Chiller

About

Chiller casts you as a hero racing to rescue a kidnapped companion. After your car stalls, you trek through four eerie zones, a forest, cinema, slum, and graveyard, each crawling with creatures that sap your health. To clear each area, you gather five blue crosses while dodging bats, ghouls, and phantoms. The real twist comes after saving your target: you must guide her back through the same levels, alternating between your character and hers to collect blue and red crosses simultaneously. Timing and coordination become key as both must survive the return trip. The game’s standout is its split-screen character switching during the second half, a clever twist on platformer mechanics for 1984. Built for 8-bit systems like the C64 and Spectrum, it balances frantic action with straightforward puzzle-solving. While not a genre-defining title, it’s a brisk, spooky romp that fans of retro platformers often cite for its clever two-character challenge. The ghostly aesthetic and relentless pacing keep it memorable, even decades later.