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Nightmare of Decay
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
View on Steam ↗ $2.49 (US · as of 2026-09-10)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
80 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Nightmare of Decay is a Resident Evil / Silent Hill like game, but in FPS mode and with a more "charming" style. The mechanics, the graphics and the gameplay is pretty basic for a survival horror, but it's functional…”
33 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Nightmare of Decay is a Resident Evil / Silent Hill like game, but in FPS mode and with a more "charming" style. The mechanics, the graphics and the gameplay is pretty basic for a survival horror, but it's functional…”
“Text Review: Bulletpoints Pros: -Good visuals with nice shadow and light layers (Nice mansion design if some elements can be a bit rigid, zombie bodies are surprisingly reactive if usually you won't see that - Retro…”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I loved all of the eastereggs here. This game is amazing for what it is and my only problems are that the UI is bland and the game can be beat in under 2 hours, but it's so cheap that I would recommend it even with…”
“A delightful little survival horror adventure that wears its inspirations on its sleeves. This is honestly a gem worth checking out if you have the itch for the classic formula. Definitely worth the price of admission.…”
“Fantastic love letter to Resident Evil and survival horror in general. Great campaign and great bonus modes, a total steal for 5$”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Nightmare of Decay is a Resident Evil / Silent Hill like game, but in FPS mode and with a more "charming" style. The mechanics, the graphics and the gameplay is pretty basic for a survival horror, but it's functional…”
“Nightmare of Decay is amazing indie horror game. It feels like classic Resident Evil but in first person with PS2 style graphics. The atmosphere and puzzles and combat feel inspired by RE2 and it works really well and…”
“Text Review: Bulletpoints Pros: -Good visuals with nice shadow and light layers (Nice mansion design if some elements can be a bit rigid, zombie bodies are surprisingly reactive if usually you won't see that - Retro…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Nightmare of Decay is a Resident Evil / Silent Hill like game, but in FPS mode and with a more "charming" style. The mechanics, the graphics and the gameplay is pretty basic for a survival horror, but it's functional…”
“Fantastic love letter to Resident Evil and survival horror in general. Great campaign and great bonus modes, a total steal for 5$”
“I have not played every single survival horror game in existence, but let me tell you this one is really really good if you like these games (especially on sale it's straight up a steal). It's not very long, first…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Nightmare of Decay is amazing indie horror game. It feels like classic Resident Evil but in first person with PS2 style graphics. The atmosphere and puzzles and combat feel inspired by RE2 and it works really well and…”
“I loved all of the eastereggs here. This game is amazing for what it is and my only problems are that the UI is bland and the game can be beat in under 2 hours, but it's so cheap that I would recommend it even with…”
“fun but short”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Not balanced at all. The idea is great for fans of Resident Evil however, the game is severely under finished. The zombies take nearly 10 bullets to the head and there is a severe lack of ammo for the amount of zombies…”
“Why tf is there a stamina bar”
“mid af”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Not balanced at all. The idea is great for fans of Resident Evil however, the game is severely under finished. The zombies take nearly 10 bullets to the head and there is a severe lack of ammo for the amount of zombies…”
“Very fun game it really scratches that survival horror itch. The atmosphere is great it keeps you on edge throughout the whole game, the puzzles are basic and don't overstay their welcome, the gunplay is janky but I…”
“i hate the amunition in this game,the amunition is very short like bruh i fight the boss just using shotgun with 9 bullet, pistol 20 bullet, magnum 1 bullet and 3 holy water but i can defeat so yeah its kinda frustating…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“One of the best indie games I’ve ever bought. It’s truly a love letter to classic survival horror games like Resident Evil. If you’ve played a lot of the old classic titles, you will find plenty of easter eggs and subtle references hidden throughout. It’s also short and sweet,…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Excellent indie Resident Evil clone! The main campaign is Short, but great, and very replayable. It also has a procedurally generated dungeon mode, a horde mode, and a RANDOMIZER. ALL SURVIVAL HORROR GAMES SHOULD HAVE A RANDOMIZER BUILT IN! The game is one of the best deals I've…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Goofy little resident evil like game, pretty fun”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Update v1.16 - Small update for reported issue
-Fixed physics issue with the dead bodies in the Chainsaw Psycho boss area where projectiles (specifically rockets from the Rocket Launcher) would sometimes pass through the bodies and out of the map.
Update v1.15 - Small bug fix for blank screen when launching the game.
Change Log: -Implemented possible fix for issue where after launching the game it would be stuck in a blank screen. -Localization improvements and fixes.
Update v1.14
Change Log: -Fixed bug in the Monstrous Beast Cave where stamina was still active even after clearing the area of all enemies. -The selected inventory tab is now reset to "All Items" when starting a n
Update v1.13
Change Log: -Updated Swedish language. Thank you, Simon Tessem (Gnydsmelt). -Fixed issue with being able to go back to sleep after waking up in the apartment in Randomizer mode. -Added option to disab
Update v1.12
A small update that adds the Swedish language. Change Log: -Added Swedish language. Thank you, Simon Tessem (Gnydsmelt). -Fixed issue with flush sound for toilets not being affected by the sound effec
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Horror · FPS · Survival Horror · Zombies · First-Person · 1990's · Action-Adventure · Indie · Gore · Retro · Violent (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, German, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Achievements | 16 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual Core 2ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 Compatible graphics DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space