
Sphere is a great-looking room escape by Japanese developer neutral. The visuals have a wonderful polished 3D appearance that seem a bit surreal at times, almost as if you were inside a doll house. The challenge level is an almost perfect mix of vague clues and helpful hints that keep you interested without frustrating you.
As the usual story goes, you're trapped in a room and need to find a way to get out. Navigate using the mouse and the arrows that appear on the sides of the screen. Search for items in every corner of the room, including beneath the furniture and in-between objects. A single click lets you pick up items and store them in your inventory. Some items can be combined, so experiment with everything you grab to see what turns up.
Analysis: Sphere isn't too difficult and the puzzles don't involve a lot of random clicking. The clues you'll stumble across do a great job of guiding you to the goal without being overtly obvious. A handy save feature lets you stop and resume at any point in the game.
Sphere is definitely one of the best-looking room escape games on the web, right up there with Il Destino and the stylish O Quarto. The gameplay is smooth and the puzzles are just right, making it a great experience on every front. Click.
Cheers to Sean, Amy, Jan.jan, Alex, Arturo and Msimperfect for sending this one in!
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Comments (may contain spoilers)
how do you open the box in the drawer
ashlie
As per the walkthrough near the top of the page

woo hoo i did it! i completed it!!! woo!
Please . . . I can't seem to manipulate the box at the desk in order to put in the marbles! Do I need to put the box somewhere on the desk or what?
The hardest part was the marble equation at the end. A pretty good game over all, though!
modog
Do you mean the little square box? The marbles don't go in there.

There is also a walkthrough near the top of this page that should be useful.
I just can't find that gold marble! I know there's one to the side of the wooden drawers, but I can't find where I click to see that. Any advice?
Becky
There isn't one to find - only the one that is already part of the wall puzzle.
how do i rotate the paper?
Jan
I did the wall puzzle (with the four boxes with animals and a flower in it), but I didn't get any yellow marble. I went back and did it again to see if I had missed it but it wasn't there.
The marble puzzle at the end has to be the worst ever :(
Becky

Jan
Yes, I got it. Is it something to do with the picture of the different colored flowers? I haven't found what the point of that is yet o.o
Becky
Behind the flower picture is the other wall puzzle. Have you used the key?
How do I finish the last puzzle? PLEASE HELP!
Anonymous
The solution was posted on March 24.
Jan
Yeah I have
Becky
Good as gold. So, are you all good now or are you still stuck somewhere?
Jan
No. I still can't find the gold marble o.o I already used the key, but I didn't see any marble
how do i get the yellow marble im so confused please someone help me its driving me crazy lol
There is no yellow/gold marble to find.
Jan
Then why in the picture does it show one that you need to finish the game?
Jan

Jan
Oh okay, I got it ^^ Thanks for all your help!
I cant seem to be able to put the marbles inside the box like the pitcure in the book, and i also cant find a way to make the thing in the top draw work. Can anyone help?
Lyn

hey. I have a little problem, because I have used the walkthrough, but there is one thing that I don't understand. When I have got the box that beside the couch, and when I should put on the three white marbles on the top of the box it doesn't work! The box just gets a hole, and so when I try to under it, the same happens there! What have I done wrong???
Anonymous

Just to clarify, when the confusing walk-through says "put the marbles in the box" it should say "USE the marbles to pokes holes in the top and bottom of the box." The marbles never go IN the box and there is NO gold marble. This game was already pretty confusing but the bad choice of words in the walk-through just messed everyone up.
Ok i am supposed to clean off that spot but the TP wont get wet and its killin me what am i doing wrong
i cant open the safe, i know the paper says the comb. but i dont know why its not working
vivi

I cant figure out how to get the code on the box from the paper ive rotated the paper in my mind soo many times. wat way do u rotate it from the point it is. left or right wat? please help. thnx
Flutegurl

how do i put the white marbles on top of the box and green marbles below the box? nothing is happening!
ok i have everyhting up to the box how do you get the marbles in the box? thank you!
Gunjan and Ally

The key I got from the vent isn't working on the top drawer!
Simone
That's because its used to unlock something else.
Where in the world do you find the...

Lynxfang

I need help with putting the marbles in the box!
The instuctions dont work!
plz help
blob
You are right. The walkthrough is incorrect. The marbles do not go in the box.

This was probably the best point and click game I have ever played.
HELP!!!!!!
I can't get the box to open!! What is the combination?!?!
i cant figure out the little box in the drawer and the walkthrough doesn't help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is really angrivating!!!!!!!! and every walkthrough says the same thing so help!!!!!!!!!
Sashi,

for those who can't figure out how to put the frog in the tulip picture. see in the book on the desk. the picture of the frog and tulips? take note of the colors of the flowers in that book, like if the frog is in between two red tulips, put the frog in between the two red tulips in the picture
Oh my Goood! why cant I open the box in the drawer??
I've already used the code on the paper, but it doesn't work!!
Where is this box or cube that everyone is harping on about? i have a little white box in the inventory, but i cannot find a cube for love nor money! Eeee!!
How do you put the numbers in the box?
I put the numbers:

