Deck of Haunts

Deck of Haunts

Released May 2025

Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.

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Evaluation

Deck of Haunts launched on May 7, 2025 and has been receiving a consistent stream of free major content updates since release. The cadence across the first year has been roughly every 1-2 months: a Winter/Krampus update in December 2025, the anniversary mission system update on May 4, 2026, a birthday pathfinding overhaul on May 7, 2026, a large quality-of-life patch on June 4, 2026, ten new missions and a new room on June 16, 2026, and seven more missions plus a new card on July 2, 2026. That last post also stated the team is "working on something big" — a new room-size system with community playtesting. On August 6, 2026 — just 13 days before today — the developer confirmed community playtesting for that upcoming system is still open and active. The developer has not announced any conclusion to content development. To the contrary, every recent post points to ongoing work, and the most recent communication is only days old. This game is actively receiving new content with no indication that updates are winding down.
Evidence
Developer confirms the game is available on GeForce Now and invites players to join community playtesting to 'help shape the future of the game' — the most recent official communication, just 13 days before today.
news post · Aug 6, 2026 source development ongoing
high
V1.40 shipped seven new sequential missions and a new card. The post also explicitly states 'we are working on something big' — a new room-size system — with community playtesting announced.
news post · Jul 2, 2026 source content planned
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
DANGEN Entertainment
Achievements
41
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Step into the role of a sinister Haunted House, where the walls whisper secrets and terror lurks around every corner. As the master of this cursed domain, your goal is to ensnare daring humans, play on their fears, and drain their very essence to expand your dark influence.

By day, meticulously design the labyrinthine layout of your mansion, transforming it into a death trap that no human can escape. As night falls, lure unwitting explorers into your home, where you'll use a deck of terrifying cards to summon spirits, shift hallways, and unleash spine-chilling horrors. Build tension and drive your guests toward madness, all while protecting your Heart room—the core of your malevolent power.

Once their sanity crumbles, harvest their essence to strengthen your mansion, increasing your infamy and attracting even more daring foes, from law enforcement to priests. But beware, the Stone Masons are coming, ready to challenge your reign of terror…

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.

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.

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?

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.

Don't forget to pet Azrael!

Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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