
A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.
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BIRDHOUSE is a short interactive horror experience created by HELLLST4R featuring hand drawn graphics, animated cutscenes, and an original soundtrack.
Wick, a young human-like creature, lives in a secluded forest home with a loving deity. As he completes chores around the house and discovers a mysterious abandoned egg in the backyard, he must grapple with visions and strange occurrences that begin to plague his once tranquil home. All is not as it seems in this quiet house...
Narrative-driven eldritch horror game
Digitally painted graphics and animated cutscenes
An original ambient soundtrack
Walking simulator that uses key items and interactables to progress the story
Collectible pages that provide world-building exposition
Short playtime, meant to be completed in one sitting
IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY BUGS: Please contact me at helllst4r@gmail.com with details about the issue you encountered so I can quickly fix it.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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Neat free little game. highly recommended saving in the beginning of the start of the day. The game may be short, but there are quite bug and crashes here and there. Better save than sorry. neat art style! Absolutely adore the hand painting mixed with surreal/real live footage. Great atmosphere and tension, and the jump scares aren't too loud and obnoxious
I've been a fan of HELLST4R's artwork for a while so being able to play a game made by them is really awesome! I loved the story and how it slowly unfolded until I got a hint of what was really going on. There are still so many mysteries and I'm so curious wondering what exactly it all meant. It makes me wish the game was longer and I could learn more! There were a few bugs, but nothing major that I couldn't resolve or get past. Overall very beautiful art style, creepy moments, and lovely story to experience!
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wick?
Fantastic, short horror game! Perfect art and atmosphere, and an interesting story. Highly recommend for something quick on a rainy afternoon :)
noice
Really neat atmosphere, not a lot going on mechanically but it sets the mood really well.
게임이 고장나는 버그가 좀 있네요 진행이 안될정도로 치명적이예요
Я того разработчика руки ♥♥♥♥, ♥♥♥♥ на каждом ходу либо ошибка либо баг
Very strong atmosphere and story but I wish it dug a lot further into what it had to offer. Also ridden with softlock bugs and I had to restart the game like 4 seperate times. Def worth playing but be wary and save alot, takes about an hour to finish.
Jogo é curtinho e com a arte linda. Mas tem bastante bugs bestas, fiquei presa duas vezes em uma porta por motivo nenhum e tive que começar o jogo do zero, oq foi bem frustante.
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