Puppet House Review (PlayStation 5)

Rating: 7.4
Author: Jim Smale

by Jim Smale · October 31, 2024

Puppet House Review, Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror with escape room elements. Sense of unease is perfectly balanced with a touch of B-movie horror humor that evokes the charm of classic 80s and 90’st horror movies and games. A freak ritual creates a killer puppet, murdering anyone who enters the ventriloquist’s mansion. Detective Rick, seeking missing locals, will soon face his greatest horror.

Puppet House Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
6.15GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Horror adventure gameplay.
Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity slider.
First-person view.
A full 3D game world.
Good voice work.
Button prompts and interactive markers help learn the controls.
Subtitles – on/off.
In-game cutscenes and interactions.
Puzzles throughout the game.
The game world is a house that is said to be haunted along with the surrounding area and outhouses.
Your camera is used to take pictures of clues to help with puzzles.
Find drawings to get some basic story info.
Very atmospheric.
You are trying to find your friend who went missing but also to debunk the myths of the house being haunted.
Quick time event sequences.
Occasional jump scares.
The game is a lot of finding a clue and then taking it to the puzzle and then using your picture of the solution to solve the puzzle.
Your character narrates his actions and story as you play.
Excellent lighting.
Lasts about five odd hours.
It is satisfying when you nail the puzzle or sus where the clues are.
Fantastic works of art around the world.
Overall I found the game very intriguing and it had just enough going on to keep me engaged, I mean I played through the whole game in one sitting.

Puppet House Review Cons:

The voice acting is not good, it’s like he wants to do the best Batman voice and doesn’t quite pull it off.
You get very little guidance.
The story flows well except for every two or three puzzles you will just come to an abrupt halt as you struggle to find what to do.
Having any sort of break from the game is not wise as you don’t have a detailed itinerary of events so you have to rely on remembering where and what to do.
Short game, only a handful of hours.
The jump scares and appearance of the doll is very telegraphed.
No replay value.
Doesn’t offer any sort of level selection or way to go back in after finishing the game, annoying when you only miss one item for the Platinum trophy!

Puppet House:

Official website.

Developer: Gaming Factory

Publisher: Gaming Factory

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PlayStation

8/10

Graphics - 8/10
7/10

Sound - 7/10
8/10

Accessibility - 8/10
7/10

Length - 7/10
7/10

Fun Factor - 7/10

7.4/10

Summary

Puppet House offers decent graphics and a manageable download size of 6.15GB. The game features a Platinum trophy, adding to the sense of achievement for players. The horror adventure gameplay is engaging, with controller settings that include an inverted axis and sensitivity slider. The game is played from a first-person perspective in a full 3D world, with good voice work button prompts, and interactive markers to help learn the controls. Subtitles can be turned on or off, and the game includes in-game cutscenes and interactions.

The game world is set in a haunted house and its surrounding area and outhouses. Players use a camera to take pictures of clues to help solve puzzles, and drawings provide basic story information. The atmosphere is very immersive, as players try to find their missing friend and debunk the myths of the haunted house. The game includes quick-time event sequences and occasional jump scares. The gameplay involves finding clues, taking them to puzzles, and using pictures of the solutions to solve the puzzles. The character narrates his actions and story as you play, adding to the immersive experience. The lighting is excellent, and the game lasts about five hours. It is satisfying to solve puzzles and find clues, and the game features fantastic works of art around the world.

However, there are some drawbacks. The voice acting is not great, with the main character sounding like he is trying to do a Batman voice but not quite pulling it off. The game provides very little guidance, and the story flows well except for occasional abrupt halts when players struggle to find what to do next. Taking a break from the game is not advisable, as there is no detailed itinerary of events, so players must rely on memory. The game is short, lasting only a handful of hours, and the jump scares and appearance of the doll are very telegraphed. There is no replay value, and the game does not offer level selection or a way to go back after finishing the game, which can be frustrating when trying to obtain the Platinum trophy.