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Your House Review
Publisher: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Developer: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Release Date: 27 March 2025
Format: PC (Steam), iOS (reviewed), Android
Be warned, Your House features some devilishly tricky puzzles that will tax your brain, often the solution is just out of reach, in your peripheral, an itch that can’t quite be scratched, but when you make the connections and find the solution that dopamine hit is unrivalled.
Your House is more than its art
After some splashy comic art, Your House begins to gradually show its layers – a clever mixture of tactile narrative puzzling and an inventive use of text and graphic design that peels away to reveal a story with just enough secrets and lies to keep me hooked.
Puzzles and Storytelling
Initially, I played Your House somewhat passively, as you do with text adventures, reading and looking for a puzzle’s solution. I soon realized the text itself can be a clue, the words themselves can be interacted with, prodded, swiped and explored to find new avenues to explore. Playing Your House, particularly on iPad, is a more active experience than text adventures generally impose.
The puzzles start logically and with some familiarity, using found items with objects in the house to unlock secret doors and documents. But soon these puzzles evolve in complexity and invention, you’ll need to scribble down codes, link environmental details and in one moment even match the meows of cat statues to find audio clues. There’s a moment when I found x-ray glasses that not only uncover secrets in the house, but illuminate clues in the text I’m re-reading. This is old-fashioned puzzle gaming where much of the fun happens off-screen in a notepad, as you piece together hints and ideas (and trust me, some puzzles need to be done this way).
Conclusion
Your House is a game that will keep you engaged, with a story that’s just out of reach, and puzzles that require active participation. The art from Jon Ander Torres is beautifully rendered and perfectly captures the elegance of the period it seeks to evoke. Colour is used nicely, to guide you towards clues as much as to evoke a sense of unease and mystery.
FAQs
Q: What is Your House?
A: Your House is a narrative-driven puzzle game with a unique art style and a complex, engaging story.
Q: What platforms is Your House available on?
A: Your House is available on PC (Steam), iOS, and Android.
Q: What is the release date of Your House?
A: The release date of Your House is 27 March 2025.
Q: Can I play Your House on my iPad?
A: Yes, Your House is available on iOS and can be played on iPad. The game’s design and narrative hook are particularly well-suited for touchscreen devices.
