The Hollow Manor

You wake in the cellar of a house that is very much awake. The only way out is up — six candlelit rooms between you and the front door, and every one of them has a resident that never left.

The Hollow Manor is a top-down stealth escape. Slip between pools of lantern light, read the pale glow of each wraith's gaze, and move only when the cone sweeps away. Get spotted and the whisper becomes a wail, the music becomes your heartbeat, and the chase is on. Duck into a wardrobe, hold your breath, and wait for the cold light to pass.

Find the key. Open the door. Do not be seen. Each room guards the brass key to the next: the Cook circles her kitchen, the Butler and the Widow cross paths around the long table, the Archivist walks the library aisles, and the Dancer never stops moving. Torn diary pages tell you what happened to the family — and what is still waiting downstairs.

Sneak slow, listen close, and save your running for the foyer. The front door takes one final key, and it is guarded by the fastest of them all.