Digital Nightmares

On our last suggestion challenge, the Digital Nightmares team has three new nightmares to really spook Dan. Afterward, we announce the last two bonus points. Get ready for the finale next time to see who will win this season of Digital Nightmares! Recommended Media : Withering Rooms, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, The Witcher 3. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram .

This time we discuss Max's winning game from last week, Withering Rooms, a 2.5D take on classic survival horror with a victorian atmosphere and a strong influence from Rule of Rose and Alice. Afterward, we round up the points as Jasmine decides which game will receive the bonus point. Then with the help of special guests, find out who is taking home the top award for our Pumpkin carving and drawin...

Happy Halloween, and enjoy the bonus episode all about Puppet Combo's terrifying Stay Out of the House! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram .

With only a couple of days before the big day, Digital nightmares has prepared three new horror games for Jasmine to choose from. Spooky Victorian mansions, best buddies, and a library you can't leave all await you in this episode. At the end, we also discuss the recent Silent Hill and Resident Evil directs and what else we have been playing. Also, stay tuned for our Halloween bonus episode on the...

Competition is getting fierce as the end of the year draws closer. Will Dan sweep the points for this week after his win on the last episode, or will one of the other killers receive the coveted bonus point? We discuss the Abandoned Multiplayer FPS No Players Online and Supermassives' The Quarry. At the end, we discuss what else we've been playing and announce our Halloween bonus episode. Media re...

Three new nightmares are in this week's podcast on the eve of our favorite month of the year, October! Which will win; an empty GoldenEye server, a strange therapy session, or a journey across a desolated coal mining island? At the end, we'll tally up the points, and Max, as the victim for this week, will decide which killer will take home this week's point. Follow along with the decision when we...

After an elongated break, we are back to conclude last month's episode! We all played the bizarre micro-comedy horror game Dinner with an Owl. We'll discuss pointing and clicking and its place in horror, musical numbers, and more spooky things. And most importantly, At the end of the episode, Erik will decide who gets the bonus point for this week. Media Recommended: Railbound, Dinner with an Owl,...

Will Dan or Max gain some ground this week, or will Jasmine sweep another week? This time Dan, Jasmine (in spirit), and Max try to persuade Erik to play a reverse mystery game, a woodblock-styled comedy-horror game, or enter the backrooms for a spell. Prepare for unnecessary tangents, game recommendations, and which game Erik chooses for next week!  Recommendations: Kirby's Dream Buffet, Link...

Last week Erik enchanted us all with his bizarre-sounding suggestion of a horror game that integrates with your cell phone, this time, we are checking it out. We will be spoiling the whole game, so try it out before listening if you are at all interested in a playthrough. After our discussion of Haisonmeguri, Max will decide the winner of the bonus point for this week, and we will discuss what els...

The game has come full circle, and Max is the victim again. Erik, Jasmine, and Dan entice us with three new nightmares. Explore an abandoned Japanese ghost town, clean up an arcade after dark, or discover what's troubling a sleepy village. Listen to the end to find out which adventure we'll discuss next week. Recommended Media: Death Mark, Spirit Hunter NG, Ape Escape Pumped and Primed, Neon White...

Through strained eyes, we make out the spirits of a haunted Japanese apartment building. This week, Digital Nightmares discusses Stigmatized Property from the prolific lo-fi horror developer Chilla's Games. At the end, we discuss what else we've been playing and who is taking home the bonus point for this week. Also, Max will be the next victim. Recommended Nightmares: Squirrel Stapler, Inmost, an...

We're all back together again, with not a distraction in sight, to introduce three spooky nightmares to Jasmine. We hunt for Squirrel pelts, keep our eyes locked on a cheap rental, and explore a melancholic castle. Listen to the end to find out what we played and who takes home the point this week. At the end, we discuss news and announcements as well as an upcoming strategy horror game The Fabulo...

This week we're visiting the wonderfully horrific dreamscape art galleries of Ib. Dan chose the remake of the RPG maker classic, so now we're taking a closer look. We discuss narrative design and endings as well as the past, present, and future of RPG maker games.  Stick around to the end for upcoming releases and the State of Play horror game announcements, including our thoughts on Resident...

