Release Date: October 12, 2023
A remake of an Atari 2600 horror game, originally released in 2982. Haunted House was developed by Orbit. It's set in the titular mansion, tasking us with avoiding monsters and rescuing our friends.
Haunted House is an action adventure roguelite and a reimagining of a 1982 Atari 2600 game of the same name. It was developed by Orbit Studio.
The game's protagonist is Lyn, a young girl visiting her uncle, legendary treasure hunter Zachary Graves. Once there, she finds his estate overrun by monsters. Lyn's friends are abducted, while her uncle is nowhere to be found.
She must find a way to save them and deal with the beasts - and so, she starts searching for the pieces of a magical urn scattered across the house, which could possibly imprison the monsters.
The game is set in a haunted mansion. The core gameplay consists of avoiding monsters, sneaking past them without getting caught. The player can set traps and distract enemies, avoiding their attacks in case of a direct confrontation. We'll also face many bosses, each of whom guards a shard of the magical urn.
If we fall, we'll respawn at the mansion entrance, while the building's structure and the location of enemies is procedurally generated anew. This makes game different each run. Saving Lyn's friends makes them playable, while all of them have different stats and skills.
Each successful run makes us stronger, as we can upgrade our health, stamina or lantern.
Haunted House is an isometric game, featuring humorous, colorful, cartoonish visuals.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Altered Orbit Studios
Publisher: Atari / Infogrames
Age restrictions: 12+
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Atari has announced Haunted House, a game that represents the resurrection of a classic horror brand.
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Jan Kopacz
June 27, 2023
System Requirements for Haunted House Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
AMD Athlon X4 3.8 GHz / Intel Core i3, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB AMD Radeon RX Vega 8, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64 bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
AMD Ryzen 3 / Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB Radeon RX 560 / GeForce GTX 1050, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64 bit.
Game Ratings for Haunted House Video Game.
Rely On Horror: 8.5 / 10 by Steve Summers
Atari revives the godfather of survival horror yet again with a new 2023 entry that brings a fresh take to the long-running series.
Gaming Age: by Chris Dunlap
Haunted House is fun for a while, but it begins to lose it’s charm the further you get into it. The game is okay for a few runs, but you may begin to lose interest quickly and want to stop. It’s a decent remake for sure, though very average overall and just not as compelling or satisfying as other roguelites or even other Atari remakes available.
WayTooManyGames: 7 / 10 by Leonardo Faria
Haunted House overcomes its low budget aesthetics and occasional lack of polish with a simple, but unique gameplay loop featuring elements from roguelikes, stealth games, puzzlers, and survival horrors (well, the PG kind of survival horror). It just features enough room and puzzle variety, as well as decent progression system, to keep you wanting to play just one more round, just to see if you can finally beat that one annoying boss, or if you can find another Atari cartridge to hand over to that nerdy kid at the lobby.
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