History VideoGame / SpookysJumpScareMansion

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: The early notes from the previous explorer express a recurring desire for the adventure through Spooky's house to be "romantic." They could have meant that in the "idyllic tales of a chivalrous knight in shining armor" sense.
* YourHeadAsplode: How some "enemies" die in Mall of the Spook.

** The manner in which you evade Specimen 12's host inside the mansion (hiding in closets until they leave) is very similar to how the player evades the titular monster of ''VideoGame/AoOni''. Parallels to ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' are also drawn.

* AdultFear:
** If the player gets the code for the arcade cabinet, it's revealed that Spooky died from an AccidentalMurder on Halloween, when the person she was scaring suffered from PTSD and shot her in self-defense. Even worse? The Doll House DLC states it was her father that shot her, and then he blamed it on someone else.
** There are a set of notes that can be found in Endless Mode from a young child who wanders off to the mansion, believing that a party is being held there. The notes end with [[NothingIsScarier something]] coming to presumably kill the child.
-->I fell asleep.\\
My leg still hurts.\\
I see Daddy he came for me..\\

-->[[OhCrap It's not Daddy.]]

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Unlike the ghosts in the other games, who have a unique backstory in-universe, the monsters in Endless Mode are completely unique... and strange. Either they are a reference to other horror games, adorable, or surprising. They are, in order: A [[Videogame/{{Imscared}} familiar pixelated face]], an [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys animatronic Otter]], a seemingly unscary BedsheetGhost, a [[AdorableAbomination seemingly adorably anime-like forest spirit]] and [[VideoGame/SilentHills a demonic woman from an abandoned horror game]]. You can see them (in order): [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/spookys-house-of-jump-scares/images/a/ae/White_face.gif White Head]], [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/spookys-house-of-jump-scares/images/9/97/Beaver.gif Otto the Otter]], [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/spookys-house-of-jump-scares/images/a/a7/Spooper.png Spooper (normal form)]], [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/spookys-house-of-jump-scares/images/1/13/SpooperFinal.png Spooper (damagedform)]],[[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/spookys-house-of-jump-scares/images/a/a3/Mutant.gif Spooper (True Form)]], [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/spookys-house-of-jump-scares/images/7/76/TirsiakChase.gif Tirsaik]], and [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/spookys-house-of-jump-scares/images/5/59/Lisa.png Lisa]].

** Specimen 8 causes a film grain effect and flashes disturbing images at you when it attacks.

** The Doll House DLC gives another one: During the sequence where you destroy the nightmare, you turn a corner, and automatically shoot... Spooky.

* EasierThanEasy: The remake has an option to disable all Specimens, effectively removing all challenge from the game. Scripted rooms can still be encountered, but their respective Specimens will not appear at all and [[NoEnding the game skips the final boss fight, going straight to the credits screen]]. According to WordOfGod, this feature is intended for people who want to enjoy the game, but are unable to due to finding the Specimens too scary.
* EasyModeMockery: Completing the game with Specimens turned off results in a half-hearted congrats from spooky and the protagonist telling their peers how boring their "adventure" was.

* AndIMustScream: The game over screen describes that your soul is wandering endlessly in a maze after you die, presumably trapped in the castle forever.

** Specimen 2 makes choking noise as if it's trying to let out a pained screech.

** The March Update adds a couple more. Some come from another GL Labs facility which was attacked by Specimen 10, which like Specimen 3, [[BadBoss Spooky knew of but did nothing about it]]. The other is a restaurant that details a man working at a restaurant whose meat causes consumers to be addicted to it. When the worker tries it, he becomes addicted to them, but eventually tries to leave his job after falling asleep while driving, and encountering what would be later known as Specimen 11.
** The full update adds a few more, one during Specimen 12's area where the victim stuck there is trying to hide from his pursuer while contemplating the true nature of the mansion, the one in Specimen 13's lair details a group of scientists studying mysterious death of whales when suddenly their lab floods and a mysterious creature starts killing the lab members. There is also a new overarching log of another [[HeroOfAnotherStory traveler who thinks he is the main character leaving notes, culminating in the final note being at the last save point]].

