The House of Grudge : Romance

Genius Inc

Contains adsIn-app purchases

About this game

■Synopsis■
Every night, you’re haunted by a disturbing dream… You’re in an old mansion confronted by an old woman whose face becomes more and more twisted as she talks to you. Finally, she attacks you and you wake from the nightmare. You try to talk to your friend Trevor about it, but he isn’t convinced it’s anything to worry about. Meanwhile, you continue to be haunted by the dream every night…

One day at the library, you bump into a man named Gavin. He drops a book and as you go to pick it up, you realize that it has a photo of the mansion from your dreams!

What secrets does your dream hold? Who is the old woman? Can your friends help you solve the mystery?!

Find out in The House of Grudge!

■Characters■

The Active One - Trevor
Trevor’s athletic and can be a bit arrogant but has a good heart. You’ve been good friends with him since you were young and he’s always liked your proactive nature. He’s skeptical at first, but he decides to help you and gets involved in the investigation.

The Mysterious One - Gavin
Gavin is a man of few words that is searching for his lost sister. He realizes that the disappearance of his sister and the mysterious mansion from your dreams are related and works closely with you to solve the mystery.

The Introvertive One - Lewis
Lewis is a fan of the occult and his knowledge helps you in your hunt for the unknown. He’s a bit anti-social, but he enjoys your company. He might just have a thing for you, but he’s not sure of his feelings...yet.

Ratings and reviews

Finally, an interactive story with horror, including jump scares! The English translation leaves a bit to be desired, but overall, the dialogue kept my interest. There is opportunity for romance between the MC and one of three guys. The background graphics remind me of the first otome games released by Voltage ten years ago, and there isn't enough variety between scenes. It feels particularly low budget, as I don't see any of the other characters in the story other than the three boys.

I really enjoyed this game! It has the best system of gaining diamonds I've ever seen in visual novel apps, and the characters are *beautifully* drawn. I'll miss Trevor.. 🤣. Aside from the typos, it's well-written & entertaining, with jokes that actually make me laugh which is super rare for romance games. I just wish female characters were shown too, the men changed attire... and [spoiler alert] my friend didn't need to die ;-; But thanks for the nice experience.

I really enjoyed the story and the art style. I didn't give 5 stars because of a few things. First, there are mistakes in the plot. Maybe plot mistakes are caused by noticeable inaccurate English translation, but there are 2 massive plot mistakes: if you choose premium choices with Trevor twice and with Gavin once their words just don't match later. And just a thing I personally didn't like is that Trevor, whom I liked the least, is a promoted love interest, and the game pushes MC to him.

What's new

Bug fixes