DANGEN Entertainment has announced its partnership with Mantis Games to publish Deck of Haunts, a sinister new deckbuilding roguelike where players take on the role of a malevolent haunted house. In this eerie title, players will build their mansion, lure unsuspecting humans into it, and terrify them into madness, or kill them, using a variety of haunting cards.
Spooky houses, eerie atmosphere and plenty of cards to choose from!
Set in America in the 1970s, players embody a forsaken 1920s art deco mansion. Once grand but now steeped in bitterness and malice after decades of abandonment. Over time, the house’s simmering hatred for humanity has manifested as a living, pulsating stone heart at its core. Fuelled by this dark power, the house now lures unsuspecting humans into its twisted halls. Feeding on their fear—and their very bodies—to satiate its hunger and grow ever more powerful.
In Deck of Haunts, players strategically construct their haunted house by day. Setting deadly traps to protect their Heart room, the core of their supernatural power. By night, they must use a deck of terrifying cards to unleash spirits and horrors that gradually drive unassuming explorers insane, or kill them. The goal is to harvest the essence of these doomed souls. Allowing players to grow their mansion and attract even greater explorers—while preparing for their worst threat: the arrival of the Stone Masons.
Features
Here is what you can find inside your new haunted deck:
- 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.
A few words from the team
‘Deck of Haunts is all about immersing players in a twisted, strategic experience where they take control of the horrors, rather than just surviving them,’ said Philippe Mesotten of Mantis Games. ‘We wanted to create a game that blends the thrill of deckbuilding with the eerie atmosphere of a haunted house. We hope the tension of designing the perfect trap-filled mansion and unleashing nightmarish horrors in a roguelike keeps players on edge and we’re excited to see how far they can push their sinister creativity.’
Deck of Haunts is slated for release on PC in early 2025, and consoles later in the year.
YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Discord | Podcast