Doing so prompts the player to begin looking more closely at the dollhouse, using the help of the game's eyepiece. They set up their equipment in order to investigate the Dollhouse on the table at the center of the Attic, turning on a floodlight to illuminate it. The player, as Collector Hydrus, finds themselves in the Attic of Waldegrave Manor, having searched every other room in the house to no avail. The entries tell of how Edward came to work for The Circle, and the toll that this took on his marriage to Abigail. Along the way, the player learns the story of Edward and Abigail through entries in books. As Hydrus, the player must investigate the disappearances of Edward and Abigail Lockwood in order to retrieve a Null sample that was loaned to them. In this game, the protagonist takes the form of Collector Hydrus, a Collector working in the service of The Circle. These additional rooms are unlocked one by one as the player solves puzzles around the Dollhouse. However, unique to this game is the mechanic of the Dollhouse, which allows the player to superzoom into different rooms within the house, despite technically never leaving the Attic. The entirety of the game's action takes place within Waldegrave Manor's Attic. Hints within the game place its events between November 14 and November 21, 1908.
The Room: Old Sins takes place in Waldegrave Manor, an estate owned by Edward and Abigail Lockwood (formerly Abigail Waldegrave).
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