Kawamura Mansion
A downloadable game for Windows
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Game Description
In 1876, the Kawamura family was murdered by an unknown perpetrator. Since then, their mansion has been left untouched, forgotten like the murders that took place there.
Such a place is perfect for the horror challenge that seven high school students partake in. But that which seemed like a harmless game with friends quickly turns into something much more sinister.
Take on the role of Haru and help him keep himself and his friends alive by uncovering the secrets of the Kawamura mansion.
Promo Update
As of October 2020, the game has a new official trailer, as well as a thumbnail made by the character artist of the game, Wogglawooh. Read her first webcomic here: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/stranded/list?title_no=500824
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Install instructions
After the download is completed, unpack the downloaded exe-file. Choose where to unpack the game. Go to the new folder and select the Game-program to play.
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Development log
- Kawamura Mansion Walkthrough Good End + Yukio RouteJan 27, 2024
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Having trouble reaching the Good End (or figuring some things out during the Yukio route)? I've made a walkthrough here on Itch, explaining how to get the Good End. You can find it above, under Development Log, or by clicking this link:
https://levunknown.itch.io/kawamura-mansion/devlog/672341/kawamura-mansion-walkt...
Hope it helps!
Really enjoyed the game. Maybe add more puzzles, and monsters, and you have a gem. I really like the characters.
Thank you, I'm glad you like it! There are many things I would have changed in this game (probably not the characters, though) if I would have made it today. It is five years old now, after all, and I've learned a lot about making games since I made it. I can't say that I will ever add something to it, since I have moved on to other things, but I will keep your feedback in mind if I make a similar game in the future!
That is great. I hope you do.
I love this game,thank you very much.
I'm really happy you like it! Thanks for playing!
You're welcome!
I'm sorry, but this game... is horribly broken for me. I don't know if it happen for me only or for other people, but yeah, it happened for me, on my own laptop, I'm not sure if it happened like that for others tho...
Yeah, the game is REALLY GOOD, the story, the plot, I'd rate it 8/10.But...
Bugs that i've experienced:
*SPOLIER*
1. If you play as fullscreen to the part when you just entered the Mansion, the game tell you to go the dining room to talk, after that you walk out to any door, the screen would just turn black, you can see the dialouge from Haru: "What was that unlocking?". I fixed it by playing on windowed screen.
2. If you successfully got the Good End (All 6 friends saved), you get to play as Yukio. Ok, so everything is normal up until you enter the mansion. If you walk to the living room on the right, it would trigger the scene where you play as Haru and ask everyone about Mark's death, your character is still play as Yukio, but you would talk to everyone as Haru. Also, the game will play the cutscene where you walk upstairs as Haru, and Saki disappear, if you accidentally trigger the scene when you discovered Saki's and the other guy's death in the bath tub, the monster will appear and annoy your ass and you can't process the story. I got the 3rd picture, and i was talking to the spirit and the monster walk over to me wait for me to done talking with the spirit then it killed me, and the game even tell me to save before that, which means i got SPAWN KILLED EVERY TIME I LOAD.
That's it, i can't proceed the game anymore, they didn't even have walkthrough on youtube, dang it. It was a nice experience though.
I deleted my previous post since I couldn't stay away from bugfixing a bit now that you brought this to my attention. I think I've fixed both bugs, but the first one is definitely fixed properly now. But since it seems like you are the only one who has encountered the second bug, I can't know for certain that it is fixed since I can't replicate what you did to encounter it.
However, a new version of the game has been uploaded now, marked with Version 1.0.2 in the bottom left corner of the title screen. If you feel like it you can download the game again and "speedrun" it (since it's mostly dialogue and you've already played it once, holding shift throughout the game should get you to the point with Yukio where the game messed up in a couple of minutes). But I fully understand if you don't feel like doing it. Either way, thank you for bringing this to my attention and hopefully making other players' experiences bug-free!