** It's also slightly effective against a few Specimen - most notably, it knocks out Specimen 6 with a single hit.

** In the arcade rooms, both current arcade machines feature Spooky either stabbing people or brutally murdering a pacman-like character.

[[caption-width-right:350:This was not a romantic idea... [[note]] The old game logo/thumbnail prior to the C&D by Spooky House Studios: https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/addb43e72d8b0d4c6c3d94e92844a15b.png[[/note]] ]]

* SurpriseCreepy: At a surface glance the game looks very cute, and for the first 50 rooms it's a silly AffectionateParody of common horror tropes. However, the game doesn't stay too cute for long.

* AdultFear: If the player gets the code for the arcade cabinet, it's revealed that Spooky died from an AccidentalMurder on Halloween, when the person she was scaring suffered from PTSD and shot her in self-defense. Even worse? The Doll House DLC states it was her father that shot her, and then he blamed it on someone else.

* ApocalypticLog: You can find several as you progress, with the first being from a previous explorer who died of hunger and thirst in the house. You find a series of letters documenting their journey and eventual demise as they try to stay alive by drinking the ink they brought, and then drinking what they think is metallic tasting wine at first. As of the current version, you do find their bones in an elevator. After that, you'll occasionally find notes pertaining to whatever Specimen happens to be up next in the queue for terrorizing you, apparently written by some of those particular enemies' previous victims. The person who consistently refers to [[GiantSpider Specimen 3]] as Subject 5 in notes as it breaks out and undoubtedly kills them, apparently supervised by "Spook," the girl who expresses concern for someone named Matsuri in Specimen 4's domain, who disappeared after going into school late just like a local urban legend had described, the followers of some strange cult in the first location of Specimen 5, apparently killed after what was implied to be a failed VirginSacrifice, and some poor fellow accosted by the killer deer best embody this after the romantic explorer.

* DefangedHorrors: The game certainly seems to be this...for the first 50 rooms.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Spooky, the BadBoss, ordered a Specimen destroyed. When ''Spooky'' orders something destroyed, you ''know'' it's bad. And considering the Specimen is the FinalBoss...

* ExactWords: At room 750 Spooky decides to "reward" the player by making it so their stamina can't deplete at all...by preventing you from running to use it up. Though technically, swinging your weapon shows that Spooky really DID give you infinite stamina, she just took away the function that needed it most.

* KaizoTrap: One room is a small circle. It is just long enough that you can't get through it before a chasing enemy enters. They can walk through walls, you can't.

* ShmuckBait: In room 250, Spooky greets you and rewards you with a present: an empty box that says, "Look Behind You." Doing so causes multiple cardboard surprises to appear. It's harmless, but startling.

* UncannyValley: Intentionally {{Invoked}}. Some of the Specimens aren't...right. Specimen 5 has its stiff, jerky movements, and Specimen 6's grinning ''stare...''

* WakeUpCallBoss: Specimen 1 is a joke, Specimen 2 is actually pretty simple to overcome, and people have made it through Specimen 3's section without even ''seeing'' it. [[StringyHairedGhostGirl Specimen 4]], though, is a pain in the ass.

* WhamShot: Putting the correct code into one of the otherwise unused arcade machines will activate a brief secret involving multiple wham shots. [[spoiler: Spooky as a normal kid happily holding her dad's hand. An adult in a ghost costume condescendingly patting her head while she sits on a porch in her reaper costume on Halloween, looking frustrated & depressed instead of perpetually happy. The inside of her bag which contains firecrackers & a tube of fake blood instead of candy. A look of horror in a stranger's eye & a spent bullet casing on the ground.]] All followed by this line in text. [[spoiler: "I just wanted to be taken seriously. I just wanted to scare people. But I don't blame them. At least I finally scared someone."]]
** The Doll House DLC gives another one: During the sequence where you destroy the nightmare, you turn a corner, and automatically shoot...Spooky.

