When did Haunted House come out?

Haunted House was released on 1 February 1982 for Atari 2600.

Haunted House (1982) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Haunted House

Haunted House is an Atari 2600 video game written by James Andreasen and published by Atari, Inc. in February 1982. The player, represented by a pair of eyes, must navigate the haunted mansion of the late…

1 February 1982

What Haunted House is

Haunted House is an adventure game developed by Atari and released in 1982. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hidden throughout a haunted mansion are three pieces of a magical urn, and your goal is to enter the mansion and retrieve all three before you lose your nine lives! The game is played from an overhead point of view where you see only your eyeballs as you explore the four floors of the maze-like mansion. To make your mission even more difficult, there are various creatures wandering throughout. Tarantulas, giant vampire bats, and one fast moving ghost will all cause you to lose a life if encountered too closely. As a defense against the creatures, a magical scepter can be found in the mansion which will make you immune to its inhabitants. The mansion contains many doors, some of which may be…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, horror, stealth and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.