Run a haunted dark ride from the control booth in this spooky horror management sim. Load guests, trigger scares, route carts, and keep the power alive as the queue surges. Earn cash and prestige to rebuild the mansion, automate the ride, and survive every shift.

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Planned Release Date: Q1 2027

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Reviews

“If you've ever wanted to operate Disneyland's classic Haunted Mansion ride, this game's for you.”
IGN

“...you become an architect of alarm. A draughtsman of dismay. A mechanic of panic.”
Rock Paper Shotgun

About This Game

One booth. One haunted ride. Every scream in your hands. Operate the entire attraction from a dark control room, moving guests through the lobby, pre-shows, carts, and scares while managing power, queues, cash, and Prestige. Miss the timing and the whole operation starts to jam.

Place props, lighting, and animatronics to raise the ride's Scare potential, then improve the queue, pre-shows, and station to deepen Immersion. Stronger scares create better payouts at the exit and more money to invest in the mansion. 

Use cash to keep the doors open and Prestige to rebuild the decrepit mansion room by room. Improve vehicles, expand power capacity, and automate doors, loading, and dispatch so the operation can survive its busiest nights. 

Cash pays the bills, but your true success is measured in Prestige. Spend your hard-earned prestige to streamline your operation. Buy impressive decorations for the queue, automate manual labor with advanced systems, or upgrade your ride vehicles to crush those wait times.

Each shift brings new pressure, failures, events, and scoring conditions. Prepare before opening, react when the systems fight back, and keep the attraction alive as Halloween pushes the crowd, power grid, and control booth to their limits. 

  • Operate the entire haunted dark ride from one control booth 

  • Manage queues, pre-shows, carts, doors, power, and dispatches under pressure 

  • Design rooms with props, lighting, and animatronics that raise Scare and Immersion 

  • Rebuild a decrepit mansion with cash, Prestige, vehicle upgrades, and automation 

  • Face special shifts with unique events, failures, and scoring challenges 

  • A single-player horror management campaign building toward Halloween 

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics / AMD Radeon
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 560
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 / Apple M1
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics / Apple M1
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: macOS 12 (Monterey)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 / Apple M2
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro / Apple M1
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 (64-bit) / SteamOS
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 22.04 (64-bit) / SteamOS
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 560 / Steam Deck
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
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