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House of Velez part 1
House of Velez is a horror game based around stealth/puzzle elements. It emphasizes sneaking, running and hiding mechanics to surpass obstacles rather than combat. This game draws inspiration from titles like Haunting Ground and even film such as the 1980's Hellraiser.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“First of all part 1 is really short regardless to be a game. So buy it knowing that's a thing. Thoroughly i've never seen a game has this kind of really creative and gruesome death animations ever and that's a bit rare to create a sidescroller game like this. It's really unique…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Very good game, if short! I went into the game knowing what to expect, so I wasn't particularly shocked as I have played similar games before, but I did really enjoy it both as a horror story and in terms of the creativity behind the death scenes. Looking forward to the remake,…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Can not get the heart rate suppression to work. I've tried capping my fps 60 in riva tuner and setting my monitor to 60. No matter what I try I always die to the first enemy.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2020-11 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Steam Age Rating Updated!
For those of you who have been unable to play HoV Part 2 due to the lack of age requirement settings for the game, the page has been updated just for you! More info on the Remake Demo coming soon, as
House of Velez Remake - UPDATE
It's been a little while since I first announced getting to work on the HoV Remake. Now that the game has finally left its conceptual phases I think it's a good time to finally post some new updates!
HOUSE OF VELEZ REMAKE
Have any of you ever wondered what it would be like to experience HoV in a full 3D environment? Probably not. But now that I got you thinking about it, wouldn't it be cool? probably yes! Well check th
House of Velez Merchandise/Clothing
For anyone interested, I've just set up shop with Redbubble to have graphic Shirts, Hoodies, and Cellphone cases made for House of Velez! It's still new, so there's only the one shirt, but it will be
HoV - Part 2 -- TROUBLESHOOTING
If you are trying to start up Part 2, and you are either a) Unable to find the Part 2 launcher Or b) Unable to begin Part 2 once you have launched it You need to check these things first: a) If the la
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Survival Horror · Gore · Female Protagonist · Violent (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | https://www.facebook.com/House-of-Velez-1472285942792421/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 - 5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.39GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GEFORCE 940M DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: N/A Additional Notes: MUST HAVE A CONTROLLER TO PLAY (XBOX ONE LAYOUT RECOMMENDED)