The Ghost Cage

The Ghost Cage

SeaPhoenix · October 11, 2021 · Adventure, Funny, Cute, Multiple Endings, Choices Matter

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About The Ghost Cage

Isabel's just moved into a new home, but it turns out it's haunted by a ghost!

Should she be afraid? Or should she try to be nice to the ghost and befriend it? Or maybe she could even turn the tables on it and drive it out of the house!

The outcome of this short and light-hearted adventure game depends on the items you find and the choices you make. Multiple endings - which may be happy, sad, heartwarming, or amusing - available.

Playtime



About 20-30 minutes for one playthrough.

Notes



This is not a horror game, though it was made for the horror-themed Spooktober Spooktacular Game Jam (where it won 1st place). The game has a ghost and a couple of allusions to death.

The idea of a ghost whose reaction to you depends on how you treat it and a couple scenes in this game were loosely inspired by The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde.

The Ghost Cage — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

The Ghost Cage is a short, choice-driven RPG Maker game about befriending or repelling a ghost, with players praising its multiple endings, charming character interactions, pleasant music, and colorful art style that create a surprisingly cozy experience. However, critics dismiss it as low-effort asset-flipping with minimal gameplay depth, no puzzles, and derivative content, though supporters counter that its brevity and simplicity are intentional strengths for casual play.

Not recommended Oct 24, 2025
RPG Maker strikes again! "The Ghost Cage" is one of hundreds of low effort retro-pixel RPG Maker asset/construction kit flips spamming the Steam catalog, made with the RPG Maker video game construction kit... in their own words, "Our easy to use tools are simple enough for a child." Like all RPG Maker "games", this is essentially a bunch of low quality/canned assets from RPG Maker coupled with a cringeworthy high school anime club fan fiction. Notably, the "developer" couldn't work out how to use RPG Maker to make a JRPG (the only thing it can do, and it's terrible at it). Instead, we have a short pointless e-book/adventure "game" about the developers imaginary girlfriend or something, submitted to a game jam as if he really wrote it instead of stamping out garbage with a construction kit. I mean... that has to be the worst game jam ever when they take asset flips and give them awards. . As with all RPG Maker games, the poor quality engine displays badly in fullscreen and doesn't have full HD support or any graphics tweaking options, making this unacceptable for any dedicated modern PC gamer. The point can be made that the intention of RPG Maker is to make demos and small ga…
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Recommended Oct 16, 2026
Mild recommend, it's cute. I like all the choices you can make in an otherwise simple game with only nine different screens (3 above, 4 in the house/outside house, 2 in the town). Got all endings in about 2 hours.
Recommended Jul 17, 2026
Very cute, short (it's free!) but it was fun to discover some of the different endings.
Recommended Jun 17, 2026
it's been a while since I beat this game and got all the endings... well, it was fun, and the story is neat.
Recommended Nov 24, 2025
Imagine your house is haunted... What will you do? Befriend the ghost or make him go away? Play The Ghost Cage and make your choice. (The ghost is cute & not scary, don't worry) The game is kinda short if you're aiming for 1 ending. Probably 1-2 hour if you want to get all 7 ending. The gameplay is quite straightforward. No puzzle involved. The ghost can't chase or kill you. Every action you do will affect the relationship between you & the ghost. Your ending will based on what you choose to do. Personally, I think nothing really standout in this game, but I do love the interaction with the ghost. It have some funny & adorable moment. Consider to play this game if you're looking for something short & easy to play.
Recommended Oct 30, 2025
I like the multiple ending and the music and character design is good

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