House of the Golden Mask (2025)

Developer

Choice of Games

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Genres

Adventure, Indie, RPG

Rating

4.4 of 5, 8 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 8.1 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A slow-burn, contemplative journey through a text-only world of sorcery and ancient secrets, driven by reading and choice rather than action.

text-basedinteractive fictionatmosphericmysteriousmagicalcontemplativeslow-pacedstory-driven

What players say

Players praise the writing quality and the story's twists, with the last third packing in a lot of lore. Some note a focus on faction conflict and uncovering a central mystery rather than daily school life. A small but loud group objects to what they call leftist political themes. Players split on whether the character relationships feel important or just decorative.

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