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blackthorn house

A free ascii art piece — play it in your browser, no install. An explorable Victorian haunted house rendered entirely in ASCII characters, in the browser. WASD + mouse, or twin touch joysticks.

by @Elifterminal · Elifterminal/blackthorn-house on GitHubLANG HTMLHOSTED ON ELIFTERMINAL.GITHUB.IOUPDATED 20 Sep 2026

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Controls: Desktop: click the scene, use WASD to walk, and move the mouse to look

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An explorable Victorian haunted house rendered with tiny ASCII characters, with grounds, dead trees, two floors, eight furnished rooms, portraits, and directional lighting.

Play it in your browser — no install, no sign-up. Works best on a desktop with hardware acceleration.

Desktop: click the scene, use WASD to walk, and move the mouse to look. On a phone, use the left joystick to move and the right joystick to look. L toggles the lantern, V changes character size, R returns outside, and H opens help.

Additional visual reference credits are available in the in-game Help panel.

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