Your House is like a choose-your-own adventure mystery book

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Your House is a visual novel that is the closest game I’ve played to reading an actual book. In Your House, you play as Debbie, a girl who receives a mysterious postcard on her birthday with an address and a key. The address leads to a mansion that’s filled with secrets and puzzles for you to solve, and the game’s presentation does a lot to sell the feeling of curling up on the couch with a good mystery novel. Here’s an example of a typical page in the game. Image: Patrones & Escondites Much of how you interact with the game is by reading through pages of text to know what room you’re in, what’s going on, what you can interact with, and where you can go next. As you scroll down the “page” you’re reading, certain words, rooms, or locations will show up in bold. Click on those, and something will happen, whether it’s more text appearing on the page or a little anima ... Read full article.