Release Date: June 4, 2026

The 7th Guest Remake Wiki

Your complete guide to Henry Stauf's haunted mansion — story, puzzles, progression, and everything you need to survive the remake.

Last Updated: May 30, 2026

Overview Puzzles

Game Overview

The 7th Guest Remake is a ground-up reimagining of the legendary 1993 CD-ROM horror adventure, developed by Vertigo Games and Exkee and published by Vertigo Games. Launching June 4, 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S (Nintendo Switch to follow), it rebuilds Henry Stauf's cursed mansion with modern 3D environments, volumetric video performances, and entirely redesigned puzzles.

Unlike the 2019 25th Anniversary Edition — a remaster of the original — this Remake shares more DNA with The 7th Guest VR (2023). Puzzles are handcrafted anew, rooms shift through optical illusions, and real actors are captured in full 3D volumetric video, placing you inside the mystery rather than watching flat FMV cutscenes.

You play as the Seventh Guest — known in lore as Ego — awakening in Stauf's deserted mansion decades after six invited guests vanished. Ghostly visions reveal what happened that night as you solve logic puzzles room by room, uncovering a tale of greed, sin, and a pact with darkness.

Volumetric Video Storytelling

Newly recorded live-action performances captured in full 3D. Actors exist inside the mansion world, making every ghostly encounter immediate and unsettling.

Redesigned Puzzle Gameplay

Every puzzle is woven into the mansion's lore with recognizable homages to the 1993 original, but mechanics and solutions are new. Do not rely on old walkthroughs without verification.

Dynamic Environments

The mansion shifts, transforms, and uses optical illusions. New rooms unlock as you progress, and the house itself becomes an antagonist.

10 Language Support

Full interface and subtitle support in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, and Spanish (Latin America). English voice audio only.

Story & Characters

Henry Stauf was once a tramp and petty thief who murdered a woman in the woods and received visions from an evil force. He became a toymaker whose dolls were linked to a deadly virus killing children. Stauf built a mansion and invited six guests — each embodying a deadly sin — promising to grant their deepest wish. None were ever seen again. Forty-eight years later, you arrive as the Seventh Guest.

Timeline

Stauf's Origin

A murder in the forest leads to demonic visions. Stauf crafts faceless dolls and opens a toy shop. Children who receive his dolls fall ill and die.

The Invitation

Stauf completes his mansion and invites six local notables to a dinner, promising one wish fulfilled by morning. The guests arrive as ghosts — they are already dead.

The Fatal Night

The six guests discover puzzles that reveal Stauf wants a seventh guest: Tad, a boy who entered on a dare. Greed and fear turn the guests against each other. Stauf, transformed by his pact, claims Tad's soul in the attic.

Present Day (You)

You awaken as Ego, the Seventh Guest, exploring the mansion and witnessing ghostly replays of that night through puzzles and volumetric visions.

The Six Guests & Key Figures

Henry Stauf

Antagonist / Toymaker

Once a murderer and vagrant, Stauf gained supernatural visions and built his empire of cursed dolls. His name is an anagram of Faust. He lurks in the shadows of the mansion, orchestrating the guests' doom.

Martine Burden

Guest — Lust

A former singer in desperate circumstances. Seductive and manipulative, she hunts Tad for her reward and meets a horrific transformation at Stauf's hands.

Edward & Elinor Knox

Guests — Gluttony & Others

A dissatisfied middle-aged couple seeking a fresh start. Edward's rage leads to violence; Elinor tries to protect Tad alongside Hamilton Temple.

Julia Heine

Guest — Vanity

A vain former bank worker who lost her job to drink. Her wish is youth and beauty. She is the last guest standing before the attic confrontation.

Brian Dutton

Guest — Greed

A fellow shop owner consumed by ambition. His rivalry with Edward Knox turns deadly during the hunt for Tad.

Hamilton Temple

Guest — Pride

A stage magician who sees through some of Stauf's tricks. He allies with Elinor to save Tad, but the mansion's power proves overwhelming.

Tad

The Seventh Guest (Target)

A boy who entered the mansion on a dare. Stauf needs his soul to complete his demonic pact. The six guests are manipulated into finding him.

Ego (You)

Player Character

The amnesiac Seventh Guest exploring the mansion in the present. Through puzzles, you witness the past and piece together Stauf's ultimate plan.

