Scream Operator: Haunted House Manager Announced for PC

If you've ever wanted to run Disneyland's classical Haunted Mansion ride, this game's for you. Introducing Scream Operator: Haunted House Manager, a crippled that, arsenic the sanction suggests, lets you operate, manage, upgrade, and support a palmy haunted location – each from the power booth of the ride.

Scream Operator is being developed by Japhet Interactive for PC, and it's owed retired successful Q1 2027. It's a 2D, pixel-art, top-down absorption sim wherever you'll run your haunted location from the power booth – triggering pre-shows, dispatching thrust vehicles, placing props and animatronics, sorting merchandise, upgrading your tech, paying the bills, and conscionable surviving your shift. Oh, and of people the large goal: scare your guests!

A playable demo is planned for Halloween this year. In the meantime, you tin wishlist Scream Operator if you're interested.

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