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Actions

The Addams Family action controls
D-pad
Move Gomez
A
Jump
B
Attack
C
Crouch
Start
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How it plays

How does The Addams Family play?

Players control Gomez from a side-view perspective. The main objective is to explore connected areas, locate missing family members, and overcome enemies and environmental hazards.

Gomez can move, jump, attack, crouch, and enter passages or doors. The mansion and its grounds contain branching routes, hidden areas, collectible items, and obstacles that require careful timing. Progress depends more on exploration and survival than on a strictly linear stage sequence.

Plan your run

What is the best way to play The Addams Family?

Explore methodically rather than rushing through the mansion. Check suspicious walls, doors, ledges, and dead ends because useful routes and items are often off the main path.

Learn enemy patterns before attacking, and preserve health by avoiding unnecessary contact. When an area seems impassable, search other branches first; progression frequently depends on finding a different route or rescuing another family member.

Meet the cast

Who are the key characters?

1

Gomez Addams

The playable head of the Addams household, searching the mansion and grounds for his missing family.

2

Morticia Addams

Gomez’s wife and a member of the family whom he must rescue.

3

Wednesday Addams

Gomez’s daughter and one of the missing family members.

4

Pugsley Addams

Gomez’s son and one of the family members to be found.

5

Uncle Fester

A member of the Addams household who appears among the family being sought.

6

Grandmama

The family matriarch and one of the people Gomez searches for.

Before you begin

What should you know before playing?

  1. 1

    Search every branch of the mansion before assuming an area is inaccessible.

  2. 2

    Use short jumps and cautious movement around pits and moving hazards.

  3. 3

    Treat enemy contact as costly; many encounters are safer to bypass.

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