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Ellingby House

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95% User Score Based on 44 reviews

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Ellingby House is a single player puzzle game with drama and mystery themes. It was developed by Jepfore Games Ltd. and was released on February 10, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

"This is going to be bigger than 2008..."It's a gloomy night on September 15th, 2025. You start the night shift as a security guard at Ellingby House, London. The once pristine head office of J.R Holder & Sons now suffers from repeated intrusions, neglect, and all the signs of corporate mismanagement. The building should be empty due to much needed renovations, but something is not q…

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95%
Audience ScoreBased on 44 reviews
story9 positive mentions
character development1 negative mentions
  • The game features challenging, logical puzzles that make sense within the game world and reward careful observation and note-taking.
  • It offers a richly detailed, immersive atmosphere with near photo-realistic graphics, smooth 360-degree panorama movement, and well-integrated live-action FMV scenes.
  • The story is intriguing and unfolds gradually, combined with excellent sound design and compelling acting, delivering a unique blend of classic point-and-click adventure vibes with modern polish.
  • Navigation relies on still-frame point-and-click mechanics with non-skippable animations, leading to frustrating backtracking and slow pacing at times.
  • There is a lack of quality-of-life features such as an in-game task list or note-taking system, forcing players to manually record codes and clues, which can be tedious.
  • Some puzzles involve very hard-to-spot items or rely on obscure clues, resulting in occasional unfair difficulty spikes and the need to consult walkthroughs.
  • story
    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is generally compelling and immersive, featuring a coherent mystery grounded in real-life technologies, though its plot is simple with limited character development and lacks charm. While the narrative and puzzles engage players who enjoy investigation, some find the story slow to develop and less dialogue-heavy in the first half, yet the acting and atmosphere enhance the overall experience.

    • “A fair amount of reading (and no small quantity of patience) is necessary to get all the info you need to win the game, and to understand what is happening in the story, but this adds to the investigation element as you try to work out the mystery of what took place and who was involved.”
    • “A compelling and unique story, a good amount of thinking, dirt cheap for the quality of experience, and lovely, immersive graphics.”
    • “The story is engrossing, the puzzles are for the most part just the right side of challenging.”
    • “However, the main plot is simple, the cast is small, and there's no character development.”
    • “For all the cleverness in the puzzles, the storytelling is a dry affair and lacks any wit or charm.”
    • “If you are more into these games for experiencing a world or story, this is the game's weaker element.”
  • graphics
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are widely praised for their realism, detail, and immersive quality, with a unique blend of pre-rendered visuals and live action enhancing the experience. Players appreciate the near photo-realistic imagery, 360-degree panoramas, and thoughtfully crafted backgrounds that contribute significantly to the game's atmosphere. Overall, the visuals are considered a standout element that complements the story and gameplay effectively.

    • “Near photo realistic graphics and 360-degree panorama movement, really good game mechanics and plenty of good (even hard) puzzles to figure out.”
    • “The graphics are great, the detail is amazing, it's a really big game with tons of scenes, unique backgrounds, details, etc. You can also tell a lot of time and energy went into the game, story, graphics, puzzles, sounds, etc.”
    • “The blending of live action with rendered graphics was also quite an interesting concept, and I think it worked well here.”
  • music
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for being atmospheric, well-suited, and enhancing the mood and suspense. However, a music-related puzzle may pose challenges for players without musical training or perfect pitch. Overall, the soundtrack and sound effects complement the visuals effectively.

    • “Music and sound effects are a perfect fit.”
    • “Visuals were excellent and the background music heightened the suspense and mood.”
    • “Music is great - very atmospheric.”
    • “The only problem I had with this game is the puzzle involving music.”
    • “It is not possible for someone who isn't perfect pitched or who doesn't play music.”
    • “Keep a sharp eye on visual and audio clues.”
  • atmosphere
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users consistently praise the game's atmosphere as great, immersive, and well-crafted, highlighting its strong world-building and fitting music. The atmosphere complements the logical puzzles and engaging plot, creating an overall enjoyable and realistic experience.

    • “Totally logical puzzles, great atmosphere, and fun, realistic villainy.”
    • “World building and general atmosphere are exceptional.”
    • “Music is great - very atmospheric.”
  • gameplay
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features near photo-realistic graphics and 360-degree movement with challenging puzzles, offering a solid adventure mechanics experience. However, some players find the "click to move" control confusing and encounter occasionally unfair or overly difficult puzzles that may require external help. Overall, it provides an immersive exploration feel, especially for those interested in adventure game mechanics.

    • “Near photo-realistic graphics and 360-degree panorama movement, really good game mechanics, and plenty of good (even hard) puzzles to figure out.”
    • “If you are someone interested in the mechanics of a point-and-click adventure, I think this one is worth checking out.”
    • “Not the core concept or even the style of gameplay, but more the feeling of wandering around this empty place while everyone is gone for the night.”
    • “I don't like the 'click to move' mechanic, mostly because sometimes it leaves me facing a different direction and I get confused about where I am. There's one puzzle which I consider deeply unfair, and I had to use a playthrough at three other points which I'd never have solved myself.”
    • “Not the core concept or even the style of gameplay, but more so the feeling of wandering around this empty place while everyone is gone for the night.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is noted for its stability, with users reporting no significant bugs or technical issues. Overall, it runs smoothly and reliably.

  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The reviews do not provide specific information about optimization, focusing instead on story, graphics, music, and performances. Therefore, no clear assessment of the game's optimization can be summarized.

  • character development
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game has a simple plot and a small cast, resulting in little to no character development.

    • “However, the main plot is simple, the cast is small, and there's no character development.”
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Ellingby House is a puzzle game with drama and mystery themes.

Ellingby House is available on PC and Windows.

Ellingby House was released on February 10, 2025.

Ellingby House was developed by Jepfore Games Ltd..

Ellingby House has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its character development.

Ellingby House is a single player game.

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