You take on the role of Fiona Belli, a young girl who suffers from amnesia in the game Haunting Ground. She finds herself unconscious in the dungeon of an unfamiliar castle, and she soon discovers that her parents were killed in a car accident while she was unconscious. She is informed that she is the inheritor of the castle that she now resides in. However, the people who live in the castle are not too thrilled about Fiona taking over as the new owner for a variety of reasons. Soon after, she has the epiphany that she must engage in a battle for her life, and she comes to the conclusion that the only living being in which she can place her faith is a dog named Hewey, who will be her steadfast companion during her dangerous journey.
Haunting Ground is a survival horror game in which the primary focus is on evading fights and making your way away from your foes. Fiona is capable of fighting, but she is typically not strong enough to prevail over her enemies in combat. Therefore, she will have to flee, hide, and utilize items as distractions until the adversary loses sight of her and she is allowed to go with her exploration. Your dog is the single most significant tool you have in the game. You have the ability to send commands to the dog, asking him to do things such as search a room for you, alert you to approaching foes, defend you during combat, pick up stuff, and so on. Depending on how you cultivate your relationship with the dog, he will either obey you or disobey you in response. If you are kind to the dog, pat him, and provide him with food, he will respond to your directions in a more obedient manner.
