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Nightmare Reaper
Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Frantic shooting and weapon variety” (75 of 104 reviews) and “New co-op and deathmatch modes” (17); the most common complaint is “Repetitive levels and dull combat” (12). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
75 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Don't have friends so multiplayer is kinda moot, but it's a fun game and deserves its flowers”
“I honestly cannot wait to play this more, its been a great game and cant recommend it enough.”
“If Borderlands 3 was good but was 10 hours too long.”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game has always been a fun one, now that co-op is out, there's an even better reason for another playthrough”
“Bought it on GoG, bought it again on Steam and bought a copy for a friend to play the Co-Op update. If you want the chaos of Rise of the Triad multiplied by a thousand and fired directly into your eyeballs, then this is…”
“It's an enjoyable time with good atmosphere and tons of achievements if that's your thing, just got a co-op and MP update too”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Really good comfy fun game where you wait until you get a god roll weapon and steamroll everything with it until next cycle”
“Pretty great roguelite boomer shooter! There are a lot of adjectives one could use to describe this game, but I think the most important one is "fun." The way you upgrade your character is also incredibly charming,…”
“Legit dev. Great shooter. Fun progression and randomized weapons. Just feels good.”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game has always been a fun one, now that co-op is out, there's an even better reason for another playthrough”
“First game in years that's given me the same level of addiction as the crazy Quake 1 Compilation mods like Killer Quake Pack and Wyrm. Got a couple dozen hours just goofing around on the first playthrough, and New Game+…”
“I've liked this one a lot, it has a campaign where levels are randomly generated yet still filled with preplanned progression level to level. Random weapons really spice up the gameplay and you can keep some level to…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“♥♥♥♥ its good! and now its getting multiplayer ? W Devs. The games sound track and theme are sick the gameplay is great, visually a little crowded at times but artistically nice. Lots of weapon variety and not just…”
“Roguelite retro FPS with hard-as-♥♥♥♥ music by Andrew Hulshult. What more could you ask for?”
“Great game for people who enjoy classic Shooters or even new ones. Regularly kicks my ass until I get ahold of a strong gun or get mechanics down that I unlocked soon beforehand. It blends old Doom with the simple…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm sure some people will like this game, which is why it's 'very positive', but I simply did not resonate with this one. Despite people calling it an oldschool FPS game, or as the kids call it today "Boomer Shooter",…”
“It's good but with some caviats. As the game progresses it becomes MUCH more 3d and encouraging you to move up and down. But since all enemies are sprites you can't see them when you're right above them. Later levels…”
“Really good roguelite boomer shooter with several different forms of metaprogression, fun randomized guns with random stats, overall pretty fun. Once you get the grapple hook, it really opens up the movement and makes…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“♥♥♥♥ its good! and now its getting multiplayer ? W Devs. The games sound track and theme are sick the gameplay is great, visually a little crowded at times but artistically nice. Lots of weapon variety and not just…”
“Insanely generic and boring story and environments combined with dull and uninspired combat.”
“Can't remember buying this but I guess I was lured by the animated horror trailers. Ran the game for the first time and got nothing like that. Chaotic levels with bullet spamming and a confusing interface. I guess…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Multiplayer is buggy and it crashes sometimes and the pokemon minigame is way too stingy on its resource but otherwise fun”
“Honestly, it is another annoying looter shooter to me, where despite getting so many upgrades and having a legendary weapon, i don't feel the least bit more powerful. Also, whose bright idea was it to force me to play a…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“It's good but with some caviats. As the game progresses it becomes MUCH more 3d and encouraging you to move up and down. But since all enemies are sprites you can't see them when you're right above them. Later levels…”
“Great FPS, underrated in the boom shoot pipeline. if you like doom, quake, blood, cultic, or turok - This is part of the new wave of Boom-Shoot or Retro/Loot-Shooter games that have been growing in popularity. If you're…”
“Incredibly fun game, you really feel ever more powerful as the game goes on in both killing power and movement. And besides big number good, you will find some weapons are absolutely busted with some behaviors like…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Don't have friends so multiplayer is kinda moot, but it's a fun game and deserves its flowers”
“Multiplayer is buggy and it crashes sometimes and the pokemon minigame is way too stingy on its resource but otherwise fun”
“good game but multiplayer doesnt work”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I've been here since the beginning. please play this game it is extremely good you can play with your friends too.”
— a player, Steam review · 269 hrs played“This game starts off awesome and intriguing, and ramps up the insanity, complexity, and variety of gameplay as you go along. The main game is a fast-paced, frantic FPS with awesome weapon choices, cool environments, and good enemy variety. But you also get access to minigames,…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“I've been playing FPS games since the Wolfenstein 3d demo that only contained the first Episode (up to the first boss). Nightmare Reaper has singlehandedly ruined what is known today as "boomer shooters" for me, as it simply encompasses damn near everything I was ever looking…”
— a player, Steam review · 127 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 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch 3.17 and easier to find key items
- Added new unique sounds to key items(keys, detonators, crystals, etc) to make finding them easier. - Fixed issue where knives with random projectile wouldn't have an alternate fire mode.
Patch 3.16 and random projectile mods
Hi everyone, Here's the patch notes : Added ability to define new random projectiles via mods. Fixed issue where game would briefly freeze when collecting a lot of currency at once. Fixed issue where
Patch 3.15 and some modding
Hi everyone, Here's the patch notes : Added ability to specifiy specular, metallic and roughness textures to materials in mod scripts. This will let modders create more complex textures. Added achieve
We've added modding tools!
Hi everyone, We've finally done it. We added modding tools to the game to allow you to add your own content or to modify the base game. Using the tools requires no coding experience and is as easy as
Patch 3.13
- Fixed issue where the game would sometimes crash when reflecting an explosive projectile.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Boomer Shooter · FPS · Retro · Looter Shooter · Rogue-lite · Violent · Shooter · Loot · First-Person · Old School · Female Protagonist · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 149 |
| Official site | https://www.blazingbitgames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: i3 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 670 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: Any