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Dad's Monster House

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2021

Should you play it?

Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.

What works

  • Unique hand-drawn art style
  • Engaging and emotional story
  • Well-designed puzzles with note-taking system
  • Atmospheric sound design
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Tedious backtracking and slow movement
  • Lack of fast travel or map shortcuts
  • Some puzzles have obscure or unintuitive clues
  • Minor pacing issues
  • Incomplete or awkward translations in some languages

What to play next

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Dad's Monster House: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Thrill, Strategy.

Last update: 26/07/2026