Underplayed Gems

The Empty House - A Dementia Interactive Experience (2025)

The Empty House - A Dementia Interactive Experience cover
Developer
Dimitri Kozma
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
4.1 of 5, 11 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 49 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A melancholic and disorienting walk through fractured memories, where time and place blur into a surreal, emotionally heavy fog.

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What players say

Players praise the acting and surreal presentation, but some feel the abstract approach does not convey the intended emotion clearly. The game has multiple endings and replay value, though some note the text changes too fast and it lacks language options.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.