Psychotic Nightmare (2024)

Developer: Dani17
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.6 of 5, 14 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You explore a distorted, eerie high school under psychological pressure, avoiding shadowy fears while solving puzzles and uncovering a dark story.

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What players say

Players appreciate the game's atmosphere, music, and the fact it was made mostly by one person, but repeatedly complain about a frustrating savepoint system that resets progress per floor and some puzzles being tedious or poorly hinted, like the piano riddle. The game has a bad ending and a good one, with some finding the second floor puzzles illogical.

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