Mansion Map & Progression

Stauf's mansion is a non-linear labyrinth. Rooms unlock as you solve puzzles — the in-game map shows accessible areas in brown. The Remake preserves the classic floor structure (foyer, library, dining room, kitchen, upstairs bedrooms, laboratory, music room, art gallery, crypt, attic) but may reorder or reimagine access routes. Use this framework as a reference; verify against the Remake after launch.

Mansion Areas

Area	Rooms	Notes
Ground Floor — Foyer & Entry	Main Hall, Grand Staircase, Dining Room, Kitchen, Library	Starting area. Telescope and Cake puzzles traditionally accessible early. Library holds the Hint Book.
Ground Floor — West Wing	Corridor, Grate Puzzle, Maze, Crypt Balcony, Crypt	Often unlocked after early dining/kitchen puzzles. Maze leads to crypt overlook.
Second Floor	Bedrooms, Game Room, Bathroom, Map Room (rug puzzle)	Unlocked after solving ground-floor prerequisites. Chess-based puzzles common here.
Special Rooms	Laboratory, Music Room, Art Gallery, Altar Room, Attic	Mid-to-late game. Piano, microscope, portrait, and final attic confrontation.

Recommended Progression Framework

Phase 1 — Ground Floor Start

Explore foyer, dining room (Cake), kitchen (Tins/Cans), library (Telescope, Hint Book). Spider puzzle typically near main hall.

Phase 2 — Crypt Route

Grate puzzle, maze traversal, crypt puzzle. Witness basement scene and return via casket to kitchen.

Phase 3 — Second Floor

Queens, Bishops, Blood Flow, Bedspread puzzles in bedrooms and game room. Map rug puzzle reveals maze layout.

Phase 4 — Mid Mansion

Laboratory (Microscope), Music Room (Piano), Art Gallery (Paintings), Floor Pit altar room.

Phase 5 — Final Act

Knives, Windows, Blocks, Cards, Coins, Knights puzzles. Attic finale and Stauf confrontation.

Puzzle Guide Framework

Classic Puzzle Index (Reference Framework)

Ground Floor — Early Game

Puzzle	Original Room	Remake Status	Notes
Cake Puzzle	Dining Room	Pending Verification	Cut cake into pieces with matching symbols. Classic intro puzzle.
Tins / Cans Puzzle	Kitchen	Pending Verification	Rearrange cans to spell a sentence (original: SHY GYPSY SLYLY SPRYLY TRYST BY MY CRYPT).
Telescope Puzzle	Library	Pending Verification	Letter connection puzzle on a planet view. Often available at start.
Spider Puzzle	Main Hall / Foyer	Pending Verification	Unlocked after Cake puzzle in original. Pathfinding on web.

Ground Floor — Crypt Route

Puzzle	Original Room	Remake Status	Notes
Grate Puzzle	Corridor	Pending Verification	Logic puzzle blocking path to maze.
Maze	Corridor to Crypt	Pending Verification	Trial-and-error maze. Original had solution on bedroom rug — design consistency issue in 1993 version.
Crypt Puzzle	Crypt Balcony	Pending Verification	Unlocked after maze. Leads to basement cutscene.

Second Floor

Puzzle	Original Room	Remake Status	Notes
Bedspread Puzzle	Bedroom (Left)	Pending Verification	Letter grid with arrow movement pattern.
Bishops Puzzle	Bedroom (Right)	Pending Verification	Chess bishops movement on grid.
Blood Flow Puzzle	Bathroom	Pending Verification	Pipe routing puzzle.
Queens Puzzle	Game Room	Pending Verification	Place 8 queens without mutual attack.
Map / Rug Puzzle	Bedroom	Pending Verification	Click rug to reveal maze map. Critical for maze navigation.

Mid to Late Game

Puzzle	Original Room	Remake Status	Notes
Cards Puzzle	Various	Pending Verification	Card-based logic puzzle.
Knights Puzzle	Floor Grid Room	Pending Verification	Chess knights movement puzzle.
Coins Puzzle	Study	Pending Verification	Coin arrangement logic.
Floor Pit Puzzle	Altar Room	Pending Verification	Tile-based floor puzzle near altar.
Microscope Puzzle	Laboratory	Pending Verification	Notoriously random in original — Hint Book often required.
Piano Puzzle	Music Room	Pending Verification	Play melody on piano. Control issues plagued original Anniversary Edition.
Portrait / Painting Puzzle	Art Gallery	Pending Verification	Flip tiles to complete portrait. Gateway between rooms.

