As I get older, I find I have no interest in playing the cutesy/silly games that are everywhere on retro consoles (obviously, they were targeted towards kids). But I also don't have the patience for survival horror games like the resident evil or silent hill series. I'm just looking for a fun spooky game that I can jump into and start playing.
So what are your favorite action-oriented games featuring skeletons and bats and horror movie monsters that aren't actually trying to scare you? Any platform, any year. I'm looking for games whose entire theme is spooky, not just a single haunted house or graveyard level.
Not action oriented, but just wanted to give Maniac Mansion a shout out…
You're right, Maniac Mansion definitely has the vibe I'm looking for but there's no way I've got the patience for a point-and-click game.
Also Shadowgate & The Uninvited from the NES era