Irony Of Nightmare
Christmas horror built around house exploration, puzzles, and a pursuer
Steppe Hare Studio · Released Dec 12, 2017 · Early Access
Early Access, no updates for over a year
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 703
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Jan 11, 2023
What is Irony Of Nightmare?
This single-player horror adventure places you in a Christmas-decorated house with no friends or family and an uninvited guest hunting you. You search dark rooms for hidden messages and solve puzzles to uncover the house’s secrets, with a different ending tied to solving them all.
For you if...
- +you enjoy piecing together secrets through clues and puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you want a lengthy campaign rather than a brief experience
- −you prefer horror without jump scares or being chased
What players say
88% of 703 reviews are positive
Players praise the tense atmosphere and creepy moments. Recent reviewers describe confusing progression, and some report incorrect puzzle information that prevents completion without a walkthrough.
Screenshots and trailer
Irony Of Nightmare system requirements
Minimum: 470 GTX, 6 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-4340 / AMD FX-6300
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Irony Of Nightmare have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Irony Of Nightmare run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 7
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Russian.
Does Irony Of Nightmare 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Jan 11, 2023 · Patch 01/11/2023
- Jan 15, 2018 · Added Steam Achievements
- Dec 18, 2017 · Patch December 18 2017
- Dec 18, 2017 · Patch December 18 2017
- Dec 15, 2017 · Patch December 15 2017