Uh...thanks, I haven’t met someone that so determined, thank you very much... :D
another question... one of the frame hints says something about pottery.. ive looked all over and the only pottery I can find is the vase alone in the tokoma, but it wont ever let me do anything with it...? and I have 1. the bedroom key 2. the family painting 3. diary 4. letter 5. letter 6. wooden box with knife, does the key not count as an item? or? cuase I didn't get any different scenes or anything
I unfortunately don't remember anything about pottery, but it is possible to interact with the vase later in the game. Maybe the frame said something about poetry? (because you find the first letter in a poetry bookcase) And the key does not count as one of the six items needed to get a different cutscene. You are missing a pile of clothes. If you need more help, just ask!
i figured out the pottery thng! one last question (hopefully) im playing as yukio right now, and I cant for the life of me remember where to find the wooden box with the knife in it! ive searched every room in the house and cannot find it.
The box with the knife disappeared from the game permanently when you picked it up as Haru. I think the box you're supposed to look for is a bit larger, but not as large as the crates leading up to the attic. The box should look like the one in the room with all the photos hanging from the ceiling. Good luck with the rest of the game!
I FINISHED 110% AHAAAA
FROM THE VERY VERY DANG BEGINNING I K N E W!!!!!!! I K N E W THAT
SPOILERS
I FRIGGIN KKKNNNEEWWWWWW YUKIO WAS SMOL GAY BOY. I LOVE SO MUCH... QUESTION, CAN I DRAW YUKIO AND HARU AND THE GANG?
Aww, I'm so happy you liked it! And yes, of course you can draw them, that would make me very happy! I'd love to see it! If you can't send it through itch, please send it to me on twitter @LevUNknown
ah and , after I find mark (is there a way to save him?) I go downstairs and the screen just turns black..?
Huh, this is odd. It must be some sort of bug that I haven't encountered before... Maybe try to load from a previous save and it will be fixed? As for saving Mark, there is no way to do that at this point in the game. But it is possible to save the others. In order to save them, you have to find six items (if I remember correctly. There are hints to how many items there are on the picture frames and a wall on the bottom floor) before going to the living room after finding Mark.
The bedroom key can only be used when you have collected the other six items and the game tells you to go to the bedroom. As for looking in the books, there are two letters and a diary that must be taken in a specific order. I assume the bookcase you looked in was in the library, which contains the second letter and you have to have the first letter in order to get the second. The first letter is in a bookcase on the bottom floor.
Depending on how far you've gotten, it might be a good idea to go back to a save before you find Mark (he has to disappear, but you don't have to go to the room to find him until you've gotten all the items). When you have all the items and go to the living room after finding Mark, you should get a different scene than the one for the True End.
Hope this helped. If you have any other questions, just ask!
I keep clicking on things, and it says like "there might be something hidden in the books" then hOW DO I look????? and the bedroom key from the ash room, when do I go in that? it keeps saying no
I got the true end.. but, how do I save everyone??
after michiko runs off and I'm alone, and I remember the attic with the clock in the corner, WHERE IN THE NAME OF 6.4 OUNCE BABY JESUS DO I GO?? Every possible thing I've tried has gotten me to a really speedy demon and then killed and I'm easily angered so I'm pissed. But I don't wanna be, I love love love this game so far and I really wanna be able to beat it!!!
Hi, sorry for the fast demon! You should be able to get to the attic (room with all the boxes on the second floor) through the library. The demon is in the library as well, but the bookcases can block it so that you can get out through the left door. Then you get to a corridor, where the demon is slightly slower than in all the other rooms, with the door you're supposed to go through in the top left corner of the corridor (if I remember correctly). I hope this helps. If not, just post another comment and I'll try to help you again. Thanks for playing and enjoying the game! (despite the demon...)
im trying to go into the top left of the corridor and I cant even get to the end of the hall before I just die even though the demon wasn't anywhere near me...?
ah nevermind, and the entrance is top right right above the door. thanks for your help!
