

The game tasks the player with navigating the large mansion by collecting useful items, solving various puzzles, and avoiding deadly traps.ĭoctor Hauzer has stark graphical and gameplay similarities with early titles in the Infogrames survival horror series Alone in the Dark, which feature 3D polygonal characters and objects set against fixed, pre-rendered backgrounds. The player takes on the role of Adams Adler, a newspaper reporter investigating a mansion for clues to the whereabouts of the eponymous Hauzer, a famed archeologist who has mysteriously disappeared. The game also feature door transitions like in Sweet Home, and later Resident Evil.Doctor Hauzer is a 1994 survival horror- adventure video game developed by Riverhillsoft and published in Japan by Panasonic for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. Keiichiro Toyama, the director of the original Silent Hill and Siren cited Doctor Hauzer as one of the games that sparked his interest for developing horror games. The game is referenced in Overblood, another game by Riverhillsoft, the gameplay is also quite similar to Doctor Hauzer. The game don't feature any real enemies, mostly traps that the player must avoid.ĭoctor Hauzer features no combat or enemies and instead relies upon numerous traps and obstacles that can cause an instant death. The objective of the game is to explore this large mansion in search of clues leading to the missing doctor. When Hauzer suddenly vanishes Adams decides to tracks his last known location: a secluded, oceanside mansion.

Hauzer, an eccentric and famous archeologist known for his scientific discoveries. It shares gameplay similarities with 1992's Alone in the Dark, however unlike Infogrames's title, Doctor Hauzer features fully 3D environments that the player can explore freely.Īdams Adler, is a young reporter who covered most stories about Dr. Doctor Hauzer is a 1994 Adventure/ survival horror game by Riverhillsoft.
