Jump into the afterlife as a disgruntled ghost in this indie casual adventure set in a 1920s twisted mansion. Players reclaim their home from the dysfunctional Budd family by possessing ghastly furnishings and exploiting the fears of nine quirky inhabitants. Each of the five floors serves as a puzzle playground, where absorbing fear levels up control over rooms and unlocks new terrors using the guests' own belongings.
Musically themed characters, each tied to an instrument, reveal their desires and anxieties through discovery in this non-linear puzzle-adventure hybrid. Neil Gaiman crafts and narrates the story amid a pleasantly dark tone echoing old Hollywood whodunit mysteries. Casual players who enjoy clever scares and multiple puzzle solutions will find plenty to uncover.
Wayward Manor invites you to jump into the afterlife of a disgruntled ghost, trying to reclaim his house from its newfound owners. Set in the 1920s, this puzzle/adventure game transports players to an era of dark screwball comedy where they must unlock the secrets of a twisted mansion. Players will discover the quirks of Wayward Manor’s unwelcome guests and choose how to prey on their darkest fears.
Story
The Budds, a dysfunctional family of misfits and eccentrics, have brought their own abysmal possessions into your humble abode and stifled your power. Each level is a playground for scares where players earn fear to take back control of the room. If you want free reign over your mansion once again, you must drive the Budds mad with fear using only your imagination and their hideous belongings.
History
What started as a Lego prototype that The Odd Gentlemen and Neil Gaiman played together one afternoon, soon became a unique collaboration to tell a story through a nonlinear puzzle/adventure game hybrid, where the player learns about the characters and world through their observations and discovery. First launched on the website , Wayward Manor has been slowly unveiling its story and world to a whole new audience. Wayward Manor is Neil Gaiman’s first foray into video games.
Features
● Discover 9 quirky inhabitants each with their own desires, fears, and anxieties.
● Possess ghastly furnishings to manipulate the Budds into dire consequences.
● Level up as you absorb fear to take control of each room
● Pleasantly dark tone reminiscent of old Hollywood whodunit mysteries.
● Five floors, each filled with new items to posses and new ways to terrify.
● Find secret scares and multiple solutions to every puzzle
● Musically themed characters each represented by their own instrument.
● A story crafted and narrated by Neil Gaiman
● Featuring art from the Eisner award winning artist Chuck BB