I'm kinda embarrassed to ask, as it shows how little I know of PC gaming (total newbie), but I'm "stuck." On my way to meeting the group downstairs, Haru says "What was that?!" and the freaky alien creatures are seen roaming the rooms, which when getting close to lead in "Bad End." I almost got to my destination before one got me on 2 retrys but failed. Is it possible to get past them at this point, or is it a guaranteed game over? If the latter, any spoiler free hint to tell what I must do prior to this, as I don't think I made any "choices" that would change the ending? Is it a special room order?
Sorry to be annoying, love the game so far and the characters especially, I feel like I'm really failing them at the moment though!
Hi! No need to be embarrassed, I know the demon can be tricky...
It is possible to get past the demon, but it is difficult. The key is to run (hold shift while moving) and know where you need to go. In this case, I assume the place you need to go to is the room right next to the stairs on the bottom floor (which you probably already know). It is especially important to run and know where to go after the group has gathered downstairs, since the demon will be even more difficult to avoid later.
As for why the demon has appeared, it indicates that you have begun a certain ending of the game. To get a different ending, you will have to gather certain items throughout the mansion before things get too bad. There are six of them that are essential to getting another ending.
I'm really glad you enjoy the game so far. And don't be afraid to ask for help again if this wasn't enough!
Thanks so much! (and apologies for not getting back sooner, busy month.) I'll try a bit more then, but if I can't pass I'll "backtrack", though that will take a bit of time since I didn't save properly (when I get immersed in a story I easily forget to save, I never seem to learn.) Your response was a neat surprise for me and gets me quite excited to continue the game, perfect timing since I have a cold to wait out atm.
No pressure or anything, but I eagerly wait your future game projects, I'm definitely addicted to story and character rich games like this, and I'm quite intrigued by ideas/ stories you'll explore later on
Btw, unless you'd rather not say/ think it's better for players not to know (fine by me), are there more than 2 endings (my bad end and what I assume to be a "true" end as the 2 I know of?) I tried to check but the page didn't say as far as I could see (again, fine with me if that was done for experience/ non spoiler story/ other reasons and no pressure to tell me!)
It makes me really happy that you enjoy the game! I'm working on a pretty large project right now, so hopefully I'll have some updates about that in a couple of months.
As for the different endings, I haven't thought about stating how many there are, but I don't think it's a spoiler. The game has two halves which have their own endings. In the first half of the game, there are five endings: two good, two bad and one true ending. The second half of the game, which can only be accessed from one of the good endings, have a few player decisions that alter the ending.
I hope you enjoy your playthrough!
I honestly adored this game, especially the second portion and all of the background that it gave us. The atmosphere that you set up, the tension that could be felt when looking around each corner, waiting for the silence to be broken. All of your characters felt pretty realistic, especially Haru and Yukio.
Oh, Yukio, I could go on about him and how attached I became to his character over the course of the game. I would adore a future project featuring him and his future after the game, honestly, he is just such a honey and deserves more happiness.
In conclusion, I would like to say that you have crafted a story that I thoroughly enjoyed and that I'll surely recommend.
Best of luck in all of your creative endevours!~
Thank you so much for your lovely comment!
Knowing that people enjoy the game makes all the hours put into creating it worthwhile. I'm especially happy to see someone enjoy the second part of the game. (And yes, Yukio does deserve more happiness...)
Thank you once again!
~When a game makes you want to laugh and cry at some parts, and you generally aren't very emotional, you know it's good.~
Hi, I've been having a problem with the game. After the scene where Mark tells them a scary tale of the place in the dinning area, I went out of the door to the right and it was black. I can move and check doors but everything is black.
Another player contacted me about that issue earlier and I have uploaded a new version of the game where the issue should be resolved. I suggest you re-download the game and everything should work the way it is supposed to. If not, please contact me again and I will try to fix it.