In 1982, Atari launched its first survival-horror recreation, Haunted House, on the 2600. Over 40 years on, the sport is getting revived on Switch as a stealth-horror roguelite, with the studio right this moment asserting that the recent tackle Haunted House will creep onto consoles on twelfth October.
This one will see you navigating the shifting partitions of a spooky mansion to research the disappearance of a famend treasure hunter. You’ll play as Lyn Graves (the niece of mentioned treasure hunter) whose investigations will even see her pals swept into the creepy clutches of the home — is not it all the time the best way?
If you occur to be taken down by one of many pesky poltergeists that hang-out the mansion’s corridors, you’ll be dumped again on the entrance as the ground’s structure will get jumbled up in your subsequent run. So far, so roguelite.
This one involves us from developer Orbit Studio and is printed by Atari. You can take a look at among the recreation’s key options and get a have a look at some screenshots under.
All-Ages Thrill Ride: The whimsical, cartoonish artwork model solely thinly veils the chills and thrills in Haunted House! Expertly using the road between goofy and spooky, the sport retains issues rated E with its primarily stealth-based gameplay and light-weight fight sequences.
Unlockable Characters: As Lyn explores the Haunted House, she’ll free her trapped pals, who change into playable characters you should use to dive deeper into the mansion. Each buddy possesses completely different stats, so relying on who you discover the mansion with, it’ll be a very new expertise!
Atari Easter Eggs: The recreation is filled with collectibles and lore primarily based on the unique Haunted House and different traditional favorites from Atari’s golden age.
Did We Mention Stealth?: With fight de-emphasized, gamers should give attention to stealth motion and fixing challenges unseen within the shadows, together with using the arsenal of traps and objects at their disposal
From what we’ve seen up to now, the isometric angle and primary visuals are making this one look a little mobile-y for the second — it is definitely a leap from the 2600’s scrolling journey recreation of the 80s — however it’s attention-grabbing to see it get reimagined all the identical.
This one will likely be creeping its method onto Switch subsequent month.
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