This Is Not Your House similar games & best alternatives

This Is Not Your House

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.

What works

  • Engaging branching narrative
  • Strong sound design and atmosphere
  • Multiple unique endings
  • Accessible with story skip and screen reader
  • Low price point

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay duration
  • Limited gameplay mechanics
  • Some art is unclear or minimalistic
  • Story can feel unfocused or surreal
  • Lack of deeper character or plot development

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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This Is Not Your House: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Progression, Competence, Strategy.

Last update: 26/08/2026