16 years later, the Zero Escape team's new series returns to devious escape rooms with this puzzling spin-off

Akemi tells Iris to use her third eye to solve the escape room in No Sleep for Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files.

999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors was one of those Nintendo DS games that, like many on the tiny yet indomitable handheld, changed the trajectory of many a gamer4's lives. With a branching narrative, deadly stakes, and tricky escape room puzzles, it was a combination like little else. There's a reason I consider it one of the best DS games. Which is why I'm so pleased that Team Zero Escape have returned to the escape room format with No Sleep For Kaname Date: From AI: The Somnium Files.

All I knew going into this AI: The Somnium Files spin-off interquel was that it'd be less story heavy and focus more on gameplay, meaning it really took me by surprise to discover within minutes that No Sleep For Kaname Date is basically a homage to the whole Zero Escape series. Given the sub-team's name, Team Zero Escape, it's a return to their roots.