GamingLives takes a look at Deck 13's latest offering, to be released through Lace Mamba Global in May: "In a year slowly filling out with adventure releases, point and click fans are becoming spoiled for choice, and one of the more alluring titles on the horizon is Deck 13′s upcoming offering – a ghostly 3D point and click adventure, aptly named Haunted. Given the title, you’d be forgiven for thinking this a horror. Not so. Haunted is a light, laid-back and humorous game from the same people who created Ankh and Jack Keane, and is finally seeing a UK release after being available in Germany for some time."
AtomicGamer writes:
"While American gamers seem to have forgotten how to appreciate a good point-and-click adventure, German gamers obviously haven't. These days, the best adventure game development is done in Germany (note games like Deponia or The Book of Unwritten Tales) and the latest great point-and-click comes from German company Deck 13 Interactive. Haunted is a fantastic game that succeeds by striking a perfect Tim Burton-ish balance between creepy and amusing."
GameZebo: I’ve never been one to believe in ghosts. But Haunted has recently shown me that ghosts are not only real, but that sometimes they can be a cranky two-foot pirate named Oscar who won’t leave you alone.
DHGF: Haunted is a pretty mediocre adventure game that looks and feels like it was made in the 1990s. It’s not a bad game by any means; it just falls short in most areas. It’s half the length of most games in this genre and both the comedy and puzzles are a bit lacking. The voice cast is top notch however and considering this game retails for only fifteen-nineteen dollars, it’s safe to say you’ll get your money’s worth out of Haunted if you decide to pick it. Still, even at that price point there are numerous adventure games released in 2012 alone that will satisfy a point and click fan more than this thumbs in the middle affair.
