Atari has remade the classic survival horror game Haunted House, now available on PC and Console.
The new Haunted House pays tribute to the classic Atari 2600 game that is considered the first-ever survival horror title. The game presents a 3D isometric adventure in a spooky mansion full of colorful characters. Haunted House also pays homage to the original title by rewarding stealth gameplay and problem-solving while de-emphasizing combat. The game has a rogue-lite element, as rooms within the mansion morph and shift with every run. Atari dropped a trailer for Haunted House on YouTube.
Atari‘s new Haunted House game’s description reads, “In Haunted House, players take control of Lyn Graves, the precocious niece of legendary treasure hunter Zachary Graves. Lyn visits her uncle’s mansion with her closest friends, only to find the massive house overrun with ghouls and monsters who quickly grab and spirit away her friends. In order to free her uncle and her friends, Lyn must find the shattered pieces of a magical urn and put them back together.”
It continues, “Through procedurally generated room layouts, shifting walls, unpredictable enemy placements, and ghostly encounters, Lyn must creep, sneak, and dash her way through hordes of ghouls and eerie ectoplasms in order to locate her friends and uncle. Each urn shard is fiercely guarded by a bone-chilling boss — Lyn must think on her feet to conquer each challenge. When she gets knocked out by a shadowy specter, she winds up back at the mansion’s entrance and must face an entirely new floor layout and enemy placement, ensuring each run is unique.”
Haunted House features a cartoonish art style that belies the horror elements in the game, expertly walking the line between goofy and spooky. The game is rated E with its stealth-based gameplay and light combat sequences. Lyn can unlock other playable characters by freeing trapped friends she discovers as she explores the house. Each unlocked character will have different statistics, guaranteeing a different experience for players depending on which of these characters they choose to explore the house with.
Atari’s new game possesses a ton of Easter eggs as it is full of collectibles and lore based on the original Haunted House and other classic favorites from the game developer’s golden age.
Haunted House is now available on PC and Consoles.
Source: Atari Press Release
