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Watch trailer on Steam ↗Scream Operator: Haunted House Manager
Japhet Interactive · Published by Level Up Gaming Publishing, Japhet Interactive
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
In this cozy-spooky management sim, you are in the control booth of your own haunted house dark ride! Balance heart-pounding scares with smart business choices to grow your profits and upgrade the ride to create the ultimate haunted experience for your guests.
Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Casual · 2027 · More free games
About this game
Welcome to the control room of a dark, industrial haunted attraction. Scream Operator is a spooky pixel-art management sim where you operate and manage your very own dark ride.
You oversee the complete flow of the ride. From loading anxious guests and triggering the pre-show, to routing empty carts back into the depot: every single action is in your hands.
Drag-and-drop props, lighting, and animatronics inside the attraction. Every item you place permanently raises the maximum Scare Score of your dark ride, which directly impacts the cash you earn at the exit.
Cash pays the bills, but your true success is measured in Prestige. Spend your hard-earned prestige to streamline your operation. Buy impressive decorations for the queue, automate manual labor with advanced systems, or upgrade your ride vehicles to crush those wait times.
Start with the tutorial, and work yourself through a variety of unique shifts, all bringing new challenges and experiences to the table. Are you able to work through the Halloween, the bussiest night of the year? And what happens when your attraction is visited by an infamous legend of horror?
Manage the crowd and queues
Customize the ride with props, animatronics and other decorations
Control the whole dark ride from the control room
Balance power capacity
Obtain scare and immersion scores
Upgrade your queue, preshows and station
Automate doors, loading, dispatch and more!
Survive unique and thrilling shifts
Earn enough cash to keep your haunted house running
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics / AMD Radeon
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 560
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Come say hi in our Discord Server!
Calling all Operator Trainees to register in our Discord Server. With development progressing smoothly and the Halloween Demo coming up soon, it's time to introduce you to Arthur, the friendly old caretaker of the haunted mansion where you'll soon be starting your first shift as operator of an old, decaying dark ride. Arthur will be here to teach you the basics of the operator trade, and will fill you in here and there on the mysterious past of the mansion. To prepare for your first shift, you're cordially invited into the Discord Server of Scream Operator, where you can celebrate your new job with fellow operator trainees, and keep an eye out for new bits and pieces of information regarding the responsibilities that await you. Maybe you're even brave enough to take a leap forward and join the group of TEST OPERATORS, a notorious gang of explorers who are the very first to experience (and critique) the true life of being in the control room. A message from the dev On a more personal note: I'm genuinely happy with how the current playtests are going. It's been great watching the game get played by people outside my own head for a change. Honestly, I can't wait to meet all of you in the Discord, to spar about ideas, hear your honest opinions, and build the best possible version of Scream Operator together. See you in the control room. (that's me).Read full article on Community Announcements (Japhet)AnnouncementsOfficial
Playtesters Needed: Be the First to Play Scream Operator!
Hi guys!First of all, thank you so much to every one of you who wishlisted Scream Operator in the past few months since I announced the game. It means the world to me that something I've been creating in my little nerd-cave has been seen and appreciated by so many of you. News about the demo!Development is moving smoothly, and I'm approaching the completion of the demo that will be freely available to all of you during the Halloween period and the October Steam Next Fest coming up. This means you'll all be able to play the very first few shifts of Scream Operator in spooky season. But some of you might even get to experience the game this summer...! Scream Operator is looking for playtestersA small group of players is being brought in early to help stress-test the haunted house. If you want to be one of the first people ever to step into the control booth, this is your shot. What's needed:Players who'll actually dig into the systems (not just click through)Honest feedback: what's confusing, what's broken, what's funA willingness to report bugs clearly (screenshots/clips help a ton)How to sign up:Join the Discord and head to the playtesting channel to register your interest. Spots are limited, so the sooner you jump in, the better your chances. You can find the Scream Operator Discord server here. Feel free to also join the Discord, or connect in any other way, even if you're not ready to commit to some playtesting. I'd love to meet all of you and hear all your ideas and dreams regarding your coming new job as a Scream Operator.Talk to you very soon!JaphetRead full article on Community Announcements (Japhet)AnnouncementsOfficial
IGN reveals Scream Operator Announcement Trailer
Beyond excited to announce that the official Scream Operator Announcement Trailer has just been revealed exclusively on IGN!In addition, the official announcement is also featured in an article on their website, which you can read here: https://www.ign.com/articles/scream-operator-haunted-house-manager-announced-for-pc For those who have been following my journey in developing this haunted house management simulator, this is the moment I have been building up to. In this trailer, you get a first look at the full scope of the game. Managing the guests and flow of your haunted house dark ride attraction. Placing animatronics and props, and directly controling the whole attraction from a industrialistic control booth. What’s Next? I am working hard to get the game ready for its public demo debut during Steam Next Fest this October. In the meantime, I will naturally keep posting in the community here to keep you all up to date on the latest developments regarding the game. If you want to be updated more and more frequently, you are more than welcome to come say hi in our Discord Channel.Wishlist now! If you like what you see in the trailer, please add Scream Operator to your Wishlist. It is the single most helpful thing you can do to support my project and stay updated on the demo release and future devlogs. Let me know what you think of the trailer in the comments!Read full article on Community Announcements (Japhet)Press Coverage
Run your own haunted house in the management sim Scream Operator
Scream Operator is an upcoming indie pixel-art management sim, where you run your own haunted house and have to create the best scares possible to earn big. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/run-your-own-haunted-house-in-the-management-sim-scream-operator/Read full article on GamingOnLinuxAnnouncementsOfficial
Scream Operator featured on Rock Paper Shotgun!
Hi everyone,I am absolutely thrilled to share some massive news regarding the development of Scream Operator. Today, Rock Paper Shotgun published a dedicated feature on the game!As a solo developer, having a major outlet like RPS organically pick up the game and dive deeply into its mechanics is an incredible milestone. Editor Edwin Evans-Thirlwell took a close look at the queueing systems, the interface, and the core management loop.Here are a few highlights from the article that completely blew me away:"It's a 'cosy-spooky' themepark strategy sim in which you attempt to maximise the chills...""I find the game's presentation quite appealing. It's a little MicroProsaic in places."Reading that the interface gives off "MicroProsaic" vibes is the ultimate compliment for a management sim developer. The article also highlights exactly what I am trying to achieve with the queueing system, proving that a long line might be great for business, but it requires active management to keep guests terrified and entertained before they even board the ride.What's Next?Seeing the game validated by a platform like Rock Paper Shotgun gives me a huge boost of energy. I am currently pouring all my time into the simulation mechanics to prepare for our first playable public demo, which is scheduled for this Halloween (October 2026). The full release is targeted for early 2027.You can read the full Rock Paper Shotgun article hereIf you haven't already, wishlisting the game helps the project tremendously and ensures you get notified the exact moment the Halloween demo drops.Thank you all for the continued support!JaphetRead full article on Community Announcements (Japhet)
