House of Rules
Congratulations! You're hired as a new waterer in Black Kiwa. Water the plants, and we'll pay you 30 G per hour. You'll never find any other job this generous. No, we're not hiding anything from you. If you just follow the work protocols and stay out of trouble, everything will be fine.
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December 17, 2021
4 years and 229 days ago
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Very Positive172 reviews90.1%
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11 itemsAbout the Game
'House of Rules' is a horror puzzle game inspired by the creepypastas based on rules. (known as Neapolitan Ghost Story)
Following the work protocols, solve various puzzles and riddles to reveal the truth hidden in the mansion.
Searching for a place to work, you find an intriguing job advertisement offering an excessively high salary. Doubtful but desperate, you head to a mansion for a job interview to discover a surprisingly neat workplace, weird workplace protocols, and suspicious co-workers. You get the job offer on the spot. Your work starts tomorrow.
- Puzzles and riddles
- 20 collectible endings + 20 in-game achievements = 40 Steam achievements in total
- Shocking twists
- Unique characters
1. House of Rules strictly bans game unpacking and game modification.
2. Fan art, cartoons, and parodies are allowed as long as the source is indicated, non-commercial, and does not damage the original.
3. Full version(v2.x.x): No limits for making and uploading videos or streaming, even containing the endings 19 and 20.
4. Early Access version(v1.x.x): No limits to live streaming, but please mention that it is the early access version and the full version has more features added when making and uploading videos containing endings 19 and 20.
*Features added in the full version
-40 achievements
-the post-credits scene after the ending 20
-the item that gets unlocked when all endings are collected
5. Please mention our Steam page and the version number when uploading a video of our game.
In other cases, please send a mail to the developer.
(The guide may change in the full version.)
Following the work protocols, solve various puzzles and riddles to reveal the truth hidden in the mansion.
Synopsis
Searching for a place to work, you find an intriguing job advertisement offering an excessively high salary. Doubtful but desperate, you head to a mansion for a job interview to discover a surprisingly neat workplace, weird workplace protocols, and suspicious co-workers. You get the job offer on the spot. Your work starts tomorrow.
Features
- Puzzles and riddles
- 20 collectible endings + 20 in-game achievements = 40 Steam achievements in total
- Shocking twists
- Unique characters
Parody and Streaming Guide
1. House of Rules strictly bans game unpacking and game modification.
2. Fan art, cartoons, and parodies are allowed as long as the source is indicated, non-commercial, and does not damage the original.
3. Full version(v2.x.x): No limits for making and uploading videos or streaming, even containing the endings 19 and 20.
4. Early Access version(v1.x.x): No limits to live streaming, but please mention that it is the early access version and the full version has more features added when making and uploading videos containing endings 19 and 20.
*Features added in the full version
-40 achievements
-the post-credits scene after the ending 20
-the item that gets unlocked when all endings are collected
5. Please mention our Steam page and the version number when uploading a video of our game.
In other cases, please send a mail to the developer.
(The guide may change in the full version.)
