Haunt Out

Haunt Out is a small free VR horror game that puts me inside a haunted mansion in 1930s Louisiana and gives me a very simple but interesting setup. A voodoo ritual has gone wrong and I can take the role of either the Voodoo Priest trying to perform an exorcism or the Ghost trying to break the seal keeping it trapped. I like the idea because the two sides play very differently, and the whole game is built around hunting, hiding and trying to work out what is happening around me. Playing as the Priest gives me a more investigative role. I have to look for supernatural signs, use my voodoo scepter to reveal the Ghost and place traps around the mansion. I can also use spiritual light and capture rituals when I manage to narrow down where the Ghost is. Playing as the Ghost feels much more sneaky because I can move through walls, disappear into darkness and interfere with protective talismans while working on the rituals needed to weaken the seal. I like having these completely different abilities because it makes the same mansion feel different depending on which side I am playing. The mansion itself is a good setting for this kind of game. The narrow corridors, interactive objects an…