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House Fighters: Total Mess

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
Genre: Action

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'House Fighters: Total Mess' Is An PvE Airplane Arcade Shooter Coming To PC And Consoles, Demo Soon - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 12, 2025 @ 3:15 p.m. PDT

House Fighters: Total Mess is a lighthearted PvE aerial arcade shooter where toy planes battle in everyday spaces.

In House Fighters: Total Mess, engage in toy-sized dogfights and complete tasks to help rescue other toys in your neighborhood.

Return to easier times as you recall childhood memories and experience the nostalgia of imagination. House Fighters: Total Mess invites players to shrink down to the size of a toy and into the cockpit. Take on the role of Lieutenant Green, a young, hopeful pilot cadet, and complete aerial missions in everyday living spaces. There are toys in dire need of your help!  Zip through the banister railings from the upstairs bedroom to the downstairs kitchen, complete a wide variety of unique challenges that each room has to offer, and explore special assignments for toys of all sizes!

Featuring traditional inverted flight mechanics, House Fighters: Total Mess also introduces distinct, easy-to-pick-up combat controls, simple enough for anyone to understand. Press forward, accelerating and decelerating as necessary, and, in combination, yaw to steer side to side. Even hitting the slightest corners will cause damage to your aircraft, reducing your maximum health. Swap between your primary and secondary weapon fire to shoot down enemy targets, which, when defeated, will leave behind drop items such as additional bullets to add to your disposal. Collect explosives and everyday items left around the house that will aid you in dogfights, such as rockets, bombs, and nails.

Help your neighborhood dollhouse throw a birthday party, or assist the local block builders as they complete a racecar track. Use rockets to light up or interact with various objects, nails to pop balloons, and shift between bombing mode to collect the proper items you need for the task at hand. Throughout your missions, unlock further aircraft types, each promising different stats unique to each, such as engine efficiency, weight, hull, and more. Receive special rewards for completing missions, like wacky stickers and different paint jobs to customize your aircraft.


Players will have an opportunity to try out the demo for House Fighters: Total Mess ahead of its official launch. Test your wings in the beginning flight tutorial, try out the flight mechanics for yourself, and experience the first two House Fighters missions when the demo launches soon. 

Key Features:

  • Every day spaces become toy-sized dog fight battle arenas, spanning across several rooms, including the bedroom, kitchen, garage, and more.
  • Inverted flight mechanics with the option to keybind. Make use of your environment, collecting explosives and everyday items to fire away.
  • 13 total narrative-driven missions, where you can help lend a helping hand to a whimsical cast of toys in need
  • Aircraft stats system, featuring x total different types of aircraft, each featuring its own advantages and disadvantages.
  • Over 7 stickers, 4 paint jobs, 5 airplanes, and 24 colors, to customize your jet with your own sense of style. 

House Fighters: Total Mess is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam) in 2025.



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