The Nightmare Inside (2022)
- Developer
- DE Games
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure
- Rating
- 3.6 of 5, 25 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 40 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A heavy, introspective trek through grief and psychological distress, where puzzle-solving is a slow, deliberate escape from an oppressive inner threat.
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What players say
Players agree it is very short, around 30 minutes, and call it an asset flip made from store-bought Unreal assets. Reviews praise the puzzles and a blink mechanic where you close your eyes and follow sounds, but split on the ending, some find it unsatisfying and say it needs a content warning. The developer announced the game would be removed from Steam.
Screenshots
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