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House on [REDACTED] St.
The Bureau of Surveyance and Omission has called you to investigate the curious disappearances at...
THE HOUSE ON [REDACTED] STREET.
In this "Case of the Golden Idol" inspired game, players will search through an abandoned house to discover what happened to the family that used to live there.
Rifle through letters.
Unlock doors.
Unravel a surreal mystery.
Fill out exciting paperwork reports including A44-D1, A44-C2, and more!
FEATURES
- A short puzzle-solving experience.
- Banger soundtrack.
- No papercuts!
All of the game's art assets were sourced from databases of free-use images. NO AI here!
Known Issues
- Audio feedback for getting puzzle correct may not work on web
- Occasionally the credits page will not display upon solving last answer sheet
- Changing window size after starting game may cause text box sizing issues
CREDITS: (in order of when they responded to my Discord pings)
Matthew Cavener -- Programmer, Designer -- Itch, GitHub
Dylan Higgins -- Coordinator, UI Artist
Rachel Cavener -- Art Director, Scenes -- Itch, Github
backspace_ -- Music, SFX -- Tiktok
Ian Rickett -- Narrative Designer -- Bluesky, Itch
Special Thanks to Creative Commons and all contributors to open source images, without which this collage-style project would not be possible.
Source code available here
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Very cool little thing with a mysterious ending! Took me 56 minutes to solve (I timed it). I love the art direction though sometimes it was unclear what I could click on (I got so stuck on the number of episodes puzzle bc I didn't realize there was a thing on the floor.)
I didn't know how to get into the house, but I enjoyed the art and the gameplay. The music also fits nicely. Check out my game Wingin' It! and let me know what you think.
Once you complete the first puzzle, you can click on the blue notebook to get inside the house.
I see! That's the one thing I didn't think of doing :)
Absolute banger of a stylistic choice with the images. It has a very 'cut out from magazine' look that is very, very good
Thanks for the kind words! Means a lot!
I saw nothing
👁️
came here from icely's playthrough, damn that end… weird feeling but great
Congrats on getting to the end! Glad you enjoyed it!
Always excited for more golden-idol-like games. This was beautiful. Is there anywhere to download the music used in the game? I don't see a track title listed or a download site on the artist's tiktok :(
All the audio is available here:
https://github.com/matthew-cavener/house-on-redacted-st/tree/main/assets/sounds
The music is
Investigation Track.wavand the various mixes of the other track.Thank you so much! I've had the game open all day to play the music in the meantime lol
I am so stuck on the number of episodes part!!! Confuses me so hard, fun, but stuck!
Understandable! It’s a pretty hard puzzle! Some spoilers below:
Click to show spoiler!
There is a clue to the total number of episodes somewhere (I believe in the bedroom). That number is also needed with some math to work out the solution to that sheet.Oh my god, this was amazing. I really hope you make more!!
Glad you enjoyed it! We made it as part of a puzzle themed game jam and are all doing work on various other games at the moment, but the narrative/puzzle designer for this one has an excellent game out called Arcane Investigations if you’re looking for more!
That was great! Loved the overall vibe with the art, music, and story. And amazing job with the puzzles too, was the perfect difficulty where I just barely managed to figure it all out without guessing. Would often make a few mistakes, realize something, and nicely get it confirmed when going back to recheck an item description.
Thanks for the kind words! That really means a lot to me and the rest of the team who worked on this project. <3 <3 <3
yw!!! Keep up the great stuff and excited to see what y'all make next :)
I’d like to note a small plot hole
SPOILERS, MILD
The daughter has posters for movies that showed up PAST her dissapearance
Ooh, this is a good catch. Thank you!
Always glad to be of help
Made it through with lots of help from the comments on this page! I LOVE IT! Can't wait to see what's next!!
Thanks for the kind words! That means a lot to me and the rest of the team who made this.
a44-c1 is driving me insane bro 😭
same!!!!!!! I'm stuck on the numbers!
Did you figure it out?
no i did not
SPOILERS: ANSWERS FOR a44-c1, USING ROT 13 BELOW
Nafjre sbe n44-p1
Orgu Terrar
Onxre
Nqevna ZpNyyvfgre
Ryrpgevpvna
Tenpr ZpNyyvfgre
someone please help with A44-c2, i can't figure out how many rcvfbqrf are in each frnfba
same, I'm stuck on this as well!
NAFJRE GB N44-P2 ORYBJ:
QVERPGBE
Uneevfba Cyngu
JEVGRE
Pnyiva Fhzzre
IBVPR NPGBE
Zrerqvgu Qrfbhfn
Guvf jnf ernyyl sha. V unq fbzr gebhoyr jvgu gur ynfg chmmyr nf V gubhtug jura gur abgr fnvq 'Gur ynfg ebbz zvtug abg or gur ebbz jvgu gur uvturfg qvtvg', V gubhtug gung vg zhfg unir orra orgjrra gur Tnentr (juvpu vf qrsvavgryl 34 nf gur fvmr bs gur senzr svgf) naq gur Xvgpura (juvpu vf gur jrfg zbfg ebbz). Juvpu vf jul V gubhtug Nqevna zvtug unir zbirq gur Xvgpura cnvagvat gb uvf ebbz gb perngr qvfgenpgvba, naq gur npghny cnvagvat va uvf ebbz jbhyq or gur bar va gur Tnentr. V nyfb ybbxrq vagb gur senzr qrfvta bs gur cvpgherf gb frr vs gurl ner pburerag jvgu nal bgure cnvagvat va gur ebbzf, ohg nynf gung qvqa'g jbex rvgure!
