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The House in the Forest

The House in the Forest is a short, first-person exploration game about a family who moved out to go live a lonely life. You'll play as a person who got lost on the way back to his house ends up discovering clean but an abandoned house.
Review52.38%  22  20
GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
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DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing
Release dateFeb 24, 2020
Supported OSWindows
Steam Deck Compatibility
Unknown
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
Required age

0

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    Game tags
    Adventure58Indie57Casual57Simulation56Short15Psychological13Walking Simulator13Exploration13First-Person13Surreal12Story Rich12Puzzle12Narration12Mystery12Atmospheric12Realistic12Singleplayer12Drama11Action11Strategy10

    Last update: 2024-05-04 (General data), 2024-05-04 (Steam Deck compat.), 2024-05-22 (Review data)

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