Heart of the House

Choice of Games LLC

Contains adsIn-app purchases

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.

Ratings and reviews

Really great choices story with a great plot and fascinating characters. The choices are tough to make at times. You don't have to spend anything to make the choice you prefer, unlike somewhat similar games apps with their "diamonds" & $50 games/stories if you make the only decent choice. I loved this story so much that I immediately re-played it. People who complain about having to pay to unlock should consider developers must earn money to produce quality content & they charge only a little.

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.

Great story, well worth the 6.99. I am especially impressed upon 2nd playthru that the story varies quite a bit depending on your choices. I'd say adding more visual elements or art might add to the game, building a spotify playlist to be played while playing the game would be icing on the cake. Looking forward to hopefully playing more by this author.

What’s new

You can now choose a font in the Settings menu. Switch to Helvetica for crisp sans-serif text, or try the OpenDyslexic font, designed against some common symptoms of dyslexia. If you enjoy "Heart of the House", please leave us a written review. It really helps!