Video Game Gaiman: Writer Launches Spooky 'Wayward Manor'

Neil Gaiman, 2004
Neil Gaiman, 2004 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Neil Gaiman: video game touted for Supernatural Enthusiasts Wayward Manor


Writer Neil Gaiman launches   Wayward Manor, a supernatural- game centered around the tale of a ghost.
Popular horror-fantasy author Neil Gaiman (CoralineStardust,Sandman) has unfurled the launch of his first video game, titled Wayward Manor.
The game is typical of Gaiman's trademark style in embracing the supernatural genre, featuring a ghost who seeks a peaceful afterlife. To accomplish this he must get rid of the people living in his former home.
Wayward Manor starts in the 1920s and progresses to a modern-day setting as the ghost makes an effort to be rid of residents in his home, and begins to understand the mystery surrounding his own death.
Gaiman described the game as "light hearted" and "goofy" in an interview with Mashable.
"Back in the late 1990s, I spent a lot of time working with various gaming companies. What tended to happen is I put an incredible amount of work in these things and just as something was about to happen, the company was about to go bankrupt." Gaiman said.
The author did not reveal any additional details surrounding gameplay, but did say that "normally, in a game, if you're in a haunted house, you are going to be walking through it intrepidly…and you keep going until you find the ghost. In this one, all you want to do is be left in peace with your lovely house".
Fans can pre-order a copy at the game's official website. Wayward Manor will be available later this year on PC, Mac, and tablets.
By Zorine Te, Community Manager
Zorine is the Community Manager at GameSpot Australia. She enjoys competitive gaming, eating and winning. Is prone to gamer rage.
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