

Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles
Dead Drop Studios LLC · 2018 · Survival Horror, Third-Person Shooter, Exploration, PvE, Difficult
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About Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles
Fight for survival in a creepy manor estate overrun with mutant horrors, managing scarce supplies and making split-second decisions to fight or flee in this uncompromising episodic survival horror game. With punishing save restrictions, limited inventory, and multiple difficulty modes including a brutal one-hit-kill nightmare difficulty, Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles delivers classic hardcore survival horror through fixed cinematic camera angles and meticulously designed environments.
Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles is an episodic unforgiving survival horror experience that takes place within the Outbreak universe. Death lurks behind each door as you fight to survive with the limited supplies at your disposal. Search rooms thoroughly and make the right choice when to fight - or flee - from the monstrosities. Featuring classic hardcore survival horror gameplay in a directed single-player experience, you'll need to stay on your toes to stay alive. You have a limited inventory and you'll need to leverage supply caches to store your equipment for use later. Saving your game is also highly restrictive and you'll need to locate the means to record your progress as you explore. Lydia's adventure is just the beginning... can you survive the chronicles and determine the fate of the other survivors?
Episodic: Four episodes of survival horror. Buy only what you want to play.Story Mode: Survive through a classic single-player survival horror experience.
Battle Mode: Tough as nails action mode where you scrounge and fight to reach the exit.
Cinematic: Experience your last moments through fixed cameras and beautiful environments.
Explore: Search rooms and read logs to find keys and solve puzzles to survive.
Fight or Flee: Engage threats directly or run away to safety in another room.
Classic: True hardcore classic survival horror with a limited inventory and deadly foes.
Progress: Saving is limited and restricted. Find floppy disks to record your progress.
Storage: Manage your limited inventory by finding and storing items in caches.
Difficult: Play across multiple difficulty modes, including the one hit kill Nightmares mode.
Defense: Utilize numerous firearms and melee weapons against the undead.
Alone: Play solo even without an internet connection.
Controller: Customizable gamepad, mouse and keyboard controls.
Note: Base game includes the Story and Battle Mode content for chapter one and is required to play subsequent chapter DLC.
DLC & expansions
🎁 Complete the collection
Base game + 4 of 4 DLC at today's best prices.

Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles - Chapter 4

Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles - Chapter 2

Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles - Chapter 3

Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles - Season Pass
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing. Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side. With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of y…2 found this helpful
Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles is a survival horror experience developed and published by Dead Drop Studios LLC, designed as a tribute to the genre's classic era while introducing its own episodic storyline. Set in a world devastated by a horrifying outbreak, the game follows Lydia, a determined survivor who finds herself trapped within a sprawling estate filled with infected creatures, hidden secrets, and lingering mysteries. From the opening moments, the game establishes a bleak atmosphere where survival depends not on brute force, but on caution, exploration, and intelligent resource management. One of the game's greatest strengths is its commitment to traditional survival horror principles. Players are constantly forced to make difficult decisions regarding ammunition, healing supplies, and inventory space. Every bullet matters, and every encounter carries risk. Rather than encouraging players to eliminate every enemy they encounter, the game often rewards avoidance and strategic planning. This design philosophy creates an ongoing sense of tension that remains present throughout the adventure. The fear of running out of resources becomes just as threatening as the monsters…1 found this helpful
Decaff OG Resident Evil style surv horror game, Tasters Choice decaff. Total garbage; the trailer and pictures show you the literal best parts from the best angle they possibly could get right after they ran it through the car wash while it was still wet, you'll get more happiness out of the Taco Bell value menu.
how can anyone say this is good the control stinks the camera angles stink the wonky melee combat is atrocious just stand there stab stab stab watching baddly done sfx of blood and body parts flying ....even at 3$ hell no refunded
Just excellent. Surprise for me, as I don't like fixed angles camera. But the graphics are so fine, began playing, moving with some difficulty, but before I knew, it turned easier and easier to control Lydia till it was smooth with practice. Soon I was absorbed, and finished the game with the greatest satisfaction. If you want to backup your saves: C:\Users\*your user*\AppData\LocalLow\Dead Drop Studios LLC\Outbreak The Nightmare Chronicles\ obtncsave -- Disclosure and spoilers: 69 y.o. slow gamer, I use C.E., otherwise most games are too difficult for me. All is 4 Bytes Exact. Full health is 200. Decreases 23 with each hit by foes. Find and use the value you want (even 9,999,999). Ammo, 99,999. You must find the values inside one room as addresses change entering other rooms. But once modified, the values persist during a whole Chapter. This info is so more older gamers that so desire, can enjoy to the full this gem of a game, and hopefully more games in the saga !
not finished the game yet. but i love how atmospheric the feeling is when exploring.
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