The Witch's House MV

A short but iconic title in the realm of "RPGMaker Style" pixel horror, The Witch's House is one that will stay in your mind for years to come. Put simply, this game is dark and brutal, but while it's trial and error style might seem unforgiving, it is by no means difficult and I strongly recommend giving it a go for those who are on the fence! While the game itself is quite short, don't let that put you off the experience - it is a well thought out story with a memorable ending, more so if you have the patience to pay attention. There is also an additional new game plus mode which, while sending you through a similar path, plays out different enough to warrant a second play through. I highly recommend this game and encourage others to experience it too. PS: There exists an accompanying book for this game called the Diary of Ellen - it's a good read for those who are looking for some backstory on the characters.

Every bit as enchanting, beautiful and mysterious as I remember during 2012. The plot twists are still quite interesting as well

The only game where I'd rather not unlock the true ending. I played the og version of this years and years ago in 2013, and this still stands up to the test of time. It's a quick little game with great puzzles and a great storyline that you pick up on through diary entries and newspaper clippings (plus, there's a novel called The Diary of Ellen if you want further lore, which also has a manga adaptation). Please don't let the RPG Maker visual style put you off this game, it still is one of the most disturbing games I've ever played and there's times I hoped for a Game Over screen so I could escape the tense atmosphere in some of the rooms (I'm looking at you Painting room, you still scared me in my replay). SPOILERS AHEAD FOR THE TRUE ENDING [spoiler] Gettting the true ending isn't so difficult as you just have to carry back on to the Present room from the beginning to retrieve Ellen's knife, but despite it being easy to achieve, it's still one of the most gut wrenching endings I've ever experienced from a game and I actively ignore getting the knife so I can live out in ignorance to the truth. Seeing the original "Right, Viola?" in Ellen's room was bad enough of a plot twist (that's not really a plot twist), but seeing it when Viola says it to Ellen, my heart breaks every time. The absolute hatred I originally felt knowing that we were Ellen all along and Viola was sadly killed by her own father. Ellen is a complex character anyway but the self mutilation she put herself through just to make Viola feel like she had to give up her body to help Ellen, it still makes me mad. It makes you revist the brutality you had to perform in earlier parts of the game and realise that it was obvious all along JUSTICE FOR THE FROG MY BOY DID NOT DESERVE HIS DEATH! [/spoiler] If you've ever enjoyed games like Mad Father, Ib, Corpse Party, Misao, this is a great game to also enjoy! Don't let the cat fool you though.

A nice remaster of the original game. Puzzles are tricky and the atmosphere is nice. A bit short though.

The Witch's House is a short and fun horror puzzle adventure with a surprisingly well written story and some good jumpscares that completely fit the tone. Definitely recommend giving this one a shot

[spoiler] knowing how this game goes doesn't make it any better. replaying it doesn't make it easier. it never gets easier. i want to vomit. i want to vomit. [/spoiler] please play it

I played the older version of this a long time ago, I still enjoy the story and just everything about it. If you like other rpgmaker games, you've probably already seen this, if you haven't played it yet, you should.

I don't actually know if I want to recommend this game. I had a fine enough time playing it but I really dislike the (apparently) true ending, which I got on my first try (good job me). [spoiler]It feels like a cheap way to add depth or sadness to the game's story. I dunno. Like it comes out of almost nowhere and is only justified by the fact that the house helping you (who is secretly the witch) out. That was a cool detail. But again otherwise it just feels a bit cheap. [/spoiler] I'll give it a "recommended" review because ultimately I think it's a fun RPGMaker game, but the ending's really soured me on it.

A classic and one of my faves. I wish there were more games like it. Loved the RPG era!

literally sad and horrifying dude

Fun game but fuck it's frustrating

Oh, the ending hit hard. Too hard. Now I'm depressed.

This game actually broke me

Spooky.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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