The House (Demo)
A downloadable game for Windows
Amanda receives an invitation from her friend Ashley to check out a remote house that their friend Scott inherited as a gift, but the old place seems to be hiding a dark secret they're about to uncover.
Game
This is a remake of my old game The House. I wanted to further explore the concept, improve the story, and refine other elements of the game.
Although the visuals differ from my other games, it's not meant to be a AAA title or feature ultra-realistic graphics and hundreds of hours of gameplay. Like the original version, it's still a small-scope project and currently serves as a proof of concept.
Music
Soundtrack by MXXN
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Development log
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So, I finally got round to playing this demo in my live stream at, 23:06.
I remembered bits from the old version, and that it reminded me of monster house and your comment that you were inspired or something.
I liked the demo, it was tense, and the puzzles. I liked the new remastered look too! Anyway, here is the link to the stream! Enjoy! Looking forward to the full game.
Can't wait to see the full game!
I was kinda disappointed that this wasn't a full game I wanted to play more
the house original a flash point and click game ?
I feel like I'm in the minority here, but this demo didn't really do it for me. Hear me out before anyone goes crazy on me. I love your games and even have a playlist on my channel dedicated to your games. But this just felt like a scavenger hunt where my only objective is to make it through the next door. And it was tedious stuff, like the cutter not being able to cut the rope but can cut a cage. That reminds me of a Puppet Combo game where I had to get lighter fluid to burn a rope even though fire itself is enough for the job. I'm sure the full game will have a payoff for all that work but the demo did not. I kinda wish I had skipped the demo because it's weird for me to kinda dislike one of your games. You're one of my favorite devs and I still rated this 5 stars because I don't think you'll make a bad game. But this demo was super boring. I'm not trying to be rude or anything. I just wanted to give some real feedback. I'll definitely buy the full game so I can see where it actually goes but this demo felt like it was another dev trying to remake your old game and it just missed the mark for me. Or maybe I just had a bad night of gaming, idk. Sorry if I'm being too harsh here but I just felt kinda bummed after playing this because your games are usually amazing. And I know it's just a demo but i felt like I did nothing at all except hunt down a bunch of items to open some doors.
You guys were really good at creating tension.
At first, I got stuck. When I moved the character near the car at the beginning, she was surrounded by the other two characters and couldn't get out.
I'm looking forward to the next part!
For being a demo, this was not too bad so far! I have never played the original The house so I have nothing to really compare it too BUT, comparing it to your previous games, it is definitely a massive change. Although, I see nothing wrong with the PSX style anyways and think it still reigns supreme, but it is cool to see a fresh coat of paint! Made a video on it.
hey i reviewed The House and 3 other games here:
This was such a good demo! I played the original version and I loved it but this remake took things up a notch! The upgraded visuals are superb and the voice acting was pretty good! The atmosphere of the game really set the mood! Hopefully this becomes a full game, I will definitely play!
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really loved this demo, everything in it is a huge step up
oh my lord the build up is sooo good! I hope to see it finished :D
The lucky ones died first...
Not having played the original demo before this - there's a lot to like with this remake - taking in the 80's aesthetic, an isolated house in the middle of the woods and a potential stalker/boogeyman character that lurks in the background. The set-up for this is promising, and could possibly be a very grand survival horror game.Synth vibes are packing heat for the score - the voice over work is on point and the general atmosphere is a slow build pressure cooker coming to the boil just as the demo ends. Kind of what you want for a demo - leaving you wanting more - but did hope for something a little more.
For me, when Amanda is travelling back from the well and you view someone in the peripheral vision moving into the woods...creepy. Kinda wanted a few more moments like that in the demo.
Please tell me Ashley is the first to go. As annoying characters go, she's the best/worst ;)
Looking forward to the full release
Neat this 3d model looks good, so this will be pretty similar to the retro version when I played it years ago, but I think it definitely gonna be a good and I'll probably play the full game when it releases. anyway well done keep it up!
I will be playing this live tomorrow 5/10 around 4-430 PM EST.
Jugue "the house" hace como 2 años y no esperaba para nada ver un remake que se viera tan bien, la única "queja" seria que los personajes se ven un poco regular comparados con lo excelente que se ve la ambientación, espero con ansias el proyecto terminado
Feels like comeing home.