The House in Fata Morgana is a visual novel video game developed by Novectacle. It was released for Microsoft Windows and iOS by Novectacle in 2012 and 2014 in Japan, and for Microsoft Windows by MangaGamer in 2016 internationally. Additionally, a Nintendo 3DS version was released by FuRyu in 2016, and a PlayStation Vita version was released by Dramatic Create in 2017, both exclusive to Japan. Another PlayStation Vita version, as well as a PlayStation 4 version, were released in North America by Limited Run Games in 2019, who also released a Nintendo Switch version of the game in 2021.
The House in Fata Morgana is a visual novel set in a mansion, where a spirit appears with amnesia. It meets a Maid in the mansion, and the two view the mansion's past in different time periods – 1603, 1707, 1869 and 1099 – to learn what has happened to its residents and to try to get the spirit to regain its lost memories.
Plot
An amnesiac spirit awakens in an ethereal mansion. To recover its memories, it explores the mansion's past with a Maid, whose appearance remains unchanged over time.
In 1603, the mansion is inhabited by young aristocrat siblings Mell and Nellie Rhodes. Mell becomes smitten with a mysterious White-Haired Girl, and the two begin a relationship. Nellie is driven mad with jealousy and discovers that the White-Haired Girl is her and Mell's half-sister. Nellie reveal this to Mell, as well as her own romantic feelings for him, leaving him distraught.
In 1707, the mansion is abandoned and destitute. The Maid, the mansion's only inhabitant, discovers Yukimasa, an amnesiac man, in the cellar. However, he visualizes himself as a savage beast named "Bestia." The Maid tries to civilize him, but he murders villagers that come to the mansion in retaliation for abuse he received from them. Later, a reincarnation of the White-Haired Girl, who retains hazy memories of her past life, arrives. Yukimasa attempts to kill her, but her lack of fear stupefies him, and the two become friends. Meanwhile, Pauline, Yukimasa's lover, searches for him. She finds the mansion, but Yukimasa, who sees Pauline as another Bestia, kills her in his confusion. Later, villagers attack the mansion, and the White-Haired Girl dies. Yukimasa slaughters all of the villagers.
In 1869, the mansion is owned by young, greedy businessman Jacopo. He has recently married another reincarnation of the White-Haired Girl, and he lives with her and many servants, including the Maid and his childhood friend Maria. Jacopo, believing his wife to be wooing other men, locks her in a cottage. The White-Haired Girl writes love letters to him, but Maria alters the letters, secretly hoping to destroy the two's relationship. Jacopo eventually decides to release his wife, but he finds that she had given up hope and fled. Realizing the truth, Jacopo confronts Maria, who reveals her hatred towards him. The two exchange gunfire, and Maria dies. Jacopo spends the rest of his life unsuccessfully searching for the White-Haired Girl.
In 1099, an incarnation of the White-Haired Girl flees to the mansion from persecuting villagers. She meets Michel, a hermit living in the mansion. The two fall in love, and the White-Haired Girl reveals that her name is Giselle. Villagers attack the mansion, forcing the two to flee into the observation tower. Michel safely locks Giselle behind a door and kills the villagers, but he dies as well. As Giselle grieves for Michel, she is approached by the Maid, who says she is a witch named Morgana. Morgana offers to reincarnate Giselle so she may one day reunite with Michel's reincarnation, which Giselle accepts.