Antichamber

Antichamber

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Which gun do you need to solve which puzzle
By GCP42
One of a bit frustrating aspects of otherwise great game Antichamber was that when stuck, I didn't know if it was me not being smart enough, or if I didn't have right tools (color guns) to solve it.

This map shows which guns you need to solve a particular room.

It also marks the rooms where those guns could be found, just in case...
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Colored map of Antichamber

Half painted room means either of the guns can be used.
16 Comments
ChillWill 6 Apr @ 6:13am 
Is that room in the top left real, no one ever answered
Tee 26 Aug, 2023 @ 8:50pm 
Maybe this shows the intended solutions but there are a lot of red ones on here that I can vouch for being possible without the red gun.
mapron 16 Mar, 2023 @ 7:42pm 
Hey GCP42,
thank you for explaining in words why this game feels frustrating. Yeah, I get it, for me and others that part is not fun. Now I could potentially explain this to someone else. (or, the opposite, advertise for someone). Pretty useful.
GCP42  [author] 15 Mar, 2023 @ 5:48am 
Hey mapron,

I definitely agree with you on one thing: Antichamber stands apart from other puzzle games. And the reason for that is that it is a puzzle game turned on its head. Puzzles are actually easy, but you don't know the rules. It's figuring out the rules where the actual challenge lies. And it can be really frustrating if you expect something like “Portal” or “Braid”.

Personally, I just treat it as a separate game genre. A “lateral thinking game” or something. A genre which I can still enjoy despite not being great at.
mapron 14 Mar, 2023 @ 4:49pm 
> If nothing helps - watch a video of someone solving the puzzle.

lol, I watched video solution of how to get into blue gun now. And I could never ever figured it out.

I think good puzzle game is when you see the solution and scream 'of course it is THAT way' like for Portal for example.

Don't think AC is bad game, but not good either. For me. For my understanding of 'good'.
mapron 14 Mar, 2023 @ 4:45pm 
There is more than one gun?? holy ... that means I definitely too dumb for this game I found only blue one and could not even reach it (in like 10 hours). Glad I've abandoned this game after all
Striker1919 1 Mar, 2023 @ 7:42am 
that room at the top left is fucking with me so bad that it must be the reason it's there. it's not real it's not real it's not real it's not real it's not real it's not real it's not real

btw "One of a bit frustrating aspects of otherwise great game Antichamber was that when stuck, I didn't know if it was me not being smart enough"
I'd say this doesn't bring the game down because the game's theme is about life lessons, and an important lesson in life is that you don't always know if you're just not smart enough or underequipped.
Delofon 19 Aug, 2022 @ 2:20pm 
Having "The End" room painted black is a nice touch.

...I think the colour of the cubes in a room already shows the minimum required tier of the gun though (except the room with two green and red walls, there you need a yellow gun, though technically it is still true if you mix green and red :) )
the w 1 Jan, 2022 @ 5:22am 
what's the random room in the top left corner?
placeholder 15 Jun, 2021 @ 2:58pm 
Wasting, not waisting.