to play
- Tap anything that looks like it could matter: drawers, panels, papers, objects. Close-ups open on the things you can work with; the back arrow returns to the room.
- Items you pick up go to the bar at the bottom. Tap one to hold it, then tap where you want to use it.
- Notes keep every paper and tag you have looked at, so nothing has to be memorised.
- Hints come in four steps for the mechanism in front of you, from a nudge to the answer. Each step costs points. Checked mistakes cost a little; looking around costs nothing.
- A room is finished when you are out. Your score, out of 1000, and your stars are kept per room, and you can replay any room you have finished.
Strategy tips
- Read the tags. Every tag carries a floor mark, a room number and a day. Most locks in the hotel ask for exactly that.
- Look before you use. A locked thing usually tells you what it wants when you tap it empty-handed.
- Two clues beat one. When a lock has several candidates, a second clue somewhere in the room picks the right one.
- Use the notes. Papers and tags are collected as you find them; compare them side by side instead of walking back.
- Hints are graded. The first step only points the way; take one step at a time.
FAQ
Is Clavis free?
Yes, every game on Play is free, no download or install needed.
Do I lose progress if I close the page?
No. A room you are in the middle of can be resumed, and finished rooms stay finished.
Is there a timer?
No. Nothing in Clavis punishes taking your time.
Does the score depend on language?
No. Every puzzle is solvable without reading any text; the captions tell the story, they never hide the solution.
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