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Nightmere: The Demo

Play the Nightmere demo for free and follow a young Amelia – during and before – the events of the main game. This is the best way for you to know exactly what you’re backing! NIGHTMERE Nightmere is a detective-mystery game with psychological horror elements fused into it. You play as Amelia, a burnt-out private investigator who reluctantly takes on a missing-persons case in the small, quiet town of Nightmere – and finds something much darker. Nightmere is a love letter to all of the mystery novels and games I grew up loving. Many games – all varying in genre – inspired Nightmere, including Your Turn To Die, Silent Hill, Paper Lily, Undertale, Doki Doki Literature Club, Signalis, Ace Attorney, and OMORI. Nightmere has long evolved from a small, fun passion project with my friends to a fully-fledged indie game with a grand story, unique characters, and real heart put into it – a game we hope you are able to soon enjoy too! STORY The year is 1991. Amelia, a young and burnt-out detective, finds herself in the small, quiet town of Nightmere to investigate the disappearance of an up-and-coming med student: Sarah. The Client, who is Sarah’s brother, insists on helping Amelia with solving the case. Throughout the game, you’ll play as the bright young PI Amelia. As you walk around town figuring out clues to where Sarah might be, the story progresses further. You’ll make many friends – or enemies – along the way; it’s up to you to figure out who is on your side. But something is watching you. Very quickly, you’ll realize that there is something dark in the town of Nightmere. Not everything is as it seems. The people all around you are wearing masks. Even you. What happened to Sarah? What happened in Nightmere? …And what happened to you? The longer you stay in Nightmere, the more the town will peel off the mask you wear. There’s something just beyond the mere, hiding in the woods. Something that will shed the truth about the town, and you. The only question is, at what cost? Featured here is a 2-hour demo meant to demonstrate mechanics and story found in Nightmere Act I, including a few snippets directly from it. Go play it! Be not afraid of the truth; fear its consequences. The town never forgets. -- It is recommended to download the Itch desktop app first, and then download Nightmere from there, so new patches for the demo don't have to be reinstalled every single time. If you are downloading from browser, you will not be able to access bug patches and updates. If there are any bugs you find, you may comment them below. We'll do our best to fix them! Nightmere is only possible with support from players like you. Back the project on Kickstarter to help it become a full game!