What a creative take on the theme! The minimalistic graphics and audio do both a good job of emulating the Atari era and creating an unsettling atmosphere.
It's funny, I started micro-dashing most places, tapping the dash very briefly. I'm not sure if it actually helped, but it felt like it.
I would say it was an error that you can walk faster when walking diagonally... but that's just how it feels like, sometimes.
Anyway, that was fun! I could probably get a higher score, but I already do that enough in real life(!)
Beautiful! Great work! Take it easy.