A foundation of imagination.

This deceptively simple house-building game from Friedemann is surprisingly good at prompting stories.

Summerhouse simply lets you be.

A small stone house with two slanted wooden rooftops sits on a quite street. Plant pots sit outside the left side of the house underneath a window covered by awning, and two small shutter-clad windows adorn either side of the glass door on the right.

Your imagination is allowed to wander wherever it desires in that moment.

What do they do?

I built a cafe then questioned if it was any good.

Two buildings sit on a grassy hill, the left building is small and made of stone with wooden, the right building is larger and made of wood. A few trees line the background.

My answer was, No, so I placed several overflowing bins outside it.

So then Id put a construction-like block next to it with a stop sign outside.

Naturally, traffic cannot pass through a construction site!

Ah, the park was complete.

A large park needs a ranger to take care of things, but they also need to live nearby.

What would their house look like?

Would they leave their washing outside?

I think so; theyd definitely be clued in on the weather report for the day.

Perhaps theyd have shutters decorating their windows to give a more natural feel to the hut they reside in.

All of these small stories spun out from the building and decorative options given to you.

Much like the game, theyre simple but not basic.

Theres enough personality in each item here to create something from nothing.

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