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Night of the Scarecrows

Wrong turn, wrong place. Now you are in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by horde of faceless creatures... and you are very short on ammo.

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Developer
StarCo Interactive
Publisher
StarCo Interactive
Release
March 29, 2020
6 years and 127 days ago
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Mixed15 reviews60.0%

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About the Game

Hardcore old-school first person arena shooter, created by single person. Welcome back to 1999: no regenerating health, no screen hints, no radars, no assisted navigation. All you need is to escape the scarecrows, shoot them and avoid the impact of your own rockets.

Features:

  • "Quick Death" game mode: first person shooter chess. Ammo is limited, so you have to avoid enemies, waiting for a chance to blast at least two of them with single shot.
  • "Barn Massacre" game mode: you are locked in a small barn with hundreds of nasty faceless scarecrows. Enjoy the music of falling enemies and the rain of their guts.
  • "Gas Tower Defence" game mode: protect your sniping spot. With rifles. Given to you by Mother Mary. After your diligent prayers.

  • Hardcore gameplay. Hardcore mean really hardcore, like console games back in 90s.
  • Atmospheric retro setting of desolated East-European countryside.
  • Hordes of enemies: deadly ones, ugly ones, and almost invincible ones.
  • Scarecrow decomposition system.
  • Global leader tables.
  • Heavily optimised executable.
  • The only game where you can bless yourself with the sign of the cross.
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