Nightmare Zapping
A horror visual novel told through a mysterious television's channels
Maldo19 · Released Jul 17, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 99% of 67
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Nov 3, 2023
What is Nightmare Zapping?
This 2D horror adventure follows residents of Canela Town and nearby Laurel Town as an unknown threat looms. Across two collections of short stories, you switch TV channels, watch scenes, piece together events, and play minigames on certain channels.
For you if...
- +you like uncovering secrets and exploring branching story paths
- +you prefer short games with a dark, unsettling mood
Not for you if...
- −you want action-focused gameplay rather than watching stories unfold
- −you avoid depictions of violence in horror
What players say
99% of 67 reviews are positive
Players praise the art direction, interconnected storytelling, and puzzles. A player reports unclear progression that leads to repeatedly checking the same channels, while another notes rough English editing.
Screenshots and trailer
Nightmare Zapping system requirements
Minimum: with DX10 (shader model 4…, 4 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Nightmare Zapping?
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- OS
- Windows 7 (SP1+) and Windows 10
- Processor
- x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
- Graphics
- Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities.
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does Nightmare Zapping have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Nightmare Zapping run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 26
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese.
Does Nightmare Zapping use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