Dan's in the victim chair this week, and Jasmine, Max, and Erik (kinda), have three devious horror games to share with him. Will Dan explore an eerie RPG maker, avoid a mysterious stalker, or catch anomalies before they catch him? At the end of the episode, we discuss the weekly Silent Hill Rumors, Evil Dead's smashing success, and more.   Games Mentioned: ?????, ?????, ????? (to be revealed...

Jasmine won Erik over last time with her nightmare for the episode, Lost in Vivo. We're whistling in the dark this time as we desperately attempt to save our corgi from the nightmares below the street. After a discussion, we reveal the winner of the bonus point and a couple of news stories and upcoming releases. Games Mentioned: Lost in Vivo, Miitoptia, and Ys Origins Movies and TV shows Mentioned...

We're back, excepting Dan this week, to our new format. Max, Jaz, and an imaginary Dan will be serving up some terrifying nightmares for Erik in this episode. We'll delve deep into endless sewers, uncover the mystery of a plague-ridden town, and explore a blood moon's trenches. Which nightmare will Erik suffer through next time? Game Recommended: Kaiju Wars, Wakfu (I guess), and our three secret r...

This week we're going back to the old format and taking a look at the psychological horror game Ikai. Join me and Eric as we discuss the dangers of a Japanese shrine infested with yokai. Stick around to the end for upcoming releases, news, and more. We'll be back next time with our new format. The episode will most likely be released on April 29. Games Mentioned: Kirby and The Forgotten Land, Perc...

Continuing from last week, the Digital Nightmares team discusses Love, Sam, the winner of the last episode's game. Get ready to get spooked in one room with this tale of obsessive love, jumpscares, and more. Will Jasmine get the bonus point? Who will be taking the lead for March? We also discuss some upcoming games, Ikumi Nakamura's new Studio, a potential Silent Hill VR game, and more.  Upco...

From now on, Digital Nightmares is changing things up, turning recommending horror games into a tense blind dating game show. Max is the judge this week deciding which game is heading to the second round later this month. Who will score the first point this season, Dan? Erik? or Jasmine? This episode also discusses the controversial horror title Martha is dead and the latest horror gaming news. Ot...

This week we explore the zombie apocalypse in style -- jumping, running, and sliding past and over the zombie hordes. We discuss Dying Light 2's excellent parkour and combat systems. As a bonus, we mention some of our favorite first-person melee games. Stick around till the end for 3DS Eshop recommendations to pick up before the store's closure. Things Mentioned: Pokemon X, The Strangers, OneShot,...

If you are itching for short, terrifying experiences, look no further. In this episode, we introduce two new hosts, Erik (returning from Episode 4) and Dan. We also recommend and discuss eight great horror indies from December through January that you've probably never heard of. Game Mentioned: Milk Outside of a Bag of Milk, How fish is Made, An Outcry, Needy Streamer Overload, Spurcerio, Fears to...

We share our thoughts and memories on the Resident Evil 1 Remake in this episode. In this drought of games, we're taking the time to look back at one of horror's most recognizable classics. We share what we love and what we don't, and what makes one of the first true survival horror games still worth playing even today. Games Mentioned: In other waters, Tormented Souls, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Hor...

This week we go over the absolutely terrifying retro throwback Murder House. Like fixed camera angles, low-poly graphics, and 80s slashers? Then this one is for you. We also discuss several other games by the developer Puppet Combo. Including the recent steam release Christmas Massacre Other titles we talk about include Power Drill massacre, Babysitter Bloodbath, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream,...

We run down our horror favorites from the year. Also, look forward to a thorough discussion of RE 8 with some spoilers discussed, and what horror games we are looking forward to in 2022. Full list of Horror games mentioned: RE 8, Little Nightmares 2, Munduan, Omori, Tormented Souls, Fatal Frame Maiden of the Black Water, Returnal, Inscryption, and Lamentum. Upcoming games: Dying Light 2: Stay Huma...

In this episode, we talk about the horror adventure game House of Ashes, the newest entry in Supermassive's Dark Pictures Anthology. Every choice matters, and we may have made a few mistakes, but we still made it through the underground caverns alive.