House of Evil

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House of Evil is a single player survival shooter game with horror and mystery themes. It was developed by VikTor and was released on December 20, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

House of Evil - atmospheric survival horror with a first-person view, in which you can test your nerves for strength. The events take place in the mansion that exists in reality. The main character is an ordinary philistine, his wife is an exorcist, after an unusual telephone conversation, the protagonist can not call to the spouse, and decides to go in search of her, fate takes him to an old mans…

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41%

Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews

humor3 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Puzzles are understandable and provide some challenge.
Offers a unique and large environment with more playtime and story compared to similar low-budget horror games.
Can provide some amusement as a 'so bad it's good' experience or for players interested in Russian language exposure.

Severe game-breaking bugs including crashes, freezing, unclosable inventory screens, and restrictive controls make it largely unplayable.
Poor English translation and subtitles create confusion and hinder story comprehension.
Low quality graphics, sound, and animations with lack of polish; repetitive soundtrack and missing basic features like volume controls, pause, or key rebinding.

graphics
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics receive mixed reviews, with some users finding them stunning or acceptable, while others describe them as ugly, unoptimized, dated, or even terrible. Animation quality and cut-scenes are also criticized in several comments. Overall, graphics are seen as a weak point by many but not the primary factor for enjoyment, which some attribute more to gameplay.
- “Graphics are stunning and the narrative is so well done”
- “The graphics are okay, you could see worse.”
- “The graphics are dated but that's not a big deal.”
- “The graphics are ugly and unoptimized, making the game annoying to play through.”
- “Graphically, it's hopeless, and the animations are very poor.”
- “The graphics are terrible, only topped by the terrible cut-scenes.”
gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
45%
33%
Gameplay is widely criticized for being poorly designed and frustrating, featuring aimless exploration of a poorly constructed haunted house with tedious collectables and broken mechanics. Many users find the gameplay lacks depth, feels unfinished, and ultimately detracts from the overall experience, leading to loss of interest.
- “I don't buy games for the graphics, rather for gameplay.”
- “But the further I got, the more the shoddy mechanics impinged on the fun until I got to that one zombie that ruined everything.”
- “Gameplay consists of wandering around a badly assembled haunted house and collecting a bunch of stuff (potplants?) and being spooked.”
- “You can see it in games that work hard to be different, in games that have unique art styles and paper-thin gameplay to make up for it, or in games with unusual gameplay systems that just don’t come together quite right.”
- “If I try to close the note(s) they will not close and then you have to do alt + tab.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
60%
The story is generally viewed as confusing and inconsistent, with unclear plot developments and a lack of coherent narrative direction. While some find it potentially interesting, many players struggle to stay engaged due to poor storytelling, strange design choices, and subpar voice acting. Overall, the story feels unfinished and more like an engine test than a polished experience.
- “Tho the story seems interesting.”
- “By far the biggest environment, most playtime, and story.”
- “The story doesn't make any sense: you should investigate the family's origin in the house, but you can't make anything out of it around the halfway point.”
- “This game is so weird, the subtitles are models in the 3D space and not real subtitles, the models are just weird and the story is inconsistent. I played 20 minutes and didn't know what was going on, I suddenly teleported to places and got chased by some sort of spirits for no reason at all. The voice acting is horrible, but all of this is understandable since it's literally a project, a game that was designed to test the engine and not much more.”
- “At that point I didn’t really have the will to push on, because it’s not like the story or the graphics or the gameplay were amazing.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from poor optimization, featuring unpolished graphics, occasional control issues, and repetitive elements that contribute to a frustrating and tedious gameplay experience.
- “The graphics are ugly and unoptimized, making the game annoying to play through.”
- “Controls sometimes get stuck, affecting gameplay negatively.”
- “Overall, the game's poor optimization ruined the experience despite spending 5 hours trying to finish it.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is quirky and often funny, blending a bit of scariness with its Russian-language dialogue and subtitles. However, its comedic appeal is inconsistent, initially engaging but eventually losing impact and halting the fun.
- “It's in Russian with subtitles, it's a bit funny and a bit scary, mostly linear.”
- “And while it’s a hilariously confounding romp for a while, eventually you’re sure to run into something that’ll stop the fun dead in its tracks.”
- “It was a big, goofy joke until it stopped being funny, and that was that.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the music repetitive and occasionally jarring due to abrupt transitions between tracks, detracting from the overall experience.
- “Soundtrack is repetitive, controls sometimes getting stuck, graphics is ugly and unoptimized and the game overall just annoying to play through... I can't even believe I wasted 5 hours just to get to the end of it.”
- “It's terrible when one piece of music stops abruptly and then a different piece of music starts which sounds way off.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is generally perceived as unpleasant and unattractive, failing to deliver a genuinely scary or immersive experience.