It has a similar format to other adventure computer games such as Myst, Uninvited and D. It was first released on December 10, 1993, in Japan and then in February 1994 in North America.

Also like D, the number of actual puzzles is fairly small; the player spends most of the game exploring the mansion and searching for important items.

The game was developed by System Sacom and published by Sega, and was released in 1994 in Japan, and in 1995 in North America and Europe.

[7] A review in Next Generation was more positive, focusing on the ways in which the game improved the graphics and expanded on the content of the Sega CD original.

They concluded "In spite of its shortcomings, Mansion of Hidden Souls remains intriguing and engaging - it's just not a good game for newbies to the genre.