Haunted Houses

released on Nov 11, 2022

A remake of Haunted House

Digital Eclipse re-imaged the Atari adventure classic in 3D and with 2-player co-operative play. This is a reimagined/sequel to Atari's Haunted House, being inspired by more modern takes of horror games, while retaining classic aspects of the original Haunted house featuring 4 new locations to explore. Released as part of "Atari 50 Anniversary Collection" in 2022.


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Glad that they kept the aesthetic of the original Atari graphics, but this feels like nothing more than some cheap reboot you'd play on a website like Newgrounds or on a mobile device or something. Has a more friendly vibe to it, which I personally not too big on. It gets a pass.

[Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Reimagined]

Haunted House is the fourth Reimagined Atari game from the 50th Anniversary collection. This is honestly a pretty decent remake of the original, though personally, I find it extremely boring but I do appreciate the art style a lot. It overall reminds me of the NES 3D classic on 3ds where they could go from 2D to 3D, other than the art style they made the game actually playable because in the original Haunted House I couldn't understand a damn thing so congrats to them for making this classic actually playable, though it doesn't make the game any more interesting to play.

Haunted Houses is a great nostalgic sequel to the original Haunted house, with 4 different locations to explore with the entire goal being:

Collect the 3 piece of bots and escape the location before spiders, or a giant ghost skull appears and instantly kills you.

The game has this fun and simple esthetic that still has a creepy atmosphere, taking notes from more recent horror games.
It's a great game in the reimagining series, that honestly all of them are a treat to play, this one included. Even if it is a bit ridiculous that you're playing as a pair of floating eyes, the game still has an overall fun and creepy gameplay that makes it a treat to play.
I really appreciate the Behind the back point of view as it gives a more creepy and worrying feeling behind what might be behind any of the doors. However you can still play in the top down view like the original game.

It's a fun experience included within Atari 50 Collection.