Dare You Step Deeper Into The Nightmare?
It’s been proven time and time again with games that gravitate towards the horror genre; it’s all in the execution. After all, a lot can be done with a little, just so long it has been refined. This is certainly the case with Neverending Nightmares, which managed to inspire a great amount of anxiety and fear from players with its use of unsettling imagery, the ongoing mystery surrounding its protagonist…and the occasional gory death scene.
Now the nightmare has come to mobile devices.
According to an article on Shacknews –
Psychological horror as a genre is not only somewhat rare, but also somewhat hard to do right. There needs to exist a tension that isn’t based on frustration nor on jump scares; a truly psychological horror game will instill terror in players without having to rely on decades-old horror tropes. Fortunately, Neverending Nightmares seems to have gotten the recipe just right. Infinitap Games’ monochromatic horror title has been kicking around Steam for a few years, where it’s managed to garner mostly positive reviews, and now the game is bringing fear into the public arena with an all-new version designed for mobile devices.
Following the story of a young protagonist named Thomas, Neverending Nightmares tasks players with dealing with creatures that have been stripped from Thomas’ nightmares and turned to reality. The game was inspired by the creator’s own battles with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and manages to create a brooding and discomforting atmosphere thanks to its black-and-white artwork, unsettling score, and dynamic lighting system.
Best not play this one in the dark or in a public area, chances are it will scare you out of your skin before you know it!
Be sure to check out the trailer for Neverending Nightmares below, and if you are in the mood for even more creepy content you can see what made the cut for our list on the Top 10 Horror Games So Scary You Forgot They Existed.
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