Four-player co-op is in public test—request access on the official Discord and jump in today.
How to Join the Open Beta
- A copy of Nightmare Reaper is required for access to the much-anticipated co-op open beta.
- Join the official Discord: Nightmare Reaper Discord
- Request beta access directly in the Discord.
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About the Game
Nightmare Reaper is a dark and violent meld of retro and modern action games, inspired by the classic 2.5D first-person shooters of the 90s. Progress through the cursed depths of a nightmare while finding an arsenal of powerful weapons and improving your abilities along the way.
This retro-inspired FPS combines looter-shooter and rogue-lite elements while bridging classic and modern gameplay. Each of the three chapters is 7–10 hours long and designed for high replayability.
Key Features
- Intense and addictive gameplay — Tons of enemies fill open-ended levels packed with surprises, blood, and treasure.
- Character progression — Use collected gold to purchase character upgrades and new abilities through nostalgic minigames.
- Ludicrous weapon variety — 80 unique weapons can drop as loot and feature combinations of more than 30 enchantment types.
- Music and audio by Andrew Hulshult — The Doom Eternal composer helps give Nightmare Reaper its aggressive retro atmosphere.
- Non-intrusive story — The mystery surrounding the nightmare gives players another reason to keep pushing forward.
- Multiple game modes — Campaign, Endless, New Game+, and Challenge modes offer additional replayability.
- Manual and random level generation — Random events and hidden secrets give runs additional variety.
Nightmare Reaper
Release: March 29, 2022
Early Access: July 17, 2019
Genre: Action, Indie, FPS, Rogue-lite
Developer / Publisher: Blazing Bit Games
Platforms: PC via Steam
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