Nightmare Castle

Nightmare Castle
	; Nightmare Castle's title screen
Release
Latest Version	Version 3.1.0 (2014/01/01)
Creator	Noyemi K
Language	English
Engine	RPG Maker VX Ace
Release Date	November 24, 2013
Details
Protagonist	Ruho, Tatyana
Nexus Doors	Ruho - 4; Tatyana - 4
Effects	Ruho - 8; Tatyana - 3
Endings	0

Overview

Nightmare Castle is an English fangame produced by Noyemi K in RPG Maker VX Ace. A re-imagining of their previous project Amiha's Nightmare Castle, the game uses an 8-color palette and minimalist audio to simulate an early PC-98 game with Yume Nikki-style gameplay.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Nightmare Castle is similar to most Yume Nikki fangames, taking place in a dream world containing a variety of different dreamscapes for the player to explore as well as a collectable currency that can be be used to buy effects from a shopkeeper.

The player's goal is to explore the dream world and collect/buy effects that will change the player character's appearance and/or give them special abilities. The player can wake up at any point by pressing the Q key, and save by interacting with the calender in the protagonist's bedroom.

Scattered across the worlds are treasures, a collectable currency that can be traded to the exploring shopkeeper Masha in order to gain effects. Nightmare Castle also features an element of randomness to it: upon entering a doorway, players will sometimes be teleported to a different part of the dream world.

Plot

Nightmare Castle has two playable characters to choose from: Ruho and Tatyana. The game follows whoever the player chooses as they explore her dreams.

Effects

Ruho's Effects

Name	Image	Description	Icon
Cat Form		Ruho gains the ears and nose of a cat, allowing her to track otherwise hidden treasures.
Office Lady		Ruho becomes an employee of a Galwi Chaebol, wearing the office uniform.
Solider Uniform		Ruho wears a soldier's uniform, allowing her to place up to 3 flares on a map to mark her location.
N-8801 MkII3R		Ruho becomes a cyborg, increasing her speed, allowing her to see otherwise hidden treasures and lets her jump from greater heights.
Kiyo		Ruho wields a Galwi-style ring pommel sword, allowing her to destroy creatures in the dream world.
Incandescence		Ruho becomes wreathed in a fiery glow, creating a shimmering effect when used.
Legionnaire		Ruho wears a soldier's uniform along with wielding a sword.
Nurse		Ruho wears a nurse's outfit.

Tatyana's Effects

Name	Image	Description	Icon
Librarian		Tatyana becomes a librarian, allowing her to mute BGM.
Boyarina		Tatanya becomes a member of the old Bromnian gentry with a tall hat.
Succubus		Tatyana becomes a succubus.

Characters

Name	Image	Description	Icon
Ruho		One of the two main characters the player can choose from. Ruho does not speak and not much information is given about her during the game, other than that she's a student and an average girl.
Tatyana		One of the two main characters that the player can choose from. Like Ruho, Tatyana also does not speak. She's described as being an average woman.
Masha		The shopkeeper and resident treasure hunter, trading Ruho effects for her collected treasures.