Scary Things - play an emoji on the Sinclair Spectrum in this horror shooter from DF Design
8In Scary Things by DF Design, you don’t just play as a hero… you play as an emoji. Yes, really. A terrifying, heavily-armed emoji on a mission to blast your way through the nightmarish pixel realm of the Sinclair Spectrum. Classic British 8-bit horror? Absolutely. Nightmare fuel made of chunky graphics and squeaky sound effects? You bet.
This horror shooter is bizarre, bold, and totally bonkers — and that's why we love it. It's got zombies, ghouls, haunted halls, and the kind of janky charm that only a ZX Spectrum game can deliver. Whether you’re deep into retro gaming or just love finding weird gems from the past, Scary Things is an absolute must-see.
Join us as we load this up (complete with that crunchy tape loading screen), fire up the emoji arsenal, and dive into the madness. From DF Design's twisted imagination to your CRT monitor (or MiSTer FPGA setup), this is retro horror at its most pixel-perfect.
And yes, even the ghosts look confused.
🕹 ️ Love retro? Enjoy horror shooters? Want to see what happens when 1980s tech meets emoji terror? Then you’re in the right place.
💾 Whether you're a Sinclair ZX Spectrum purist or rocking a MiSTer FPGA, this is a trip back to the weird side of 8-bit.
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Digital available fromhttps://df-design.itch.io/scarythingss.
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00:00 - Intro
02:03 - Gameplay
11:12 - Outro
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