What am I doing wrong??
how do you rotate the paper?
how do you

adil:
it is in one of the books. it is ripped out. you have to look at the ripped edges and the book's ripped edges.
confused girl:
it's 7 not 17! :)
anonymous:
go to the plant. you'll see a little ridge at the bottom right. click on it. then it will go back to the wall again. click around on the wall. you'll find it. the bunny is actually a duck. you have to put the picture with its color. if you do it right, you'll get a key. that's the bathroom door key. open the door, run the glass and toilet paper under the water, put the brown thing in the water, and once the brown thing turns, the water muddy, you put it on the two red flowers. but before you do that, you use the toilet paper to wipe the smudge of the plant's pot. then you'll get 4 numbers. you use them on the little box on the toilet. you'll get a key to the top drawer. open it to get a hint about the puzzle in the wall.
How do you put the piece of the balance on the balance. I put it on, flip it over, everything, but every time I try to put the screws on I just pick the piece up again.
Turned on the water, held the glass underneath. How do ya fill the glass up? I've tried everything !!!!
I cant rotate the paper!!! HELP!!! i cant get the key!!!
i need help how do u open the box at the bottom drawer!!!
PLEASE HELP ME!
it took me a long time to do the balance thing...
thanks for the help!
I need help putting the water into the glass, It just won't let me!!!
how do i paste the darn frog, I have put it in the tulip picture and nothing happens or sticks
hey guys! and jan-jan! you helped a lot more !!! lol you are good thanks! do you know any other games?
[Edit: There are over 1500 excellent games on this site. What do you like? Point-and-click games or Escape games or...? -Jay]
how do you put water in the cup? it just won't work for me! i've tried holding it under the tap but it refuses to fill! anyone?
julie
Did you click on the running water while you were hanging onto the glass?
What is the combination on the blue wall?
Blue by you
Ir changes each time you play it. Do have any of the clues for it?
i cant figure out how to open the safe in the beginning i tried fliping the paper evry way i can think of, is there something you have to press after you type in the code or something?
I was doing great until I had to peek. I hate that. I clicked on the couch several times and it never allowed me to look under it. I hate when click areas are not wide enough. I also missed the blue wall panel. Otherwise, I loved this game especially the decor.
how do you place that white cube on the table?
shazza
The white cube goes under the table.
nice little puzzler this one.... it doesnt seem like it has anything more than otheer escape games but for some reason i really really enjoyed working this one out.
how do you put the marbles onto the box? really don't know what to do. and i've already click everywhere on the box but its not working. argh.
treezy
The marbles do not go on/in the box.

how do i open the box in the drawer????//iam stuck on it
hash
Do you have the


thx. haha. now the puzzle on the wall is driving me mad.
This is actually one of the better escape games I've done. I really liked it, its not full of bugs. Thanks for the walk thru thou I couldnt have done it without it. I'm going home to make my boyfriend try it =P
I couldn't quite understand why people were being frustrated... but then figured out that some areas are harder to notice than others (mainly the animal puzzle in the hidden part of the wall underneath the potted hanging plant). Plus the fact that it is so close to the bottom of the 'screen' that if you click on it without knowing what it really is, you end up (usually) back to the full view of the room. It was nice that they hid things, but not nice that it was close to the zoom out. As others have said, it's a lot of clicking in random spots.
i cant fill the glass up with water.. im holding the glass under the water and it wont fill up.. someone help please!
What do I do with the marbles?
the best room escape game that i've ever played!
the wall puzzle is driving me nuts. i have the orange butterfly and the red duck/bunny thingy. but i aint so sure what the other colours r 4????? the blue and green... plz help...somebody...anybody....:(
Cant figure out the last pussle in the wall after putting frog on picture ive been balencing balls for hours and i got 10 balls and cant figure it out Help Help Help
jerry

YEAH!
I finally made it!
Just needed one or two hints :D
i can't

anonymous
The marbles do not go in the box. That part of the walkthrough is incorrect.
i cant put the box over top the light?!? how do i do that?
whats the combo for the panel on the blue wal/ i cant ceem to get it. any hints would be helpful!!
i cant find the 10th marble
Most people will probably just look at the walkthrough if they're stuck, and this game is older than...something that's ten months old...but I'll post some random hints anyway:

Heh, came back for another go. I couldn't resist.
If ya want some other nice ones try Viridian Room. It's one that kept me going for a very very long time...
Sorry to bug people, but I wouldn't post if I didn't have trouble. How exactly do you

Hey everyone you dont just stick the frog to the picture, you have to out it inbetween the two red flowers right next to each other as indicated in the diagram in the blue book.
First one I've ever done without a walkthrough. I feel like Houdini!
wheres the gold marble?
Hint: try to find out how marbles weigh to each other, then go to the equation board so you dont have to constantly switch back n forth.
SPOILER
pink=1 white=2 green=3 black=5 gold=9
i need some help...

Awesome!
i finished the game!
btw, you don't hav the find the golden ball...the balance beam and "a picture" tells you its weight.
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Posted by: sb | March 20, 2007 11:52 PM