Author Neil Gaiman needs little introduction, thanks to his wonderful comics and books, such as American Gods, The Sandman and Coraline, and his screenwriting work on shows like Neverwhere and Doctor Who. Imagine how pleased we are, then, to learn that Gaiman's striking out into the interactive medium, and that Wayward Manor is to be his first videogame creation.
Developed in conjunction with The Odd Gentlemen, an indie studio who you might know for The Misadventures Of PB Winterbottom, Wayward Manor is set in a 1920s mansion, and casts the player in the role of a ghost. Perhaps taking inspiration from the Oscar Wilde short story The Canterville Ghost, the player's job is to scare all the obnoxious residents of the mansion out of their wits - and, hopefully, out of the grounds altogether.
A website has been launched, which introduces the game in the similar manner to a Kickstarter campaign: Gaiman presents a short video, explaining the premise behind his project, and there's a whole list of stuff you can purchase, from a $10 download to a physical boxed copy to t-shirts and other merchandise.
The game itself sounds unusual and fun, and Gaiman's ethereal presence should be enough to warrant further investigation all on its own. The author's introduction video's posted below, and the finished game's due out in the autumn for PC, Mac and tablet device-type things.
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