Cloudbet has launched Fearshot: Phantom Mansion, a casino game developed by Joy Studios that places individual wagers inside a first-person ghost-hunting environment. Released October 28 exclusively through Cloudbet Originals, the title turns each shot at a supernatural target into a separate bet.
The companies describe the format as “Immersive World Betting,” their term for casino games played within navigable 3D environments. Fearshot uses a haunted mansion setting, with players carrying a fictional Phantom Blaster and selecting ghosts with different capture probabilities and potential payouts.
“We’re moving in a direction where you don’t just sit and spin a slot,” said Will Cordry, games product manager at Joy Studios. “You take part in the action, you move through space, and you’re immersed in the world you’re betting in.”
The developer links the format to its work on bringing movement and first-person interaction into casino gameplay.
Cloudbet’s product guide lists a minimum stake of $0.01 per shot and a theoretical return to player of 97%. Each shot commits another stake, while the selected target determines the potential capture award. Lower-value ghosts are captured more frequently than the highest-paying target, the Inquisitor.
Capture rewards can combine with separate bonus awards
Successful captures contribute to the Soul Collector, a feature that accumulates captured spirits and awards an additional payout when it overflows. Its rewards range from 2x to 999x the stake, supplementing the multiplier paid for the ghost captured on that shot.
The mansion contains seven rooms, including the Grand Foyer, Toy Room, Library, and Secret Altar. Shots in the Secret Altar can trigger an encounter with Sister Penance, whose boss feature offers awards of up to 350x. A payment can be retained even if the player does not defeat her.
Cloudbet lists a combined single-shot maximum of 1,699x. Reaching that ceiling requires the 350x Inquisitor capture, the maximum 999x Soul Collector award, and a 350x boss payment to coincide. It is the combined maximum across those components, rather than the standard payout for capturing a ghost.
The launch is accompanied by Open House and The Haunting Hour leaderboard events, with $26,500 in announced prizes paid in USDT. Cloudbet and Joy Studios also say they intend to develop further Fearshot titles set in different worlds, although no release dates have been announced.
