House of the Lost
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | F5 Games LLC | iPad |
In a world where games are designed so everyone will eventually get to and conquer the final level comes an almost impossible game that throws the idea of continues, saves, and cheat codes out the window.
Sorry kids, but there was once a day that dying in a game meant actually dying. It's time again to face the real consequences of mistakes, and to learn how to use the knowledge they can bring.
Your sister has disappeared into the House of the Lost, and only you can save her. As you grab your slingshot and step inside you know that you're in for the fight of your life.
GAME FEATURES
RANDOM LEVELS
Each time you play House of the Lost you'll experience a different set of levels and challenges. Enemies will change, map layouts will be different, and the House will test you at every turn.
WEAPON CRAFTING
You'll need great weapons if you're going to survive this adventure and it will be up to you to create them. Combine weapons and items you find along the way to make crazy new weapons to aid you in your quest.
EPIC BOSS BATTLES
The zombies and monsters that haunt these halls are deadly enough but nothing will be able to prepare you for the boss battles that await.
MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTS
You'll find four different environments within the house that all have their own challenges and boss to face. Content updates in the future will add even more to extend the adventure.
SECRETS GALORE
Walk through walls, track down clues, and do your best to unlock the secrets of the House. It may be your only chance at survival.
GAME CENTER LEADERBOARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Think you're the best player around? Track your completion time and high score on the Game Center leader boards. If exploration is more your thing then you can try to seek out all the achievements that the House has to offer.
MORE CONTENT COMING SOON
Additional levels and environments will keep the gameplay fresh and new secret bosses will keep you searching the haunted halls of the House for months to come.
Reviews
It has potential
benissimus
As a Binding of Isaac player, I was very excited to learn that something similar was available on iOS, since the developers of that game have no intention of porting it. I really hope that this app is successful, but in my opinion there are some serious problems with the controls. Unlike with BoI, you can only shoot in the direction you are currently facing. In order to face in a given direction, you have to move at least a little in that direction. So, to aim at a monster, you have to move towards it at least a little bit, which is just the opposite of what you want to do. Meanwhile, the monster is also moving towards you, closing the distance very quickly, so you really have to be on the other side of a room for this to be safe. To make matters worse, some of the monsters shoot at you, so you have to dodge, which means you will then have to gain some distance and go through this arduous aiming process again. And unlike your character, the monsters can turn and shoot on a dime. Because of this, I found most of my time was spent dodging rather than shooting, and I was still getting hit a lot anyways. It was a lot better when I used my joystick, but still pretty awful. Now, I'm sure this would become easier as I practice more, but this is just not a fun mechanic. I can only assume the developers felt the need to distinguish this game a bit more from BoI, but they shouldn't have mucked with the controls. It needs to be a dual-stick shooter! I will probably buy the full version and recommend it if this gets changed, but I haven't even seen all the content in the free version due to the aforementioned difficulties. Positives: the art style is good. I also like that the monsters do friendly fire (including status-effect attacks). I was a little unclear about the difference between certain weapons, like the wooden sword and wooden bat, but that's ok. Seems to be a good variety of weapons, at least on the first floor that I have seen.
I want to love this game too
Demicrown
But the controls are abysmal. At least you can find out for yourself before paying.
this game is crap
icedfate
never mind its an obvious ripoff of binding of isaac without the twisted creepiness that made that game so endearing. i actually think its a good try which is why it gets 2 stars but the controls are HORRIBLE! its impossible to shoot and dodge with sticky unresponsive controls. the regular shooting works but the directional movements are so slow and the fact you have to stop and point your character towards the enemy...you can't strafe or move backwards and shoot. if i turn d-pad shooting on, the buttons are so tiny, half the time i shoot the wrong way another quarter of the time it doesn't shoot at all. doesn't apple have any quality control?! how do these crappy games keep getting into the app store?
Good but needs directional shooting
William Eddy
Directional shooting added! Early enemies now not as hard, I like it. But it still silently crashes at the end of level one. And why can't I hold down the shooting buttons instead of getting a thumb cramp? Great job guys; you're getting there! Old review: Guys, it's clear you've spent lots of time on this game. I WANT TO LOVE IT. But it needs directional shooting. Not a button, a d-pad. That way I can move up while I shoot down. I want to like the game. I want to play it. But I won't. Not until this is fixed. Fix it, and maybe you'll even get my money.
Meh.
Bulba2Bulba2
The game itself is not as good as I've hoped it would be. The story line is plain too. The thing I liked most about it was the gameplay and the features, quite similar to Binding of Isaac.
Terrible
The first thought
This game stole every concept from the binding off Isaac from the hidden rooms to the mobs. The binding of Isaac was an original idea that could not easily be topped by a game with the same concepts. The producer of this game is self promoting on Isaac Forums, and as an Isaac fan I am offended. The art it terrible and the game is very glitchy. I have found tons of exploits and the game is far to easy. If it ain't broke, don't fix it... Isaac is NOT broken!
Binding of Isaac
Nobody with no power
This game is pretty much a rip off of the binding of Isaac. That is a good thing!! Though it doesn't have as much content, it have some neat little features that make it nice. It also has its own lore. A few bugs and weirdness her and there(you can skateboard through walls). I like it.
A little too hard
Kidgamer9
Not even TBIO should be this unforgiving. Needs serious difficulty balances.
