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The House the Dead Built

Set after a breakdown of your car, you decide to go find help which leads you to a nearby house. Inside, you discover that experiments are being completed on people transforming them into horrible creatures…

14 June 2021

The House the Dead Built is an adventure developed by Aaron Wise, released 14 June 2021 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The House the Dead Built is

The House the Dead Built is an adventure game developed by Aaron Wise and released in 2021. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set after a breakdown of your car, you decide to go find help which leads you to a nearby house. Inside, you discover that experiments are being completed on people transforming them into horrible creatures. Trapped & with seemingly no way out, you must descend further into the house, uncover the truth & escape with your life.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The House the Dead Built launched on 14 June 2021, within three weeks of Biomutant, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade.

Released around the same time: Biomutant, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade.

Official trailer

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When did The House the Dead Built come out?
The House the Dead Built was released on 14 June 2021 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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