Jacobian House is a home for designed experiences that explore transformation, tension, and balance.
Our work often takes the form of games — tabletop, digital, and experimental — but always centers on clarity, care, and human connection.
Current projectsA snapshot of what we’re building right now — playful systems, strange ideas, and games that make pressure and possibility visible.
Survive a week on an emotional rollercoaster where every choice counts and every mood swing is unpredictable. Work together to stay afloat through life’s chaos in this fast, cooperative appetizer game about keeping it together…mostly.
A build-your-own crisis plan tool that turns “stable you” into a calm, practical guide for “unstable you”. A structured set of prompts helps you notice early warning signs, choose the next right action, and reduce decision fatigue when things start to spike.
A tabletop adventure about reclaiming color from a monochromatic tyrant. Defeat bizarre enemies, rebuild a world one hue at a time, and reveal a final picture that blooms into full color as you play.
A weird, funny 3D tabletop game built around physical pieces, satisfying movement, and the kind of chaos only cats can justify.
A deduction game about finding fraud while avoiding rabbit holes. Roll, move, and collect color-coded clues tied to specific fraud cases. Can you piece together the truth before time runs out?
A tabletop concept about defending a system under attack. Detection, deception, and tradeoffs. A digital concept about defending a system under attack. Players must identify vulnerabilities, deploy countermeasures, and respond to threats in real-time.
We design games that explore systems; emotional, social, environmental, or strategic.
Our work starts with people, not mechanics. We prioritize care, accessibility, and how it feels to play together.
Not everything fits on a table. We explore digital and hybrid experiences that translate metaphor and balance.
Some projects are sparked internally; others grow through collaboration and thoughtful partnership.
Jacobian House exists as a long-term home for creative work that doesn’t fit neatly into a single category. Many of the projects developed here sit at the intersection of systems, play, and real-world dynamics, and benefit from time, iteration, and thoughtful structure. Rather than treating each idea as a standalone effort, Jacobian House provides a shared framework where related work can grow, evolve, and inform one another.
The studio’s focus is intentionally broad but not undefined. Projects under Jacobian House are connected by an interest in transformation; how systems change under pressure, how balance is created or lost, and how complex ideas can be made tangible through interaction. Games are a primary medium because they allow people to experience these dynamics directly, but the house is designed to support multiple formats, approaches, and collaborations over time.
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