Ever feel like moving house is a bit of a nightmare? Well, Moving Houses on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch might just take that literally!
This seemingly cozy, casual physics game about packing up and moving on is launching today on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.
Developed by Gordon Little and Eastasiasoft (who also publishes), Moving Houses offers silly physics fun… with a potentially spooky twist. It’s certainly a bit different to the serene Unpacking.
Priced around £8.39 / $9.99 USD, Moving Houses puts you in the first-person perspective of someone boxing up their life.
Chaos Goblin or Master Packer?
You’ll navigate the quiet little house, picking up furniture, plants, paintings, and more, then loading them into the moving truck. Complete checklists, run, jump, kick, drop, throw, rotate – the physics are yours to play with!
How you approach the task is up to you. Will you be neat and careful, meticulously arranging items in the truck? Or will you embrace your inner chaos goblin, throwing things around with reckless abandon?
The silly physics system encourages experimentation and finding your own fun within the seemingly mundane task of packing chores.
But Wait… Is Something Else Going On?
While presented as casual, comfy gameplay, the developers hint that “not all is as it seems in this quiet little house.”
The game’s official genre tags include Adventure, Casual, Horror, and Simulation. There’s an “eerie mystery” potentially lurking beneath the surface, perhaps explaining why you’re leaving this place, whether you want to or not.
This intriguing undercurrent adds a layer of suspense to the physics-based packing. We’ll be sure to discover how it goes in our no-spoilers review…
Key Features
- Silly Physics-Based Gameplay: Run, jump, kick, throw, and rotate objects while packing.
- First-Person Perspective: Immerse yourself in the task at hand.
- Be Neat or Chaotic: Your moving style is up to you!
- Task-Based Progression: Complete checklists to move forward.
- Underlying Mystery/Horror Element: Discover why you really need to leave.
- Casual & Comfy (Mostly?): Relaxing gameplay with a hint of something more…
Get Ready to Move (or Escape?)
Moving Houses promises a unique blend of relaxing physics simulation and intriguing mystery, all wrapped up in a casual package.
If you’re looking for a quirky indie title with a surprising edge, you’ll find it on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, and Switch. Of course, we’ll send you the way of the Xbox Store, but the PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop will allow for similar such downloads.
Will it be a smooth move or a frantic escape? God knows!
Moving Houses Description
There comes a time in everyone’s life when they must leave their home behind and find another. Now in Moving Houses, it’s your turn… whether you really want to leave or not. Enjoy a silly physics-based game about moving on as you box up your life while immersed in casual comfy gameplay and the instant gratification of task-based gamification of packing chores. Be neat, be careful or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours!
