You, and The House
A downloadable game
ETA (3/19/2024): Physical print-on-demand copies are now available on my website!
You, and The House is a solo journaling game about living in a haunted house.
Describe the perfect home, the circumstances around it, and yourself before you dive into the rest of the game. Use 1d6 and a full tarot deck to learn the story of what happens to you in the house and, ultimately, whether or not you decide to stay.
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You, and the House is a Princess Sword game, based on Anna Anthropy’s Princess with a Cursed Sword, available at w.itch.io.
The title is an homage to Jacob Geller's essay titled, "Control, Anatomy, and the Legacy of the Haunted House," which I highly recommend watching if you enjoyed this game.
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Included in your downloads are four version of this game:
A digital version, which is recommended for those who would like a fully formatted version to print but don't care about it being in a booklet format. This is based off the original design for the book, and is in a square format.
A printable version, for folks who want the full 'zine experience. This version should be printed at 100%, back-and-front, with your printer settings adjusted to print a booklet. Alternately, this could be printed on a site like Mixam.com for professional quality printing. This version is resigned as of March 2024, to include a new cover design and interior cover artwork.
A one-page version, which includes all the text from the game, just on one page of ease of printing at home.
A trifold version, in case you'd rather conserve space by having the game on a brochure.
And a text only version, for folks who want no frills or an easy version to print.
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (23 total ratings) |
Author | emgiosia |
Tags | journaling, princess-sword-game, Singleplayer, solo, Tarot, Tabletop role-playing game |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $5 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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Development log
- 9-24-24 - Trifold Version Added80 days ago
- 3-16-24 - Printable AdditionMar 17, 2024
- 2-4-2023 - One-Pager AdditionFeb 04, 2023
- 1-17-2023 - Princess Sword SRDJan 17, 2023
Comments
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Couldn't comment on my 5star rating but wanted to say I really enjoyed this game. I loved the premise and the time limit really helps focus on what is going on and ramp up the action almost like a movie rather than prolong the inevitable.
my full review and playthrough is on my blog. I did create some rolling tabled to generate the house because I was stuck in choice paralysis at the beginning otherwise.
https://smalltowncreepy.com/2023/04/14/you-and-the-house-review/
Thank you so much for sharing your link! <3 I'm so glad that you enjoyed the game, and I'm looking forward to reading your blog.