
Art House is a 2D puzzle platformer in which you play as a woman who gets trapped with her children inside the paintings of her recently deceased mother. Navigate through painting rips and use a magical paintbrush to escape and come to terms with your grief.
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In Art House, step into the life of Lisa, mother to Ollie and Zoe, who's struggling to pick up the pieces of her life after the passing of her mother, Betty. After returning to Betty's mountain home, Lisa and her kids get trapped inside of Betty's paintings where her memories come to life. Guide Lisa through hauntingly beautiful paintings while solving puzzles and confronting the shadows of the family’s past. Navigate a journey through grief and towards healing that lingers after the final brushstroke.
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Hand-drawn 2D environments inspired by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
Environmental puzzles combining platforming, object manipulation, and strategic enemy avoidance
Dynamic layer-switching through painting rips to navigate foreground and background
Magical paintbrush mechanics to restore broken objects, move platforms, and repaint the world
Multiple enemy types with unique behaviors, including patrolling, lurking, and rip-chasing
A fully voice-acted, narrative-driven experience told through memories and evolving paintings
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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Art House is kind of interesting. If you go in without expecting too much, it'll be enjoyable. It's also free.
Amazing ! It was very original and really fun to play ! Very artsy and touching, loved the handpainted landscapes. Short, but with a lot of personality, very artistic. Recommend 100%
Amazing game. I’d definitely recommend it if you’re looking for something memorable. The art style is genuinely one of the coolest parts, super unique and really pulls you into the world. The story keeps you hooked the whole way through too. Overall it’s just a great experience and absolutely worth playing.
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Art House is a charming and emotional game that sensitively explores what it means to live with and adapt to an illness, while also touching on themes of loss and healing. What stands out most is its calm, heartfelt atmosphere, beautifully supported by gentle music and a hand-drawn art style. What impressed me the most, however, was the voice acting, the performances feel incredibly empathetic, conveying the characters’ emotions with genuine authenticity. _ Art House ist ein niedliches, emotionales Spiel, das sich auf einfühlsame Weise mit dem Umgang und dem Zusammenleben mit einer Krankheit auseinandersetzt und zugleich die Themen Verlust und Bewältigung berührt. Besonders hervorzuheben ist die ruhige, berührende Atmosphäre, die durch die sanfte Musik und den handgezeichneten Stil unterstützt wird. Was mich jedoch am meisten beeindruckt hat, war die Sprechweise der Synchronsprecher*innen. Ihre Stimmen wirken unglaublich empathisch und transportieren die Gefühle der Figuren authentisch.
A wonderful game about dementia and what it does to a family. I can tell that this all happened to us when my mom got dementia a few years ago. This game maybe helps people who are at the beginning of this way how to deal with this. By the way: graphics ans music are also great, so I really enjoyed it a lot. I can recommend this little masterpiece to everyone!
amazing game! easy play through, with an emotional story attached. good puzzles!
Waste of time and storage. The storytelling is ASS! I never wish to see it ANYWEHRE near my computer.
Could use some polishing with the end (got a bit confused at first) but overall really liked the art style and the gameplay was very fun.
Quelques puzzles, une histoire triste, de jolis décors, le tout en 18 minutes
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