Nightmare Reaper
Retro first-person shooter with randomized levels and weapon drops
Blazing Bit Games · Released Mar 28, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 3,787
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 11
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 week ago
- Sep 11, 2026
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Nightmare Reaper?
This retro-style first-person shooter follows a woman fighting nightmares to avert her doom. You battle through levels that mix designed and random elements, collect weapons with varying enchantments, and spend gold on upgrades through minigames.
For you if...
- +you like fast combat and roguelite loot
- +you enjoy exploring levels with unpredictable layouts
- +you want to fight through levels with friends
Not for you if...
- −you prefer quiet, deliberate combat over frantic firefights
- −you want fixed levels that are easy to navigate
- −you want upgrades without playing minigames
What players say
93% of 3,787 reviews are positive
Players praise the fast combat, weapon variety, and soundtrack. Common complaints focus on later levels feeling repetitive or hard to navigate, unrewarding weapon drops, and upgrade minigames that wear out their welcome.
Screenshots and trailer
Nightmare Reaper system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- i3 or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX 670
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- i7 or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1070
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- Notes
- A SSD is recommended
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 149
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English.
Tags
- Boomer Shooter
- FPS
- Retro
- Looter Shooter
- Roguelite
- Violent
- Shooter
- Loot
- First-Person
- Old School
- Female Protagonist
- Pixel Graphics
- Action
- Horror
- Atmospheric
- Dark
Recent updates
- Sep 11, 2026 · Patch 3.15 and some modding
- May 1, 2026 · Patch 3.13
- Apr 24, 2026 · Patch 3.12
- Apr 22, 2026 · Patch 3.11
- Apr 21, 2026 · Patch 3.10
1 DLC available.
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