House of Open Hands

A place to stay can be the start of something more.

In House of Open Hands, you run a temporary home for people navigating difficult periods in their lives. Give them somewhere to settle, bring together a capable care team, and decide how to use limited space, money, and time.

Behind every management decision is a person who needs something different.

Build the space for better support
Start with a small home and expand across multiple floors. Add residential rooms, offices, counseling spaces, kitchens, and shared facilities. Choose what to build and when: a larger home can welcome more residents, but it also needs staff and resources to support them.

Get to know your residents
Residents have strengths, personalities, and challenges that reveal themselves over time. Help someone prepare for an interview, navigate practical responsibilities, or rebuild a daily routine. What you learn about each person can change which approaches are available.

Choose a team that fits
Hire workers with different skills, traits, and specializations, then assign them to residents. Develop their abilities through training and balance their energy and caseloads. The right combination of people and facilities gives you more ways to respond.

Make choices and live with the consequences
Care rarely offers a perfect answer. Choose how to respond to personal problems and unexpected events, and see the effects on residents and the wider home. Some outcomes arrive days later. Progress, setbacks, firm boundaries, and continued support all have a place.

Guide the home through each day
Watch residents and staff follow daily routines as day turns to night. Pause to plan or adjust the game speed as your home grows. Research new facilities and insights, manage finances and reputation, and work toward campaign milestones before continuing in sandbox play.

Success can mean a step toward independent living, a steadier routine, or simply being ready to try again.