Heart of the House

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4.5
733 reviews
10K+
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Content rating
Teen
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About this game

Destroy the evil at the heart of a haunted manor! As an orphan, you discovered your ability to commune with the spirit world and ghosts. When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey to find out what really happened. With your trusty companion Devanand at your side, you make your way to Darnecroy Manor, where Kent was last seen. It is...The House.

"Heart of the House" is 360,000-word interactive Gothic novel by Nissa Campbell. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Within the manor, you'll encounter the master, Lord Bastian Reaves; his mysterious servants, Oriana and Loren; and the thousands of spirits teeming around and in this haunted mansion. But will you shatter the power that binds the ghosts to the House, or claim it for yourself? Can love bloom in a haunted house? Most importantly, how will you escape when the House comes for you?

• Play as male, female, or non-binary; gay, straight, bi, ace, or poly
• Explore the halls of the House, even as they seem to shift before your eyes
• Encounter ghosts, spirits, and echoes, as you search for your lost Uncle Kent
• Fight against an ancient evil or embrace its demonic gifts
• Indulge in steamy, chaste, sweet, or provocative romances, or go it alone
• Exploit the secrets you find for self-serving ends or use them to help your friends
• Defeat your greatest fears in bone-chilling moments of terror...if you can
• Choose whom you can save, if anyone, from the horrors the House contains

For some, there may be no escape from The Heart of the House.
Updated on
10 Sept 2023

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This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews

4.5
692 reviews
A Google user
20 January 2019
Absolutely beautiful. Emotional, thrilling, interesting, and even humorous at times -- I couldn't get enough of this story and would damn well spend money on a sequel. I adored the characters (especially Dev, who I repeatedly romanced) and found it difficult to choose a favorite (though I did choose a favorite, of course, and I'm sure you can guess who it was based on the rest of my review). The possibilities were endless and the writing was gorgeous. Would highly recommend this game.
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Adam Young
15 August 2021
I actually purchased this book. This is a story about a mysterious house with lots of paranormal activity. The first time I played through I got a negative ending because I didn't meet the stat checks. I found this to be frustrating because I was at the end of a long read. If you pass the stat check and get the good ending it is very satisfying. The writing, imagery and dialogue are very good. Decent replayability.
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Laurel
24 August 2022
I couldn't find out if I liked the game because I couldn't get past the first page. I have a relatively new Samsung Galaxy phone, too, and the latest version of Android. It might be because of the text size adjustment settings, but regardless, I did need to change those because the default is too big. I can't select a choice to move on to the next page. That's a pretty major bug. :/
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Bug fixes. If you enjoy "Heart of the House", please leave us a written review. It really helps!