Deck of Haunts launches May 7 for PC, later in 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch

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The spooky deckbuilding game “Deck of Haunts” is set to debut on PC via Steam on May 7 for $19.99, with plans to release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch at a later date in 2025. This exciting news comes from publishers DANGEN Entertainment and developers Mantis Games.

Here is an overview of the game, via DANGEN Entertainment:

About

The “Deck of Haunts” is an innovative, chilling card game that places you in the role of a malevolent haunted house. In this spooky adventure, your objective is to construct your own mansion, entice hapless humans into it, and either drive them insane or eliminate them with a selection of terrifying cards.

1970s America serves as the backdrop for this tale, where players assume the role of a once-magnificent 1920s art deco mansion, now corroded by resentment and malice following years of neglect. Over time, the house’s suppressed animosity towards humanity has materialized into a living, throbbing stone heart at its core. This dark energy has enabled the house to entice unwitting humans into its labyrinthine corridors, consuming their fear and even their physical bodies to sustain itself and amplify its power.

In the game titled “Deck of Haunts“, players build and fortify a haunted house during the day, setting lethal traps around the crucial “Heart room”, which represents their source of supernatural power. At night, they use a deck of spine-chilling cards to summon spirits and terrors that progressively drive innocent adventurers mad or eliminate them. Players can combine ruthless card sequences and utilize special rooms with distinct characteristics to develop clever, fear-induced strategies. The objective is to collect the essence of these unfortunate souls, enabling players to expand their mansion and lure in more ambitious explorers—all while preparing for their most dangerous adversary: the Stone Masons.

The “Deck of Haunts” invites you to assume the chilling position as a sinister Haunted Mansion’s overseer. In this haunt, the walls murmur hidden truths, and dread looms in every shadow. Your objective within this accursed realm is to trap brave adventurers, manipulate their fears, and siphon away their vitality to magnify your dark power.

During the day, you carefully craft an intricate maze within your grand manor, turning it into a lethal trap that no person can evade. When darkness envelops, you entice unsuspecting adventurers into your residence, whereupon you’ll employ a deck of frightening cards to conjure specters, alter passageways, and unleash dreadful terrors. You heighten the suspense and lead your guests towards insanity, while safeguarding your Heart room – the heart of your malevolent energy source.

When people lose their minds, collect their life force to fortify your manor, boosting your notoriety and drawing bolder adversaries such as law enforcers and clergy. However, take heed, the Stonecutters approach, poised to contest your reign of fear…

Key Features

  • Craft Your Deck of Haunts – Unlock and collect new cards as you progress. Expand your deck to include tools of terror like bone-chilling screams, phantoms, creaking floors, and shifting walls. Use your cards to scare—or kill—your victims, then extract their essence.
  • Build Your Mansion – Strategically design your haunted house by placing rooms that serve to protect your Heart room, where your power is concentrated. Construct a maze filled with traps, scares, and unique twists, all tailored to frighten and confuse your visitors. Utilize special rooms with unique powers to aid in your hauntings.
  • Sow Tension and Fear – As humans navigate your mansion, increase the tension by playing haunt cards directly on them and within different rooms. Slowly drive them to insanity. Once their fear reaches critical levels, use the right haunts to push them to the brink of madness. Will you let them escape?
  • Harvest Essence – Once you’ve driven the explorers mad with fear, extract their essence to grow your mansion. Use it to unlock new rooms, expand your haunting powers, and attract more dangerous—and rewarding—targets. Grow your haunted domain into a nightmare that consumes all who enter.

Watch a new trailer below.

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2025-04-15 16:01