ron ▁Pre iss ▁Mult imedia / Bro ok lyn ▁Mult imedia , ▁published ▁and ▁distributed ▁by ▁Microsoft ▁Home , ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Jud son ▁Rose b ush . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁designed ▁by ▁W alt ▁Fre it ag ▁and ▁Barbara ▁L anza ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁The ▁game ▁places ▁the ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁a ▁b izar re ly ▁hum orous ▁and ▁eer ie ▁ha unted ▁house ▁populated ▁by ▁Wilson ' s ▁w ack y ▁characters . ▁The ▁player ▁must ▁explore ▁ 1 3 ▁rooms ▁and ▁find ▁ 1 3 ▁hidden ▁keys ▁before ▁ 1 3 ▁hours ▁on ▁the ▁mystery ▁clock ▁run ▁out . ▁The ▁game ▁runs ▁on ▁Mac ▁OS ▁ 7 ▁and ▁Microsoft ▁Windows ▁ 3 . 1 . ▁ ▁Game play ▁Game ▁play ▁consists ▁of ▁interact ing ▁with ▁a ▁cast ▁of ▁g hou lish ▁residents ▁who ▁populate ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁move ▁about ▁it , ▁and ▁in ▁collect ing ▁and ▁ex ch anging ▁an ▁invent ory ▁of ▁items ▁with ▁them . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁characters , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁house ▁itself , ▁contain ▁artificial ▁personal ities ▁that ▁react ▁to ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁player ; ▁the ▁mo ody ▁characters ▁and ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁any ▁order ▁creates ▁near - in finite ▁re play ability . ▁Do z ens ▁of ▁activities ▁and ▁puzz les ▁embedded ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁also ▁have ▁consequences . ▁These ▁activities ▁include ▁a ▁mon ster ▁assembly ▁lab , ▁mon ster ▁mov ies ▁in