haunted-house

name	haunted-house
description	A horror escape puzzle in a haunted mansion. Find 3 keys, unlock doors, survive flickering lights and moving furniture.
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Horror Haunted House — "Escape the Manor"

Player is locked inside a decrepit Victorian mansion. Find 3 keys hidden in rooms to unlock the front door and escape. Lights flicker. A chair moves when you leave a room. Something scratches behind the walls.

World Knowledge Index

Domain	Spec File	Description
Master plan	world.md	Room layout, key locations, scare sequence
Interior	regions/mansion-interior.md	Foyer, library, kitchen, hallway, bedroom, basement
Exterior	regions/mansion-exterior.md	Graveyard, dead trees, fog, moon
Horror effects	behaviors/horror-effects.md	Flickering lights, moving chair, whisper triggers
Soundscape	audio/dread-ambient.md	Wind, creak, distant fireplace, NO music
Player	avatar/player.md	First-person, SLOW movement, 3-key quest

Design Intent

Vulnerability through slowness. Walk speed 3.5 (70% of normal). First-person locks the player into the space. The horror comes from atmosphere, not monsters: flickering lights, a chair that moves when you leave a room, doors that creak, whispers on approach. Silence is the primary instrument — no background music. Only wind, wood creak, and the player's own footstep echoes.

Key Constraints

• First-person ONLY (third-person undermines horror)
• Slow movement: walk 3.5, run 6 (no sprint escape fantasy)
• 3 keys: rusty (library), silver (kitchen), golden (basement)
• rusty_key → unlocks basement_trapdoor
• silver_key → unlocks bedroom_door
• golden_key → unlocks front_door_exit (win condition)
• Scare triggers fire ONCE each (no repetition dulls impact)
• NO emissive on keys — they should be hard to spot
• Basement has only ONE dim light (intensity 50)

Playtest Checklist

• Rusty key visible in library bookshelf if player looks carefully
• Silver key in kitchen drawer area (on floor near counter)
• Golden key in basement corner (barely lit)
• Each key unlocks correct door and only that door
• Front door opens → victory text displays
• Chair moves to room center when player exits and re-enters library
• Whisper sound plays once in upstairs hallway
• Heavy footsteps sound plays once when entering basement
• Flickering lights vary in frequency (foyer fast, hallway slow)
• "GET OUT" sign on foyer wall readable