Final Puzzles

Puzzle	Original Room	Remake Status	Notes
Blocks Puzzle	Attic Approach	Pending Verification	Block sliding puzzle.
Knives Puzzle	Upper Floor	Pending Verification	Knife arrangement puzzle.
Windows Puzzle	Attic	Pending Verification	Window panel logic puzzle.
Final Confrontation	Attic	Pending Verification	Story finale with Stauf and Tad. Puzzle elements TBD for Remake.

Hint Book System

The mansion library contains a Puzzle Book (Hint Book) on the coffee table — a signature mechanic since the 1993 original. The Remake is expected to preserve this system based on VR version design.

You must activate a puzzle in the world before the Hint Book provides guidance for that specific challenge. The book offers tiered hints and can ultimately solve a puzzle automatically — but using auto-solve typically skips the associated story cutscene, meaning you miss crucial plot FMV/volumetric scenes.

Strategy: Attempt each puzzle manually first. Use hints only when stuck. Reserve auto-solve for the Microscope puzzle and other RNG-heavy challenges if they carry over similar design. Never auto-solve if you want the full narrative experience.

How to Use the Hint Book

1 Locate and interact with a puzzle in the mansion (cursor changes to skull/brain icon in original).
2 Exit the puzzle and go to the Library. Open the Puzzle Book on the table.
3 Select the activated puzzle from the book's list to receive progressive hints.
4 If completely stuck, use the solve option — but accept that you may miss the reward cutscene for that room.

Remake vs Original vs VR

Feature	1993 Original	2023 VR Version	2026 Remake
Engine	Pre-rendered 3D + FMV	Modern VR engine	Modern flat-screen engine
Puzzles	22 classic puzzles	Redesigned for VR	New handcrafted puzzles with homages
Video	2D full-motion video	VR volumetric performances	New volumetric video in 3D world
Platforms	PC (CD-ROM)	PS VR2, Quest, Steam VR	PC, PS5, Xbox Series X\|S, Switch later
Controls	Mouse point-and-click	VR motion controllers	Gamepad + mouse/keyboard
Price at Launch	N/A	Separate purchase	$19.99 / €19.99 / £17.99
Relation	Original classic	VR-first experience	Standalone non-VR; VR cross-access offer

Platforms, Editions & Cross-Access

The 7th Guest Remake launches June 4, 2026 at $19.99 USD / €19.99 / £17.99. Wishlist on PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Steam, and GOG. Nintendo Switch and Epic Games Store listings follow later.

Platform	Stores	Price	Release
PC	Steam, GOG (Epic later)	$19.99	June 4, 2026
PlayStation 5	PlayStation Store	$19.99	June 4, 2026
Xbox Series X\|S	Microsoft Store	$19.99	June 4, 2026
Nintendo Switch	Nintendo eShop	TBA	Later in 2026

VR Cross-Access Offer

Owners of The 7th Guest VR on Steam or PlayStation receive the Remake at no additional cost at launch.
Purchasers of the Remake on Steam or PlayStation 5 receive free access to The 7th Guest VR on Steam VR or PlayStation VR2.
This cross-access offer is stated as valid at launch — confirm current terms on official stores before purchase.

System Requirements (PC)

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel i3-8600K
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 26 GB available space

Tips & FAQ

Do I need to play the 1993 original first?

No. The Remake is a standalone experience with the same core story. Familiarity with the original helps you appreciate homages but is not required.

Can I use old walkthroughs for this Remake?

Not reliably. Puzzles are redesigned. Use this wiki's framework for room order and story context, but verify each solution in-game after launch.

Will using the Hint Book skip story content?

Yes — auto-solving a puzzle typically skips that puzzle's associated cutscene. Use hints first; only auto-solve if you accept missing that scene.

How do I get the Remake free if I own VR?

If you own The 7th Guest VR on Steam or PlayStation, you should receive the Remake free at launch. Check your library or official Vertigo announcements for activation steps.

When is the Nintendo Switch version?

Vertigo confirms Switch releases later in 2026 after the June 4 PC/PS5/Xbox launch. No exact date yet.

Is this an official wiki?

No. This is an independent fan wiki (the7thguestremake.wiki) not affiliated with Vertigo Games, Exkee, or Trilobyte Games. Content is for reference only.

What languages are supported?

Interface and subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Latin America). Full English voice audio.

Are there multiple endings?

The original game has a single narrative conclusion. The Remake is expected to follow the same story arc — we will confirm after launch.