The 7th Guest

The owner of the mansion was Henry Stauf, who made children's toys famous overnight after inventing a life-like doll. However, his success came with a deadly price: owners of the doll became infected with a virus, none recovering.

Six people received an invitation to a party at the mansion. By solving the riddles inside Stauf's "fun house", you'll delve into the past to learn what happened to them and the mysterious 7th guest on that fateful night.

The game is played in first person perspective with a point-and-click interface featuring horror-themed animated cursors. It was one of the first games released on CD-ROM, with fully rendered SVGA graphics and real actors bringing the story to life during full-motion video cut scenes.

To finish the game, you must solve the puzzles in Stauf's manor; each solved puzzle will unlock new rooms or movie sequences to watch. The puzzles are varied, including the classic "eight queens puzzle" and others. If you get stuck, you can visit the library for hints, which will help you solve the puzzles.

Later releases of the game came with a separate video that included a "behind the scenes" look at the making of the game and interviews with the developers.