Haunted House Hellshift press kit.

One-sentence pitch

Survive a deadly televised haunted-house game show in a top-down arcade shooter for solo play and local 2-player co-op.

Short description

Haunted House Hellshift is a run-based top-down arcade horror shooter inspired by classics like Gauntlet, mixed with campy haunted-house horror, cursed TV productions, fake ghost shows, and over-the-top monster mayhem.

Long description

You have the worst job in television: step into haunted studio locations, survive the broadcast, and clear out the monsters before the set eats you alive.

Fight through trap-filled rooms, blast swarms of undead crew members, collect eyeballs, unlock cursed doors, and make it to the exit before the house overwhelms you. Play solo or with a friend in local 2-player co-op.

Each run mixes top-down shooting, twin-stick aiming, grenades, dashes, upgrades, haunted rooms, enemy waves, and boss fights into a campy arcade-horror broadcast.

Short bio

DJ Spiess is the solo developer behind Deege Games and Haunted House Hellshift. He has worked in software engineering since 1997, building applications and large-scale data systems. Hellshift is his run-based arcade horror shooter for solo play and local two-player co-op.

Long bio

DJ Spiess is the solo developer behind Deege Games and the creator of Haunted House Hellshift. His software engineering background spans product development and scientific data systems. At Deege Games, he focuses on games with distinctive worlds and strong gameplay hooks. Hellshift turns a cursed television production into a fast, run-based arcade horror shooter for solo play and local two-player co-op.