Crawl Space: The Mansion

Crawl Space: The Mansion is a single-player escape game set in an old hotel in Maine on the night before Halloween in 1986. You play Lisa Ranier, a young woman visiting the abandoned estate of her famous uncle, Theopold Ranier. A sailor, archaeologist and explorer, he stopped writing 10 years ago while completing a circumnavigation of the South Seas. His last known search was for the “Emerald of the Sea,” after a freak storm swept his wife Katherine overboard.

The mansion

As Theopold’s sole heir, Lisa visits the neglected property despite local letters describing mysterious green lights and a strange beacon that appears once a year on Halloween. She arrives shortly after 10 pm, but the front gates suddenly close and lock behind her. You enter the hotel to look for a key, while the clock counts down to the Witching Hour.

Search and escape

You explore the interactive hotel, find keys and search for a way out. Dozens of objects, including drawers, doors and vases, can be interacted with. Spirits move through the halls; some are visible and others are not. Manifestations may begin gently, but something becomes aware of Lisa’s presence, and the paintings warrant attention.

The hotel holds a deeper mystery surrounding the Emerald of the Sea. Katherine, now a ghost, is the one most angered by Lisa’s arrival. Keeping your wits may help you survive and escape.