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Uninvited came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989, developed by Icom Simulations. It was part of that early wave of point and click adventures on the console, a time when developers were experimenting with how to translate the slow, deliberate pace of computer games to a living room system. You don't see many horror games from that era, so it always stood out for its ambition and its genuinely unsettling atmosphere.

You control a character searching a haunted mansion for a lost sibling, navigating the environment screen by screen. The core of the game involves collecting items, solving environmental puzzles, and typing simple verb commands to interact with the world. Combat is minimal; you might use a sword or a bow you find, but the real challenge comes from the mansion's traps and the sudden, startling appearances of its spectral inhabitants. The pacing is slow and methodical, demanding careful observation, and the difficulty can be unforgiving if you miss a crucial item. It feels like being trapped in a low-res ghost story where every new room could hold a jump scare or a vital clue.