Mystery House (1983)

Platforms: MSX, FM-7
Where to get it: My Abandonware

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Exploring a dark mansion with basic graphics and deliberate puzzle-solving, the game feels like a quiet, eerie walk through an old, static diorama.

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About

Released in 1983 for the MSX and FM-7 platforms, Mystery House is an early point-and-click adventure title. The game invites players to explore a haunted mansion while solving puzzles within its atmospheric setting. Available on these specific systems of the era, it stands as one of the foundational works in the graphic adventure genre.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.