She Doesn't Live Here

You’ve agreed to house-sit for the evening.

The owners leave behind a simple list of chores: turn on the heating, put away the groceries, take out the rubbish, and check the windows.

There is only one unusual instruction.

If a young girl comes to the house, do not let her inside.

She Doesn't Live Here is a short first-person psychological horror game inspired by PS1-era horror, VHS recordings, and slow-burn domestic horror.

Explore the house, complete your tasks, answer calls and messages, and decide what to do when Nora appears outside.

The game features two endings.

Headphones are strongly recommended.

WASD — Move
Mouse — Look
E — Interact / Continue
Shift — Move faster
Esc — Pause

Contains jumpscares, flashing/VHS effects, disturbing imagery, family conflict, emotional abuse themes, and scenes involving a child in distress.

Created by phillystudios

phillystudios is a one-man independent studio run by Olav, a Norwegian developer.

She Doesn’t Live Here was made with AI-assisted development, but shaped through many hours of hands-on direction, rewriting, testing and polishing by phillystudios. It is inspired by true stories, reimagined as a fictional psychological horror experience.