Illuminator

This game  was made some years ago for the collaborative "Action 52 Owns" project, based on the infamous NES "classic" Action 52.  The project involved a number of developers, each of whom would take one of the 52 games a create a new, actually good game based on the premise.  This was my entry,  based on game #3, Illuminator.  I'm uploading it here for archival purposes, and because of spooky seasonal relevance.

You play as a kid who has to rescue his sister from ghouls, using only a flashlight and any other illuminating devices you can find.
The ghouls travel from house to house by tearing through the fabric of space. Kill enough ghouls to weaken the stitches on the tear, then blast it with a charged flashlight to open it.  Once open, you can follow the ghouls through the houses.

Controls:

C is flashlight; leave it off and it will overcharge, which you can use to can kill ghouls.
X is action: pick up/plug in items, open/close doors.
Esc is pause.  Once paused, press+hold X+C to exit the game.