Terng jbex - gunax lbh sbe gur tnzr!
V'z fghpx ba gur cneg jurer lbh arrq gb svaq gur anzrf bs gur crbcyr va gur perqvgf, V guvax V xabj jub gur ibvpr npgerff vf, ohg V unir ab vqrn nobhg gur qverpgbe be nobhg gur jevgre'f ynfg anzr. Can someone give me a hint please?
Gur qverpgbe vf gur fnzr crefba jub qvq gur cubgbtencul sbe gur pbbxobbx va gur xvgpura. Gur anzr bs gur jevgre vf sbhaq guebhtu ybbxvat ng gur guerr yrggref arne gur genfu pna va gur cnerag'f orqebbz. Tbbq yhpx!
Thanks!
Hey Matthew!
I'm a little stuck with the house number, I entered 42 and 46, as those could be probably considering that the mailbox next to the broken one reads 44.
Try changing one of your other answers! The zip code is particularly cheeky!
Just finished the game, I really like the concept! The final puzzle is a bit confusing and I had to read some spoilers from comment. Is this how you are supposed to work it out? (ROT13)
Fvtany fgeratgu (crepragntr) pna or sbhaq ba cnvagvatf/cubgbtencuf:
- gur bar va Nqevna'f ebbz vf hcfvqr qbja
- gur bar va Tnentr vf npghnyyl sebz gur Xvgpura, gur Tnentr cnvagvat vf va gur genfu, lbh pna qrqhpr guvf ol ybbxvat ng gur funcr bs gur rzcgl fcbgf
- gur bar va Tenpr'f ebbz jnf guebja njnl ohg lbh pna svaq n ersrerapr gb gur znexvat va n abgr sebz Orgu va gur Tnentr
Obbfgref:
- svefg bar vf rvgure va gur Xvgpura be Yvivat Ebbz. Abgr va gur xvgpura fnlf gung gurer fubhyq or yvggyr ryrpgevpny vagresrerapr va gur ebbz, rira sebz Nqevna'f bja qrivpr, fb gur obbfgre zhfg or va gur Yvivat Ebbz.
- frpbaq bar vf Tnentr/Nqevna'f ebbz/Tenpr'f ebbz. Sebz n abgr va gur Tnentr jr xabj gung vg'f abg va Tenpr'f ebbz orpnhfr Nqevna jebgr gung vg'f abg arrqrq va gung ebbz naq vg cnvarq uvz gb tb va gurer. Gur abgr ba gur Tnentr qbbe fnvq abg gb hfr gur obbfgre va n fcrpvsvp ebbz orpnhfr vg jnf gbb ybhq naq Nqevna gevccrq naq oebxr fbzr sheavgher. Lbh pna frr n oebxra punve va Nqevna'f ebbz. Gung yrnirf Tnentr nf gur bayl bcgvba.
Beqre:
- Ortva va gur jrfg zbfg ebbz. Sebz gur Xvgpura jvaqbj jr frr fhafrg, fb guvf zhfg or gur jrfg zbfg ebbz.
- Arkg jr geniry gb gur ebbz jvgu ybjrfg fvtany, Tnentr, gura ol beqre bs fvtany fgeratgu (Yvivat Ebbz, Tenpr'f ebbz, Orqebbz)
- Gur svany ebbz vf abg npghnyyl gur ebbz jvgu gur uvturfg ernqvat, fb jr arrq gb gnxr bar ebbz bhg bs gur cerivbhf beqrevat. Gur abgr fnvq gung gur svany ebbz jbhyq "perngr n znex" fubjvat uvf cnffntr vagb gur fvtany fbhepr. Abgvpr gur qrrc obbg znexf va gur yvivat ebbz, guvf fubhyq or gur svany ebbz. (V guvax gur ybtvp sbe guvf cneg vf n ovg jrnx)
- Va fhzznel, gur beqre fubhyq or: Xvgpura, Tnentr, Tenpr'f Ebbz, Nqevna'f Ebbz, Yvivat Ebbz
Npgvingvba Xrl:
- Snibhevgr Pbybhe: Tenpr'f qenjvat va ure ebbz. Fur qerj n gvtre ohg gurl ena bhg bs gurve "snibhevgr pbybhe" fb fur unq gb hfr oynpx. Gvtref ner benatr.
- Qernz inpngvba: Terrpr. Qnhtugre'f abgr va Xvgpura.
