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Playing House

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64%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

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About Playing House

Playing House is a single player casual platformer game with horror, comedy and anime themes. It was developed by 鬱薔薇檸檬(UtubaraLemon) and was released on September 25, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

One holiday, the father Haruma came to the park with his daughter Naori. But in that park, strange things began to happen—. Carry out the holiday mission “Playing House” for your beloved daughter! What is Playing House Generally, it is a kind of pretend play where children imitate the adults around them. Game System The player experiences the story from the first-person perspective of th…

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews
story4 positive mentions
grinding1 negative mentions
  • Emotional and touching story that resonates deeply, even with non-romantic players.
  • Unique blend of cute, surreal, and psychological horror elements with artistic indie charm.
  • Engaging gameplay with multiple endings and secrets, including a highly praised soundtrack.
  • Technical issues such as bugs, clipping, falling through the world, and janky models detract from gameplay.
  • Secret boss fight is overly difficult and frustrating due to mechanics and level design flaws.
  • Some story points and secret win conditions can be confusing or unclear without exploring extra content.

  • story

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The story is a blend of surreal psychological horror and cutesy charm, featuring a disturbing yet emotionally engaging narrative with notable plot twists. While some find it confusing without completing extra content, many appreciate its understandable and heartfelt nature, enhanced by experimental gameplay and artistic quirks. Overall, it offers a unique, fun, and memorable storytelling experience.

    • “Love this game, it's almost like Misdide with the twist, but it's a whole different story. It's disturbing, although it may feel a bit janky, I love it.”
    • “Cute game, super fun and engaging story that pulled my heartstrings.”
    • “A really fun cutesy surreal psychological horror game with a touching story.”
    • “Decent, and very understandable story for a horror game (if you do the extra content on the levels after completing, otherwise it's the most confusing nonsense ever) and somewhat experimental gameplay (that comes with a few missteps due to this sometimes, like the secret boss).”
    • “Cute story with a cute kid, and some artistic charm due to the limited budget and mismatched assets.”

  • emotional

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users highlight the game’s powerful emotional impact, noting it evokes strong feelings even in unexpected players, blending touching storytelling with a cutesy, wholesome yet psychologically intense experience that deeply resonates.

    • “Even as an aromantic person, this made me cry the damn out of me. I already knew the outcome but why did I keep playing till the end?... I hate Steam for not syncing my playtime, it should be 10 hours, not 3 hours.”
    • “A really fun, cutesy, surreal psychological horror game with a touching story.”
    • “All that and more can be found in this engaging and emotional experience.”

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally enjoyable and accessible, featuring a decent horror story that becomes clearer with extra content. It offers a fun, chill experience with some experimental elements, though occasional missteps like confusing secret bosses occur. Overall, it provides good value for its engaging gameplay and story.

    • “Decent and very understandable story for a horror game (if you do the extra content on the levels after completing, otherwise it's the most confusing ever) and somewhat experimental gameplay (that comes with a few missteps due to this sometimes, like the secret boss).”
    • “A great price for the gameplay and story.”
    • “The game has an interesting and silly story with some really fun and chill gameplay!”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users find the grinding aspect frustrating, particularly due to the secret boss fight being excessively difficult and over-tuned.

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music, especially the true or secret ending soundtrack, is highly praised and considered a personal all-time favorite by users, highlighting its emotional impact and uniqueness.

    • “Seriously, that true ending/secret ending soundtrack is one of my all-time favorites and I just adore it like no other.”
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Playing House is a casual platformer game with horror, comedy and anime themes. Common tags for Playing House include first-person, 3D, indie, psychological, exploration and others.

Playing House is available on PC and Windows.

Playing House was released on September 25, 2025.

Playing House was developed by 鬱薔薇檸檬(UtubaraLemon).

Playing House has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Playing House for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

Playing House is a single player game.

Similar games include MiSide, Amanda the Adventurer, Little Inferno, Lily's Well, Bugsnax and others.