Steam game

The Haunted House : Dark Island

Your friends have vanished into the darkness… now, you are their only hope! Collect and grow your ghosts, and stand against powerful enemies.

Free April 9, 2026

By Dave Studio

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The Haunted House : Dark Island - Dave Studio. Popular. Released April 9, 2026
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Overview

About this game

Collect Ghosts.

Build Your Team.

Win the Clash.

Discover rare Ghost variants, create powerful team combinations,

and experience intense anime-style power clashes in a monster collection RPG.

Discover, Collect, and Build

Every Ghost has unique abilities and growth potential.

Hunt for elusive Rare Variants hidden throughout the island,

experiment with different team combinations, and create a team that matches your playstyle.

Experience Anime-Style Power Clashes

When powerful attacks collide, battles reach their most intense moments.

Overcome powerful enemies through strategy, teamwork, and explosive power clashes.

A single clash can turn the tide of battle.

Explore the Island's Secrets

Travel across mysterious regions, encounter dangerous enemies, and uncover the hidden truth behind the island.

Story

🌊 Stranded on a Mysterious Island

A cheap package vacation during the school break.
But the ship is lost in a violent storm, leaving you stranded on an unidentified island.

A pixelated world that feels slightly out of place with reality — Dark Island.

There, you meet Geumbi, a Dokkaebi, who reveals a grim truth:

The Legendary Dokkaebi, once the island’s guardian, has gone out of control and corrupted the land.
In the process, Hari and her friends have also fallen into darkness.

You must collect ghosts, battle through the corruption, and purify each region to break the ancient seals.

👻 Shinbi’s Haunted House Characters in Retro Pixel Art

Meet the beloved characters of Shinbi’s Haunted House reimagined in a brand-new pixel style.

However, the friends you encounter on this island
are not the ones you remember.

Once purified, they remain hazy and unable to recall the past, leaving behind only the same cryptic words:

“I feel like… we were protecting something.”

⚔️ Ghost Collection and Strategic Battles

Dark Island is home to diverse ghosts across 12 distinct elemental attributes.

Capture and Collect
Use Ghost Capsules during battle to capture and tame wild spirits.

Tactical Combat
Each ghost possesses unique skills and abilities. Master elemental advantages to lead your team to victory.

Rare Encounters
Keep an eye out for elusive Rare Variants hidden in the deepest corners of the island.

🌍 Explore 12 Unique Regions

Dark Island consists of 12 regions, each with its own environment and elemental theme.

Silver Fog Forest – A woodland choked by dense, eerie mist.
Quiet Blue Cavern – Where deep echoes resonate through the dark.
Burning Heart – A land of sweltering heat and molten rock.
Golden Desert Kingdom – An endless expanse of shimmering dunes.
Crimson Canyon – A rugged landscape of jagged, weathered cliffs.
Wind Plains – Traces of ancient ruins scattered across the breezy plains.
Deep Root Swamp – Home to gargantuan, primordial flora.
Eternal Snowfields – A realm of never-ending, blinding blizzards.
Dead Marsh – A toxic wasteland filled with poisonous haze.
Shadow Mountains – Where the heaviest darkness looms.
Celestial Altar – The sacred point closest to the sky.
Forgotten Temple – The source of all seals, where the ultimate truth lies dormant.

Defeat powerful corrupted bosses in each region to purify the land and break the island’s seals one by one.

📖 Uncover the Island’s Secrets Through Records

As you collect ghosts and complete the Ghost Codex, the island’s past and hidden stories begin to unfold through fragmented records.

Clues and documents scattered across the island hint at a truth far different from what you’ve been told.

Was the Legendary Dokkaebi really responsible for everything?

🍀 Build Your Ghost Village

In the world of ghosts, Four-Leaf Clovers symbolize affection and trust.

Earn Clovers by helping ghosts and completing various achievements.

To expand the village where your captured ghosts reside, you will need the help of the ghosts themselves.

Use Four-Leaf Clovers to request their assistance and gradually expand your Ghost Village into a thriving sanctuary.

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