You Make This House a Home

About You Make This House a Home

Developed by JULIAN (Jul1xan Productions), You Make This House a Home is a 2D psychological horror visual novel with no combat or action. Instead, it’s a story-driven experience, where dialogues and, especially, your choices determine how the story and events unfold. As the protagonist wakes up with amnesia, the goal is to go through 5 days to piece together what really happened in the past and uncover the character’s own identity and the person claiming to be his or her partner.

Story Overview

You awaken in a house you don't recognize with no memory of who you are or how you got there. A mysterious man tells you that he is your lover. Although he seems caring and welcoming at first, something feels deeply wrong. As you spend the next 05 days inside the house, you'll search for clues about your past, investigate the strange environment, and decide whether to trust the man beside you or even find a way to escape. Every conversation and discovery gradually reveals more about the mystery surrounding your identity and the house itself.

Throughout the game, you will read many dialogue and narrative scenes. Pay attention to single details, make wise choices, and interact with objects to learn clues and unlock story branches that lead to the good endings.

How to Play You Make This House a Home

To start, spend a few moments setting up your characters, such as choosing the name and pronouns.

Engage in dialogue

Read conversations carefully, as they drive the narrative and shape your relationship and future events. Make choices while observing the characters' reactions and body language and paying close attention to repeated details.

• Tip: Do not ignore single details; many important hints are likely hidden in ordinary conversations.

Explore the house

When you're free to move around the house, interact with your surroundings instead of heading straight to the next objective. Aim to look for interactive objects, notes, clues, … Careful exploration helps you better understand the house, story, and characters.

Progress through 5 days

Keep making choices and examining everything to unfold the whole story in five in-game days, with each day introducing new conversations and mysteries. Also, the psychological tension steadily increases.

Game controls:

• Arrow keys: Navigate the interface
• Enter: Advances dialogue & activates the interface
• Spacebar: Advances dialogue without selecting choices

Are you ready to try another psychological horror experience? You Make This House a Home can be worth checking out. It’s worth noting that the game includes gore effects, jumpscares, a chase scene, …, so player discretion is strongly advised; it’s not suitable for young players and those who are sensitive to dark themes and disturbing content.