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Stay Out of the House
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
41 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Its easily one of the best retro horror slashers out there. 100% worth getting all the achievements for.”
“I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. Be warned that it is quite difficult, even on easy mode mainly due to the puzzles and looking around for key items while being stalked by the butcher, but if you enjoy tense…”
12 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“if you really bat an eye on every detail, this may not be the best quote unquote "scariest" but definitely the most gruesome and it has pretty scary atmosphere alongside the killer hunting you.”
“This game is so good, Puppet Combo did it again. Every game they make is a banger. The atmosphere in the game is perfect, constant feeling tense no matter where you are. Barely any safe spots, basically no spot is safe…”
6 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Its easily one of the best retro horror slashers out there. 100% worth getting all the achievements for.”
“I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. Be warned that it is quite difficult, even on easy mode mainly due to the puzzles and looking around for key items while being stalked by the butcher, but if you enjoy tense…”
“Very good game.Better than nun massacre and the gun is amazing.So worth getting all the achievements as the replayability is good.Would recommend.”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Game was amazing, long actioned packed and scary”
3 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Not recommended. The game is glitchy, not scary, and full of frustrating design choices. Keyboard and mouse controls feel bad, recycled assets are obvious, puzzles are confusing in a bad way, and bugs kill any tension.…”
7 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The "Home" location may present an interesting challenge, but the "Bunker" location is stuffy, boring, and simply depressing. However, it is the bunker that unlocks the true ending. Unfortunately, it feels more like a…”
“So i wa thinking about making a really cool horro game that takes place in a 5 by 5 room with one hallway where a lebron sized killer can beat ur ass and you have about 3 seconds of stamina to escape him, also his bomb…”
“Not recommended. The game is glitchy, not scary, and full of frustrating design choices. Keyboard and mouse controls feel bad, recycled assets are obvious, puzzles are confusing in a bad way, and bugs kill any tension.…”
6 of the 82 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. Be warned that it is quite difficult, even on easy mode mainly due to the puzzles and looking around for key items while being stalked by the butcher, but if you enjoy tense…”
“Granny-like game with strong horror elements. It's kinda hard and can be kinda frustrating to figure out what to do with the objects you are given. It is the best game by this developer if you liked the other ones.”
“super ahrd game xjfun game too will play again. 5 stars”
3 of the 82 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“The "Home" location may present an interesting challenge, but the "Bunker" location is stuffy, boring, and simply depressing. However, it is the bunker that unlocks the true ending. Unfortunately, it feels more like a…”
“So i wa thinking about making a really cool horro game that takes place in a 5 by 5 room with one hallway where a lebron sized killer can beat ur ass and you have about 3 seconds of stamina to escape him, also his bomb…”
“the only problem i have with this game is stupid damn tapes to save your game in other words 10 out of 10”
3 of the 82 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“The "Home" location may present an interesting challenge, but the "Bunker" location is stuffy, boring, and simply depressing. However, it is the bunker that unlocks the true ending. Unfortunately, it feels more like a…”
“Not recommended. The game is glitchy, not scary, and full of frustrating design choices. Keyboard and mouse controls feel bad, recycled assets are obvious, puzzles are confusing in a bad way, and bugs kill any tension.…”
Counted across 82 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Good game and all, but it was not necessary making the grandma so hot.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“I must say this game is fantastic. The enemies give you an everpresent dread while exploring the house and bunker, and the storyline has surprising depth. Only a few of the puzzles/mechanics lacked sufficient explanation, but nothing that further exploring wouldnt eventually…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“very scary!!! DO NOT play with audio too loud, makes you piss yourself and kick your walls, or not idk, it was p scary for me tho”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
1.1.7 - Lots of bug fixes + QoL changes
Back with another update! In terms of the amount of fixes and adjustments, this might be one of our biggest patches yet. We recruited the help of a fan and modder, Buttery Stancakes, to help us do som
1.1.6 Minor Bug Fixes
Back with a small patch for some minor bugs Fixed bug where "Landing Sound" would play when you gained control in the House section Adjust text size on "pause" menu Fixed bug that could make the Langu
1.1.5 Update
Fixed some long lasting bugs/issues Fixed issue where a specific puzzle state would not save correctly Fixed issue with water canteen and water buckets on Hard mode Fixed issue where you could load a
April 12th Patch - Performance improvements and French fixes
Back with an update, here's what you can expect Performance improvements Fixes to French translation Fixed some misc. translation issues Adjusted the options/pause screen so text appears cleanly in al
Hotfix 3 - Note Cut off fix
Hello, back with a quick update Fixed issue where the notes in certain languages would get cut off. We originally thought this was fixed, but were mistaken. Apologies. Fixed issue where hitting "space
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Survival Horror · Indie · Horror · Immersive Sim · Gore · Retro · Stealth · 1980s · 1990's · Puzzle · Nonlinear · Resource Management (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America |
| Achievements | 29 |
| Official site | http://puppetcombo.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: x86 32 bit Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space