Rhome

Rhome

Released Feb 2020

Rhome is a first-person dark atmospheric exploration game made by students at SMU Guildhall. Players navigate an increasingly chaotic and psychologically unnerving environment to reveal the fate of Hailey Rhome. Proceeds from your purchase on Steam go to support student development.

88% positive · 750 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Rhome is a short, atmospheric horror game developed by a student team at SMU Guildhall over a 16-week academic development cycle. The store description explicitly states: "Additional development to extend the game is not currently planned beyond its academic completion." This is a direct developer statement confirming the game shipped as a finished product with no post-launch content planned. The game was later made free-to-play when the graduating class of May 2020 entered the workforce during the COVID-19 outbreak, but that was a pricing change, not a content update. The game is complete as originally released on February 21, 2020.
Evidence
Store page explicitly states: 'Additional development to extend the game is not currently planned beyond its academic completion.' The game was developed by a student team over a 16-week academic cycle.
description · Feb 21, 2020 source development ending
high
Game was made free-to-play to support graduating students during the COVID-19 outbreak. This was a pricing change, not a content update, and does not indicate any new development.
description · May 1, 2020 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
SMU Guildhall
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Rhome is a first-person, dark, atmospheric exploration game where players navigate an increasingly chaotic and psychologically unnerving environment as the very fabric of reality unravels around you. Step into the role of Hailey Rhome, a distinguished architect, who returns from a long day at work to find her husband missing and her home a hostile and unfamiliar place.

Explore Hailey's M.C. Escher-inspired home and uncover the truth of the nightmare that you've stepped into.

Key Features:

  • An interactive, horror novella experience that can be completed in one sitting
  • A fully voiced, female protagonist
  • Puzzles that shape the house around you
  • An uniquely chaotic environment to explore and discover

Notes:

  • Rhome is published by SMU Guildhall and developed a small student team at SMU Guildhall over a development cycle of 16 weeks.
  • Proceeds from your purchase of Rhome on Steam supports the students. They thank you for your support.
  • Additional development to extend the game is not currently planned beyond its academic completion.
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A special note from SMU Guildhall:

Rhome is now free to play! The game was made by students at SMU Guildhall who are graduating in May, 2020 during the height of the Covid-19 outbreak. This is a difficult time for everyone. We decided to make Rhome and our other recent releases free for two reasons: 1) With a challenging job market, we wanted to show off the students' hard work to as wide an audience as possible. 2) Everyone stuck at home could use some fun, free entertainment.

If you are one of the gamers who supported our students and purchased the game, we thank you. Proceeds go directly to the students to help offset some of the extra development costs of making and publishing the game.
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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