<s>
Murder	B-Application
House	I-Application
is	O
a	O
slasher-inspired	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Puppet	O
Combo	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murder	B-Application
House	I-Application
utilizes	O
low	O
poly	O
dated	O
graphics	O
,	O
tank	O
controls	O
,	O
fixed	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
and	O
exploration	O
,	O
primarily	O
as	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
classic	O
horror	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
travel	O
between	O
rooms	O
through	O
doors	O
that	O
open	O
in	O
a	O
cutscene	O
amidst	O
a	O
black	O
background	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
doors	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murder	B-Application
House	I-Application
was	O
Puppet	O
Combo	O
's	O
followup	O
to	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
Babysitter	O
Bloodbath	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Bloody	O
Disgusting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
music	O
that	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
1980s	O
horror	O
synth	B-Application
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specific	O
influences	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
banned	O
from	O
the	O
Switch	O
's	O
eShop	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
Murder	B-Application
House	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rather	O
brief	O
,	O
but	O
oh-so-sweet	O
love	O
letter	O
to	O
a	O
bygone	O
era	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
manages	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
flaws	O
of	O
the	O
sub-genre	O
its	O
aping	O
by	O
being	O
legitimately	O
scary.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
,	O
Joe	O
DeVader	O
found	O
the	O
tank	O
controls	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
unruly	O
"	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
Switch	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
's	O
D-pad	B-Device
but	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
mostly	O
worked	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fixed	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
excluding	O
"	O
moments	O
where	O
the	O
camera	O
just	O
sort	O
of	O
felt	O
like	O
it	O
had	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
follow	O
 [ him ] 	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neil	O
Bolt	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
best	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
2020	O
for	O
Bloody	O
Disgusting	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tank	O
controls	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
tense	O
,	O
violent	O
struggle	O
to	O
survive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Van	O
Aken	O
streamed	O
his	O
playthrough	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Game	O
Informer	O
's	O
Replay	O
series	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
intriguing	O
indie	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
2020	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