* WouldHurtAChild: Specimen 4 has a particular fondness for children, it seems; she was originally haunting a school (and devouring children) before she was brought to the mansion.

* AdultFear: If the player gets the code for the arcade cabinet, it's revealed that Spooky died from an AccidentalMurder on Halloween, when the person she was scaring suffered from PTSD and shot her in self-defense. Even worse? The Doll House DLC implies it was her father that shot her.

* MonsterClown: You never fight it physically, but one can be found behind bars in The Doll House DLC. [[NothingIsScarier Leaving and coming back will show the bars broken, with the clown nowhere to be found.]]

* AdultFear: If the player gets the code for the arcade cabinet, it's revealed that Spooky died from an AccidentalMurder on Halloween, when the person she was scaring suffered from PTSD and shot her in self-defense.

** The cat, and the area it inhabits--which has a checkerboard floor dripping with blood, a large grandfather clock, and lots of rooms full of symbolism where the cat spouts Jungian psychology at you--seem to be inspired by the ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'' series. The rooms after it take strong cues from the witches' labyrinths in ''[[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka Magica]]'', which seems to also have been a strong influence on the cat.

* EsotericHappyEnding: [[invoked]] Inverted. In ''Sunshine Academy'', the "Love Failed" condition is [[LoveInterest Ume Ito]], after at least four playthroughs [[GroundhogDayLoop and her feeling the meetings with the protagonist are familiar]], realizing that the player character is a creep that's planning on murdering her, after which the protagonist is expelled after she reports them.

In late 2016, the game got an UpdatedRerelease under the title ''Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation''. The re-release changed the game over to the Unity engine, improved the graphics, gave the specimens 3D models, the DLC "Karamari Hospital" is pre-included with the game, and VR support the UsefulNotes/OculusRift and UsefulNotes/HTCVive. The player can also switch between the 3D models at any time, averting TheyChangedItNowItSucks. The re-release is however a commercial game unlike the original version which is freeware, but the original version is available for download. The HD re-release trailer can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tshkcflH4MY here]].

In early 2016, the game's name was changed from ''Spooky's House of Jump Scares'' to ''Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion'' after German company "Spooky House Studios" put forth a cease and desist because they're attempting to trademark the name "Spooky House". The change is noted in game by [[ClumsyCopyrightCensorship the new name simply being written on tape and pasted over the old logo]].

In late 2016, the game got an UpdatedRerelease under the title ''Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion: HD Renovation''. The re-release changed the game over to the Unity engine, improved the graphics, gave the specimens 3D models, the DLC "Karamari Hospital" is pre-included with the game, and VR support the UsefulNotes/OculusRift and UsefulNotes/HTCVive. The player can also switch between the 3D models at any time, averting TheyChangedItNowItSucks. The re-release is however a commercial game unlike the original version which is freeware, but the original version is available for download. The HD re-release trailer can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tshkcflH4MY here]].

** There is also an ending if the jumpscares and Specimens are turned off.

* ShaggyDogStory: Whether you make it to the end or die to one of the house's many dangers, your fate is the same in the end: you perish and become part of Spooky's army of the dead (or a Specimen if you're really unlucky). One would at least hope that making it all the way through and dispatching Specimen 9, which GL Labs had failed to take care of, would ensure you a higher rank. However, you can survive if you shut off the Specimens and jumpscares in the opinions menu- but then, what's the point in playing the game?

** Otto the Otter, is this as he is a TakeThat to the fans, is obviously a reference [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys a certain game with animal-based animotronics]]. Doubly so is the fact that his JumpScare is similar to (if nor exactly like) the Jumpscares of said game.

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