Underplayed Gems

Always The Same Nightmare (2021)

Always The Same Nightmare cover
Developer
DreamVeloper Studio
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 6 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense, punishing precision platformer where each death teaches a lesson and time manipulation is key to escaping a dark dungeon.

punishingpreciseretrodarktrial and errortime manipulationfast-pacedscore attack

What players say

Players describe a brutal retro platformer that is highly replayable for speedrunning. Some note frustrating control inversion in certain levels, while many praise the addictive difficulty and sense of accomplishment from mastering its challenges.

Screenshots

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