- Unccvrfg qnl: Jrqqvat qnl. Yvivat ebbz cubgb.
Very cool. Some of the puzzles were a bit too vague for me, so I bruteforced my way through some of the blank spaces I needed to fill. The ending left me a bit unsatisfied, but it was a great experience nonetheless. Thank you for making this.
Really awesome game!, definitely wish that
gur raq unq n zber qrsvavgvir angher, V'ir orra svqqyvat jvgu gur hv sbe 20 zvahgrf gelvat gb trg cnfg gur pbecfr, orsber vg bppheerq gb zr guvf jnf gur raq bs gur tnzr
gur pyhvat nebhaq gur svany chmmyr jnf qrsvavgryl hapyrne naq V'q punatr gur jbeqvat fheebhaqvat gur yvivat ebbz/orqebbz
When you reached the end, did a clipboard with a Credits list come up? There has been an elusive bug where the credits don’t actually show up after answering the last sheet.
I didnt see it! That would make a lot of sense as an end, since without the clipboard it felt so... unfinished?
This was so good! I would have loved a bit more closure in the end lol but I loved it regardless
Thank you so much! We had a great time making it and are very glad folks are enjoying it!
Having a great time with this, but we're stuck on A44-D1!
SO MANY SPOILERS in rot13
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Jr'ir tbg yvivat ebbz nf 47, xvgpura nf 34, qnhtugre'f ebbz nf 58, gur orqebbz nf 81, naq gur tnentr nf 52. Jr'er cerggl fher gur obbfgref ner va gur xvgpura naq gur tnentr, naq jr srry yvxr gur ohea znexf va gur yvivat ebbz zrna ur raqf hc gurer ynfg. Jvgu gur xvgpura jvaqbj snpvat gur fhafrg, jr gubhtug vg jnf gur jrfgzbfg, ohg fvapr vg arrqf gb or 2aq, jr'ir gevrq gb oehgr sbepr nyy gur bgure bcgvbaf jvgu xvgpura nf 2aq naq yvivat ebbz ynfg. Sbe gur xrlf, jr'er fnlvat benatr, terrpr, naq jrqqvat qnl.
Can you give us a hint about where we're going wrong?
-- SPOILERS --
PLEASE DON'T READ IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED THE GAME!!!
Gur ynfg chmmyr znlor vfa'g fvtacbfgrq nf pyrne nf vg fubhyq or. Urer'f gur pbeerpg nafjre gb cebprrq.
Fvtany ernqvatf: Yvivat ebbz 47, xvgpura 52, qnhtugre'f ebbz 58, nqevna orqebbz 81, tnentr 34
Obbfgref: tnentr naq yvivat ebbz
Beqre: Xvgpura, Tnentr, Qnhtugre'f Ebbz, Nqevna'f Orqebbz, Yvivat Ebbz
Hope that helps! Let us know what you think when you get to the ending!
We finished! Thanks so much your help :D
That was a crazy ride--we definitely brute forced a few puzzles, but when we got stuck we ended up finding a bunch of clues that would've helped us along the way. Awesome game!
Thanks for the kind words! We all had a lot of fun making this project. If you feel moved to do so, feel free to drop a rating and tell your friends!
yeah my thoughts on the final puzzle (in case it would be updated) is that I also looked up the message :( - (V qvqa'g ernyyl xabj gur fha 'frgf va gur jrfg' jnf n gehr guvat, ohg gung znl bayl or zr, fb znlor guvf qbrfa'g pbhag)
- "qb abg qb vg va gur [????] ebbz" frrzrq yvxr vg jnf cbvagvat gb gur yvivat ebbz'f ohea znex naq gurersber fubhyq or gur xvgpura
- gur jubyr guvat nobhg gur "svany" ebbz gb zr ernq yvxr "gur NPGHNY svany ebbz unf na rira uvture fvtany engvat" abg "gur svany ebbz fubhyq or fbegrq bhg bs beqre"
- gur cnvagvat 'bhgyvarf' qba'g frrz fdhner if erpgnathyne rabhtu gb qvfgvathvfu gur cnvagvatf va gur genfu/tnentr orvat va cnegvphyne cynprf sbe fher, gur bar va gur xvgpura pbhyq ybbx zber erpgnathyne
- gur hcfvqr qbja jnf irel tbbq va ubj vg 'obbxraqrq' gur fgneg bs gur tnzr, ohg ng gur fnzr gvzr, orvat uhat hc ba nqevna'f ebbz vafgrnq bs orvat ba gur sybbe (ba gur sybbe lbh jbhyqa'g rkcrpg vg gb unir n pregnva bevragngvba) frrzf yvxr n gvzr jurer gur hcfvqr qbja gevpx vf xvaq bs abg whfgvsvrq
- (n zber trareny HV guvat V'q cersre gung pyvpxvat ba gur juvgr onpxtebhaq ba gur qbphzrag jbhyqa'g hasbphf vg)
it was a very cool and fun experience overall though!