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The House Before

You wake up as a House. Your bones are pipes and tunnels. Your organs are a labyrinth of caves. The House Before is a narrative body horror adventure where you play as a monstrous structure filled with strange creatures.

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Developer
Gabriel Helfenstein
Publisher
Fantasia Malware
Release
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About the Game

You wake up as a House.

Your limbs stretch through endless rooms filled with grotesque creatures. You can never see outside of yourself, never feel the world that lies beyond the fleshy walls of your body.

You manage your insides as best as you can, but you wonder: are you a good house or just a pale afterthought of the House Before?

GAMEPLAY:

The House Before is a story-driven adventure game with light puzzles. Encounters with each new creature unfold through mini-games and short dialogues. The House Before takes around 2 hours to complete. 

FEATURES:

Explore your guts.

Heal old wounds.

Be a good House.

Dream of other Houses.

Raise your children.

Procreate.

Be better than the House Before.

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