
First introduced in early 2020 as part of the digital Haunted PS1 Demo Disk, Heartworm is a single-player, third-person survival horror game reminiscent of the original Resident Evil 1 and 2. The game employs fixed camera angles, pre-rendered backgrounds, and in-game cutscenes, much like its counterparts from the PS1 era such as Resident Evil and Parasite Eve. Similar to other games found on the Haunted PS1 Demo Disk, like Dead Heat and Fatum Betula, Heartworm is an indie game that aims to replicate the classic low-polygon, pixelated style of PlayStation 1-era games. As stated by Vincent Adinolfi, the creator and sole developer of Heartworm, the game will serve as a “… nostalgic tribute to the survival horror genre pioneers from the late 90s, including Silent Hill, Resident Evil, and Dino Crisis.”