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A House in California (2010)

Cardboard Computer

Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Web browser

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‘A House in California’ is a surreal, narrative game about four characters who bring a house to life. These four characters are based on relatives of mine (two grandmothers and two great-grandmothers). The game is inspired aesthetically by Mystery House, developed in 1980 by Roberta & Ken Williams. But whereas Mystery House is a mystery story about greed and murder, … ‘A House in California’ is a surreal, narrative game about four characters who bring a house to life. These four characters are based on relatives of mine (two grandmothers and two great-grandmothers). The game is inspired aesthetically by Mystery House, developed in 1980 by Roberta & Ken Williams. But whereas Mystery House is a mystery story about greed and murder, A House in California is more like an Imagist poem about family and memory. Read more

Details

Developers
Cardboard Computer
Publishers
Cardboard Computer
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Themes
Drama

Release dates

  • Oct 15, 2010 Mac, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Dec 01, 2010 Web browser