Overview
Nightmare Castle is a fangame produced by Noyemi K, 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. The game contains 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.
Gameplay
The gameplay of Nightmare Castle is similar to most Yume Nikki games, taking place in a dream world with the ability to wake up at anytime where the player must explore various locations, collecting effects that change Ruho's model and give her extra abilities.
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.
Characters
Name | Image | Description |
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Ruho | One of the two main character the player can choose from. Ruho herself does not speak and no information is given about her during the course of gameplay. | |
Tatyana | One of the two main characters that the player can choose from. | |
Masha | The shopkeeper and resident treasure hunter, trading Ruho effects for her collected treasures. |
Effects
Ruho
Name | Image | Description |
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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. | |
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 combines the iconic Galwi Legion uniform with a sharp crucible steel blade. (Created through combining the Soldier Uniform and Kiyo effects) | |
Nurse | Ruho wears the outfit of a caregiver and medicinal specialist. |
Tatyana
Name | Image | Description |
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Librarian | Tatyana becomes a librarian, allowing her to mute BGM. | |
Boyarina | Tatanya becoms a member of the old Bromnian gentry with a tall hat. | |
Succubus | Tatyana becomes a demon with powerful, alluring charm. |
Download Links
Version | Date | Announcement | Download |
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Ver. 3.0.1 | ? | itch.io | |
Ver. 2.0 | Pixiv | ? | |
Ver. 1.0 | Pixiv | ? |
Noyemi K | ||
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Games | ||
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