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Sweet Home

Thirty years prior to the story in 1959, famous artist Ichirō Mamiya hid several precious frescos in his huge mansion before he mysteriously disappeared. In the present day, a team of five documentary filmers…

15 December 1989

Sweet Home is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 15 December 1989 on Family Computer.

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What Sweet Home is

Sweet Home is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 1989. It is available on Family Computer only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Thirty years prior to the story in 1959, famous artist Ichirō Mamiya hid several precious frescos in his huge mansion before he mysteriously disappeared. In the present day, a team of five documentary filmers seek to recover the paintings from the abandoned, dilapidated mansion. Upon entering, they are trapped inside by the ghost of an unknown woman, who threatens to kill all trespassers. The team decides to split up and find a way out, but the mansion is both in danger of collapsing and is occupied by countless monsters.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are horror, open world, sandbox and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Sweet Home launched on 15 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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When did Sweet Home come out?
Sweet Home was released on 15 December 1989 for Family Computer.

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