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Is This Is Not Your House worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Psychological horror fans who want a choice-driven visual novel
- Players pursuing multiple narrative endings through repeat playthroughs
- Players who need spoken interface, narration, and dialogue feedback
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for real-time combat or exploration rather than branching text and decisions
- Players who do not want to repeat story sections while pursuing different endings
- Players seeking a long-form adventure beyond 10 narrative outcomes
Our take on This Is Not Your House
The bounce point arrives when the game asks for repeated runs through branching choices. Players who expect continuous exploration or action may stop at the visual-novel structure, while those pursuing every ending will encounter the same story sections again, even with skip options.
What is This Is Not Your House?
This psychological horror visual novel follows Roger, an elderly widower who returns from errands and finds that his locks have been changed and another person occupies his home.
A sequence of branching choices determines how he responds to the intruder and the loss of shelter. The story has 10 distinct endings, including outcomes involving violence, hypothermia, and transformation. Repeat playthroughs allow previously completed sections to be skipped, sending the player to the next decision point while pursuing other endings. An in-game screen reader, activated with the V key, reads dialogue, narration, choice buttons, and the interface element under the cursor.
How This Is Not Your House plays
- 01Ten Story Outcomes
- Branching decisions lead to 10 different endings, including outcomes involving violence, cold exposure, and transformation.
- 02Replay Story Skips
- Completed sections can be bypassed on later runs so playthroughs resume at a subsequent choice.
- 03In-Game Screen Reader
- The V key reads dialogue, narration, choice buttons, and the button beneath the cursor.
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This Is Not Your House: platforms & release
Is This Is Not Your House worth it?
It is worth it if: psychological horror fans who want a choice-driven visual novel. Skip it if: players looking for real-time combat or exploration rather than branching text and decisions.
Where can I download This Is Not Your House?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens This Is Not Your House's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is This Is Not Your House on?
Windows only.
