Now Open! Horror House (2024)

Developer: 揭不开锅
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Rating: 3.3 of 5, 15 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You manage a silly, cartoony haunted house where you place goofy traps to faint cartoon visitors, upgrade your venue, and run the business with a light, strategic touch.

casualstrategicwhimsicallightheartedcartoonyresource managementtower defensesimulation

What players say

Players find the horror tower defense concept novel, but the game is very short, often completed in two hours, and suffers from bugs, poor UI, and unbalanced difficulty that forces grinding or cheating. Reviews split on fun versus frustration, and several note development appears stalled.

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