The House in the Forest overview

_k.y. | Feb 24, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 7 October 2026 - 12:37:30 UTC

Adventure Casual Indie Simulation Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)1,440
Revenue (VGI)$1,947
Review score59% positive

The House in the Forest dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)1,440
Revenue (VGI)$1,947
Review score59% positive
Total reviews46
Release dateFeb 24, 2020
Developer_k.y.
Publisher_k.y.

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: _k.y.Publisher: _k.y.

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Game overview

Overview

The House in the Forest comes from _k.y. and is published by _k.y.. It arrived on Steam on Feb 24, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The House in the Forest's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 12:37:30 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 59% positive across 46 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The House in the Forest is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishJapanese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel/Amd	8 GB RAM	NVIDIA GTX 750ti (or AMD equivalent)	4 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The House in the Forest has sold up to 1,440 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,947. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The House in the Forest overview details

The House in the Forest combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The House in the Forest is a short, first-person exploration game about a family who moved out to go live a lonely life. You'll play as a person who got lost on the way back to his house ends up discovering clean but an abandoned house. Features: - Discovering events of the story through the notes/diary scattered in the environment. - An exploration in a rich, detailed realistic environment. - Primarily a "Walking-Simulator" - Environmental storytelling.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The House in the Forest is listed as a game with $2.24 (25% off from $2.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 12:37:30 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 59% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The House in the Forest
Steam App ID	1242910
Type	game
Release date	Feb 24, 2020
Developer	_k.y.
Publisher	_k.y.
Price	$2.24 (25% off from $2.99)
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, Japanese
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 7 October 2026 - 12:37:30 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	2
Positive reviews	27
Negative reviews	19
Total reviews	46
Positive percent	59%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	17 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Feb 24, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	7 October 2026 - 12:37:30 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	7 October 2026 - 12:37:30 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	7 October 2026 - 12:37:30 UTC

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	The House in the Forest © _k.y, Chilla's Art, LLC® 2020 2022 All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1242910
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1242910/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1242910
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for The House in the Forest

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The House in the Forest?

The House in the Forest's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 12:37:30 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 0 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The House in the Forest growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The House in the Forest?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (50%), Poland (16.7%), Philippines (16.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.3%), Poland (11.1%), Philippines (10.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.3%), Poland (11.5%), Australia (11%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31%), Poland (9.4%), China (9%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The House in the Forest?

The House in the Forest currently sits at 59% positive across 46 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 27 positive reviews and 19 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The House in the Forest have?

The House in the Forest currently has about 114 tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The House in the Forest?

The House in the Forest is currently listed at $2.24 on Steam. That is 25% below the usual price of $2.99.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

59% positive, 27 positive, 19 negative

Price and discount

$2.24 (25% off from $2.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 25 February 2020

DLC and packages

The House in the ForestBuy The House in the Forest #431342$2.24

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: Intel/Amd Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 750ti (or AMD equivalent) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: Yes

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