Heart of the House

Choice of Games LLC Role Playing In-app purchases Contains ads

Destroy the evil at the heart of a haunted manor! Will the nightmare claim you?

Rating: 4.5; 737 ratings
Downloads: 50.8K+; on Google Play
Price: Free; In-app purchases
Updated: Jan 5; 2026 · v1.0.25

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About Heart of the House

Destroy the evil at the heart of a haunted manor! As an orphan, you discovered your ability to commune with the spirit world and ghosts. When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey to find out what really happened. With your trusty companion Devanand at your side, you make your way to Darnecroy Manor, where Kent was last seen. It is...The House.

"Heart of the House" is 360,000-word interactive Gothic novel by Nissa Campbell. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Within the manor, you'll encounter the master, Lord Bastian Reaves; his mysterious servants, Oriana and Loren; and the thousands of spirits teeming around and in this haunted mansion. But will you shatter the power that binds the ghosts to the House, or claim it for yourself? Can love bloom in a haunted house? Most importantly, how will you escape when the House comes for you?

• Play as male, female, or non-binary; gay, straight, bi, ace, or poly
• Explore the halls of the House, even as they seem to shift before your eyes
• Encounter ghosts, spirits, and echoes, as you search for your lost Uncle Kent
• Fight against an ancient evil or embrace its demonic gifts
• Indulge in steamy, chaste, sweet, or provocative romances, or go it alone
• Exploit the secrets you find for self-serving ends or use them to help your friends
• Defeat your greatest fears in bone-chilling moments of terror...if you can
• Choose whom you can save, if anyone, from the horrors the House contains

For some, there may be no escape from The Heart of the House.

What’s new

Version 1.0.25 · Updated January 5, 2026

You can now choose a font in the Settings menu. Switch to Helvetica for crisp sans-serif text, or try the OpenDyslexic font, designed against some common symptoms of dyslexia. If you enjoy "Heart of the House", please leave us a written review. It really helps!

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User reviews

Chris M

Absolutely amazing. Not only is the mixture of gothic and cosmic horror simply delightful, but this title also has one of the best romances in all of the CoG games I have played. It's refreshing to read something obviously meant for adults, and yet feel the same wonder and thrill that other adventure stories provide.

Alexis Pereira

Such an excellent story! I appreciated that it's not part of a series. I'm already engaged with too many of those, right now.

Katie

One of my fave hosted games by far and the kind of story where the passion of the creators really shines through. Excellent pacing of the drama and action, stakes felt genuinely high and the relationships were done well and never felt forced or awkward. Fully recommended

Sophia S.

I've been rereading this over and over—mostly cause it's addicting and also the app didn't have a save for my progress until now (no shade tho). It's fun to reread and catch things I hadn't before!! The storyline is intriguing and mysterious, characters are fleshed out nicely, and I'm really happy I found a "cyoa" t...

Socially Undead

Absolutely beautiful! Honestly super fun to play with a lot of diverging paths! I enjoyed it greatly!

Jasmine Flootman

Great story, well worth the 6.99. I am especially impressed upon 2nd playthru that the story varies quite a bit depending on your choices. I'd say adding more visual elements or art might add to the game, building a spotify playlist to be played while playing the game would be icing on the cake. Looking forward to h...

App details

Heart of the House is a free Role Playing app for Android with 50,000+ installs on Google Play and a 4.5/5 average rating from 737 ratings. It was released on October 26, 2017 and last updated on January 5, 2026. It's developed by Choice of Games LLC. It requires Android 5.0 or later. The app contains ads and offers in-app purchases.

Category: Role Playing
Rating: 4.5 / 5 (737)
Installs: 50,857
In-app purchases: Yes
Ads: Contains ads
Version: 1.0.25
Requires Android: 5.0
Content rating: Teen
Released: October 26, 2017
Last updated: January 5, 2026
Developer: Choice of Games LLC

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