The Orphaned House

The Orphaned House is a first-person adventure game set inside a mysterious house. Players wake there with no memory and must investigate its rooms and solve environmental puzzles to uncover the house’s secrets. It is developed and published by Charm Games, the studio behind FORM and Twilight Path, and is the studio’s first game that is not made for virtual reality.

Gameplay

Exploration and observation drive the game. Each room is studied for clues, and puzzles are built into the structure of the house itself, with players manipulating the environment to solve them. The house responds to the player’s presence and actions as they dig deeper into its mysteries. The Xbox Store lists it as single-player.

Platforms, editions and release date

The Orphaned House is coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC. The Xbox Store notes that it is only available on Xbox Series X|S and is not playable on Xbox One. It supports Xbox Play Anywhere. The Xbox Store does not yet list a release date; Charm Games has said the game is due in 2027. The standard game is the only edition listed. It is rated PEGI 7.