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Nightmare Reaper

Blazing Bit Games · 2022-03-28

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Modes: Single player

Releases: May 18, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), May 18, 2023 (PlayStation 4), May 18, 2023 (PlayStation 5), May 18, 2023 (Xbox One), May 18, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 16, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

16
playing now
93%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 16 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 137 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity up 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (570 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 76k–170k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,785 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99-60%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.22 at GreenManGaming (2022-06-20) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 27 of 45 observed days · $2.77 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
53053020192026Week of 2019-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2552026-08-07 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 23 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 18 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 25 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 19 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 19 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 22 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 12 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 14 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 19 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$7.222019-07-172026-08-302019-07-17 — best price $16.142019-12-03 — best price $18.992020-02-26 — best price $16.142020-06-08 — best price $18.992020-10-29 — best price $16.142021-01-05 — best price $18.992021-04-05 — best price $18.992021-10-28 — best price $15.192021-12-22 — best price $16.142022-02-21 — best price $24.992022-06-20 — best price $7.222022-07-25 — best price $18.742022-09-06 — best price $24.992022-11-22 — best price $17.492023-01-06 — best price $24.992023-03-16 — best price $17.492023-05-13 — best price $24.992023-07-21 — best price $14.992023-10-27 — best price $13.742023-12-13 — best price $12.492024-02-05 — best price $24.992024-03-14 — best price $12.492024-04-22 — best price $24.992024-06-14 — best price $24.992024-08-10 — best price $24.992024-09-23 — best price $24.992024-11-02 — best price $24.992024-12-12 — best price $9.992025-01-24 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-06-04 — best price $9.992025-08-26 — best price $9.992025-10-08 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-03-17 — best price $12.492026-06-14 — best price $24.992026-08-16 — best price $24.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
95.9%
earned "A real weapon"
68.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller support1 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,7181%149
PS5 (PlayStation)2166%51
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1343%50
PS4 (PlayStation)363%51
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSLootRetroActionHorrorShooterViolentOld SchoolRogue-liteAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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