AppSir Games, helmed by Darius Immanuel Guerrero, has unleashed a new retro-horror platformer on Android: Spooky Pixel Hero. While this might seem like a newcomer, AppSir Games boasts a successful history, having previously launched the popular DERE series (DERE Vengeance, DERE EVIL, DERE: Rebirth of Horror), along with titles like Puzzling Peaks and HopBound.
Unmasking Spooky Pixel Hero
Players are thrust into a clandestine mission orchestrated by a shadowy organization. You embody a game developer tasked with fixing a 1976 platformer – a game within a game surprisingly advanced for its era.
Spooky Pixel Hero transports you to the golden age of gaming. This vintage 2D pixel art adventure blends classic platforming with spine-chilling horror, offering a dark narrative woven into the gameplay.
With 120 levels, Spooky Pixel Hero provides ample opportunity to navigate treacherous traps and mind-bending puzzles, steadily unveiling the game's twisted secrets. The visuals are a nostalgic yet unsettling blend of 1-bit and 8-bit pixel art, evoking the atmosphere of the 70s and 80s. Intrigued? Check out the trailer below!
Spooky Pixel Hero offers a meta-horror experience, debugging an old game while simultaneously navigating a disturbing yet captivating world. As you progress, you'll unravel a sinister storyline steeped in pixelated spirits, ghostly glitches, and Lovecraftian terrors.
The game is free-to-play. Intrigued? Download it now from the Google Play Store.
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