Abandonware DOS title

Horror games featuring a haunted house sorted by release date

Haunted houses may be an old theme for horror movies and books nowadays, but it was used as a theme for quite a few games in the DOS era.

Most popular haunted house games

Phantasmagoria
adventureWindows XP/98/95, DOS, Mac OS
Nitemare 3D
shooterDOS, Windows 3.x
Uninvited
adventureDOS, , Mac OS
moonmist-1

Moonmist

DOS19863.8/5 Infocom
uninvited-win3x-04

Uninvited

DOSMac OS19873.8/5 ICOM Simulations
nightmareelmstreet-1

A Nightmare on Elm street

DOS19893.9/5 Westwood Studios
dont-go-alone-03

Don't Go Alone

DOS19894/5 Sterling Silver Software
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Last Half of Darkness

DOS19893.9/5 SoftLab Laboratories
horrorzombies-5

Horror Zombies from the Crypt

DOS19903.8/5 Astral Software
hugoh1-1

Hugo's House of Horrors

DOS19903.9/5 Gray Design Associates
Hugo's House of Horrors is an adventure game developed by David P. Gray and released in the early 1990s. The game is a text-based adventure with simple graphics, and it gained popularity for its witty and often tongue-in-cheek approach to the horror genre.The story of the game revolves around the main character, Hugo, who receives a letter from his...
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Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion

DOS1991protected4.1/5 id software
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Alone in the Dark

DOS1992protected4.1/5 Infogrames
jack-in-the-dark-03

Jack in the Dark

DOS19933.8/5 Infogrames
7th-guest-10

The 7th Guest

Windows XP/98/951993protected3.9/5 Trilobyte
thelegacy-5

The Legacy: Realm of Terror

DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected3.9/5 Magnetic Scrolls
The Legacy: Realm of Terror is a first-person view survival horror RPG set in the modern world, in a haunted house. The Legacy was developed by Magnetic Scrolls and published by MicroProse Software in 1993.
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Nitemare 3D

DOSWindows 3.x1994protected3.3/5 Gray Design Associates
Nitemare 3D is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by David P. Gray under the Gray Design Associates label. It was released in 1994 as a follow-up to the earlier adventure games in the "Hugo" series. The protagonist, Hugo, embarks on a mission to rescue his girlfriend, Penelope, who has been kidnapped by the evil Dr. Hame...
phantasmagoria-04

Phantasmagoria

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1995protecteddemo4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
Phantasmagoria is a point-and-click horror adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line, released in 1995. Directed by Roberta Williams, Phantasmagoria departed from Sierra's usual fantasy and comedic themes to explore a darker, more mature narrative.The game follows the story of Adrienne Delaney, played by Victoria Morsell, and her hus...
11th-hour-07

The 11th Hour

Windows XP/98/951995protected4.1/5 Trilobyte
realms-of-the-haunting-07

Realms of the Haunting

DOSMac OS1997protected3.8/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
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