NightMare King

NightMare King

Starmoon Cat · October 28, 2025 · Indie, Looter Shooter, Roguelike, Arena Shooter, Singleplayer

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PC
Very Positive86% · 84 📉 Recent reviews down 70%2playing now
Best price 25 Fair price
$2.17-27%
lowest tracked $1.49
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Where to buy NightMare King — official stores

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Standard Edition · Steam
$2.99
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Standard Edition · Steam
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NightMare King price by region

NightMare King costs $2.17 in the United States, $2.17 in Georgia (USD), £2.65 in the United Kingdom, €3.15 in Europe (EUR), CA$3.59 in Canada, A$4.25 in Australia, NZ$4.79 in New Zealand, R$11.99 in Brazil and zł12.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest NightMare King offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Statesyour region $2.17 −27% $2.99 $2.17 2
Georgia (USD) $2.17 −1% $2.19 $2.17 2
United Kingdom £2.65 £2.65 — 1
Europe (EUR) €3.15 €3.15 — 1
Canada CA$3.59 CA$3.59 — 1
Australia A$4.25 A$4.25 — 1
New Zealand NZ$4.79 NZ$4.79 — 1
Brazil R$11.99 R$11.99 — 1
Poland zł12.49 zł12.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About NightMare King

Overview Nightmare King is a pixel-art roguelike bullet hell shooter where you choose a hero to enter dream maps. Survive wave after wave of monsters to become the “Nightmare King.” Each hero possesses unique passive skills and starting weapons. Through combat, you can refresh the shop to upgrade weapons and gear, crafting your own specialized playstyle. If you love pixel art, dazzling effects, satisfying mowing-down action, and strategic builds, don't miss out!Game Features
  • Auto-shooting for easy accessibility.
  • Fast-paced action with 20 waves per session, totaling about 30 minutes.
  • Shop freely to build your playstyle: melee blades, magic spells, ranged bows/guns, summoning, survival loot, and more.
  • Survive by maneuvering to collect coins, XP, and healing apples—accumulate wealth through extreme survival.
  • Hundreds of characters, each with unique mechanics for distinct combat feel.
  • Collectible encyclopedia to unlock more weapons and gear.
  • Multiple maps delivering varied monster pressures.
  • Adjustable difficulty for endless self-improvement through trials.
Full Content List
  • 42 distinctive playable characters: Dragonborn, Witch, Elf, Nun, Necromancer, and more.
  • 80+ weapons: Greatswords, Staffs, Grimoires, Bows, Lasers, and more.
  • 170+ pieces of gear: Stat boosts, counterattacks on damage, shop discounts, skill activation on pickup, and more.
  • 8 arena maps: Catacombs, Sewers, Lawns, Cemeteries, Beaches, and more.

NightMare King — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

NightMare King is an abandoned Brotato-like that players find enjoyable in concept with unique characters and a helpful speed-up feature, but it suffers from incomplete balancing, lack of an infinite mode, and poor scaling that makes the game too easy once you gain power. The developers have been inactive since shortly after release, leaving the game unpolished with issues like untranslated text, missing upgrades, and a dangerous audio bug that maxes volume on startup. Most players recommend avoiding it due to its unfinished state, though a few find casual enjoyment in it despite its flaws.

Not recommended Feb 19, 2026
It's an abandoned Brotato-like which lacks an infinite mode, enemies don't scale with your power making it difficult at first and then super easy midway through until the end. Everything else about the game is enjoyable for the most part, but the fact that there's been no updates or balancing since release means it's a pretty incomplete game. I'm honestly not sure why they didn't see this one through until the end, but it's disappointing nonetheless.
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Not recommended Nov 24, 2025
The devs abandoned the game shortly after release, they lied about "New content releases" That should have addeds lots of new classes/Items and an arena to test things so dont buy anything from them.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 15, 2026
I don't know, bro. It's a shallow little Brotato-like game without upgrades. Easy mode is pretty peaceful and doesn't offer much challenge. On normal difficulty, you mostly end up hoping for better weapon drops. Without upgrades, I seriously don't see myself playing it for more than an hour, to be honest.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 20, 2026
This game is amazing, it has nice progression, rounds are not too long due to x3 speed. One thing to add. I don't know why they keep doing this, but when you start game with your headset on, you might get deaf. THE VOLUME IS TURNED ALL THE WAY UP SO TAKE OFF YOUR HEADSET. 2005 tech. BUT DEVS NEVER LEARN. 8.5/10, 1.5 goes to hearing loss.
Not recommended Feb 21, 2026
Unfinished and bland brotato clone with untranslated characters in item text, raw formulas not rendering into a calculated value, and nothing particularly interesting aside from a second layer of fundamental character stats which are used to calculate buffs to two derived stats. The dev has been inactive for several months after weekly or even daily patch activity last winter. I almost didn't want to give it a negative and instead leave it blank, but I find my feelings towards it are growing more negative the more I think about the hour I spent with it.
Recommended Jan 22, 2026
I'm enjoying the hell out of this fun survivors-like. Lots of unique characters, items and weapons. And a speed up toggle, which I never knew I wanted, but is an incredible addition to games like this.

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