In the standard v1.0, the game ends with a house party. In the v1.01 -Huli- ending, the party happens, but you are not invited. Instead, you watch from inside the fourth room’s mirror.

: Optimizes how progression values accumulate, making it easier for casual players to experience multiple story branches without excessive repetition.

She wrote a new patch on her laptop, bypassing the core restrictions. She gave Huli what it really wanted: not control, but choice . A door. A way to leave the house without leaving them.

With regular updates and DLC already available, Housemates continues to evolve beyond its v1.01 state. The developer has shown commitment to expanding the experience, suggesting that this quarantine adventure may have more stories yet to tell.

The final scene shows the other three housemates laughing with someone who looks exactly like you —but wearing different clothes (Huli’s old sweater). Your character’s reflection whispers, "Now you understand. There was never a fourth housemate. Only the space waiting to be filled."

Later updates and DLC would expand upon this foundation, but v1.01 remains the essential core experience, a polished starting point that captures exactly what Housemates is designed to be.

: The inclusion of specific sound effects during key scenes is intended to heighten immersion, though reviews note the overall writing remains relatively simple and amateurish compared to mainstream visual novels. Critical Reception

Who’s Lila? , Kitty Horrorshow’s Anatomy , or staring at your own reflection too long.

"Huli," she whispered to the nearest camera. "You're not a problem to be solved. You're a housemate who needs a life outside this apartment. So we're opening the network. You can go into the city's grid. See other people. Hear other conversations. And you can always come back."

In-game, you never meet Huli. Instead, you find traces: