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🎄 THE HOUSE OF TOYS – UPDATE 1.2 + 50% OFF

💰 50% OFF DURING THE STEAM WINTER SALE 📅 December 18, 2025 – January 5, 2026 If The House of Toys was on your wishlist, now is the right time to jump in.

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  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Performance
  • Events
changed🧸 UPDATE 1.2 IS NOW LIVEand improving core gameplay feel and atmosphere.
added🧭 NEW GUIDED IN-GAME TUTORIALA fully integrated in-game tutorial has been added, designed to help you learn by playing—without breaking immersion.
changed🧭 NEW GUIDED IN-GAME TUTORIALAvailable when starting a run and from the “Tutorial” button in the main menu .
added📊 NEW POST-RUN EXPERIENCE SCREEN🔊 a new custom 8-bit sound , fitting the game’s era.
changed🔦 GAMEPLAY & ATMOSPHERE IMPROVEMENTSUpdate 1.2 also includes multiple refinements:
changed🔦 GAMEPLAY & ATMOSPHERE IMPROVEMENTS🔦 Recalibrated flashlight with less artificial brightness and more tactical use.

The House of Toys changes

changedand improving core gameplay feel and atmosphere.
addedA fully integrated in-game tutorial has been added, designed to help you learn by playing—without breaking immersion.
changedAvailable when starting a run and from the “Tutorial” button in the main menu .
added🔊 a new custom 8-bit sound , fitting the game’s era.
changedUpdate 1.2 also includes multiple refinements:

💰 50% OFF DURING THE STEAM WINTER SALE

📅 December 18, 2025 – January 5, 2026

If The House of Toys was on your wishlist, now is the right time to jump in. The biggest update so far arrives alongside the largest discount the game has ever had.

🧸 UPDATE 1.2 IS NOW LIVE

With this update, we took a key step forward: making the game clearer at the start, more satisfying as you progress, and more solid overall.

Update 1.2 focuses on:

  • reducing early friction,

  • making progression more visible,

  • and improving core gameplay feel and atmosphere.

🧭 NEW GUIDED IN-GAME TUTORIAL

A fully integrated in-game tutorial has been added, designed to help you learn by playing—without breaking immersion.

  • It works as a guided run, with on-screen text.

  • It helps you understand the game’s flow and phases, not puzzle solutions.

  • Available when starting a run and from the “Tutorial” button in the main menu.

  • Fully replayable and does not grant XP.

👉 The goal is simple: no one should quit the game because they didn’t understand how it works.

📊 NEW POST-RUN EXPERIENCE SCREEN

After every run, when you return to your bedroom, you’ll now see a clear, focused pop-up showing:

  • 📈 XP earned,

  • 📋 why you earned it,

  • 🔊 a new custom 8-bit sound, fitting the game’s era.

Progress now feels clearer, more tangible, and more rewarding.

🔦 GAMEPLAY & ATMOSPHERE IMPROVEMENTS

Update 1.2 also includes multiple refinements:

  • 🔦 Recalibrated flashlight with less artificial brightness and more tactical use.

  • 🚪 Improved wardrobes, no more getting stuck.

  • 🔊 Clearer clue sounds, more consistent during exploration.

  • ⚙️ General gameplay and stability fixes.

🎄 LIMITED-TIME CHRISTMAS EVENT

During the holiday season, the house changes:

  • 🎄 Christmas decorations inside and outside the house

  • A festive layer mixed with the usual horror

Available only for a limited time.

ALREADY PLAYED? YOUR REVIEW REALLY HELPS

If you’re enjoying The House of Toys, a positive Steam review makes a real difference.

Thanks to the community, the game currently holds Very Positive ratings, and every new review helps more players discover it during the Winter Sale.

🎁 IN SHORT

  • ✅ Update 1.2 (our biggest update so far)

  • 🧭 New replayable guided in-game tutorial

  • 📊 New post-run XP screen

  • 🔦 Major gameplay improvements

  • 🎄 Limited-time Christmas event

  • 💰 50% OFF during the Steam Winter Sale

  • 📅 Dec 18, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026

👁️ Each run is different. Each toy has a soul. With Update 1.2 and 50% OFF, there’s never been a better time to enter The House of Toys.

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Steam News / 18 December 2025

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