The House in the Forest

horror/first-person "walking simulator" in which the protagonist, lost in the forest, finds an abandoned house and discovers its history through exploration and scattered notes ✅Beautiful nature and surroundings ✅Pleasant music ❌No jumping ❌Very slow movement ❌Poorly presented story ❌Some diary fragments are difficult to read ❌The world seems empty and devoid of content ❌Footsteps are far too loud ❌Not worth the money ❌❌ Verdict: [b] Terrible [/b], [strike] Bad [/strike], [strike] Mediocre [/strike], [strike] Decent [/strike], [strike] Good [/strike], [strike] Very Good [/strike] (Rating scale for short games, retro indie simulator games, and similar) [quote]If you'd like to see more of my reviews, you can find them on my curator page: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45994324/admin/reviews_manage/]CuratorKingViking[/url] and on my group: [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/CuratorKingViking]GroupKingViking[/url] If you have any questions about my reviews, feel free to ask.I'm happy to answer them. All reviews are my own!!Best regards, King Viking Bezimienny, Polish Game Reviewer. [/quote]

The House in the Forest is a short first-person exploration game that focuses on isolation, environmental storytelling, and a gradually unfolding mystery. Developed and published by _k.y., it places the player in the role of a traveler who becomes lost while attempting to return home. Wandering through an unfamiliar forest eventually leads to the discovery of a secluded house. Although nobody appears to be living there, the building is strangely clean and preserved, immediately creating the feeling that something about the situation is not quite right. Rather than building its experience around combat or survival mechanics, The House in the Forest follows the structure of a traditional walking simulator. Exploration is the main activity, with players moving through the forest and investigating the house while searching for clues about its former occupants. The deliberately uncomplicated mechanics make observation particularly important. Rooms, objects, written material, and environmental details provide much of the context needed to understand the circumstances surrounding the property. The central mystery concerns a family that decided to separate itself from conventional societ…

Poor guy (Referring to myself) .. .. .. .. .. .. In all honesty, this is an enjoyable few minutes, even if you do have to make some educated guesses on what the diary entries are trying to convey. I would definitely buy it on deep discount only though.

Pretty good.

The House in the Forest Positives: + Acceptable graphics + Nice nature and house + The music is fairly good + The idea is ok + Run function Negatives: - Poorly told story - Not much to see or explore - The fog - Framerate issues - The bugs - Hard to read some of the diaries - Invisible walls - No jump function - Early access at best, feels very unfinished - Very slow walking speed - Footstep sound are way to loud - Everything feels a bit empty - Extremely short (15 min) Total Score: 3.5/10

You can walk around the house, you can walk in and read diaries. This is something like I wouldn't call it game but abandoned project of game. Gameplay 0.5-1h max.