Poppy's Nightmare

Poppy's Nightmare

DigiPen Europe-Bilbao · 2019 · Free to Play, Action, Casual, Shoot 'Em Up

PC
Mostly Positive74% · 23 📈 Making a comeback 82%
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About Poppy's Nightmare


Poppy's Nightmare is a 2D side-scroller shoot'em up where a little girl fights her nightmares!

In Poppy, there is a progressive evolution of the things you can do throughout the game. You will travel marvelous worlds full of charming creatures who scare you that you are to fight. There are many of them! Spiders, dogs, dogs with planes, more spiders… but you, a girl who’s fighting her nightmares, have a much stronger desire to overcome. There are also a final challenge throughout the levels and scenarios that will set ready your skills, using all of your abilities, upgrades, and skills in order to advance and collect as many points as possible, which are features in the best form possible: Candy!

A journey full of emotion and colorful art:

Pace and difficulty will ramp up with your skills:

Be careful! Don´t miss any candy:

Phenomenal game to play for all ages:


The game was developed by 2nd Year students at DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe - Bilbao, in an 8-month project as part of their academic curriculum. The game was made without the usage of a premade engine in C++.

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Nov 16, 2025
Fun toddler bullet hell. Definitely saving for kids of family and friends. Well done, as far as I experienced bug free and fun. Good luck in your careers!
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Recommended Aug 4, 2025
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Recommended Feb 20, 2026
It’s a short and cute shoot ’em up where the animation and overall design are definitely the main selling points. The gameplay is pretty basic—you move around and shoot baddies—but you can choose between three shot types. I mostly use the charged shot since it can go through objects. I did run into a bug where the game sometimes closes after beating a boss, and once I got stuck and had to manually quit, which was frustrating. Still, despite those issues, it’s a fun little time-waster and worth trying if you’re curious about a stylish shoot ’em up. 😄
Recommended Nov 8, 2025
Игра 'Poppy's Nightmare' – это короткий, но напряженный хоррор-опыт, умело использующий атмосферу и знакомые элементы из Poppy Playtime, чтобы создать пугающий кошмар. Визуальный стиль, хотя и намеренно пиксельный, эффективно передает тревожную обстановку и чувство надвигающейся опасности. Геймплей сосредоточен на решении простых головоломок и избегании жутких преследователей, в основном – Poppy и ее "друзей". Скримеры присутствуют в достатке, однако игра полагается больше на психологический хоррор и ощущение полной беззащитности. Зачастую достаточно просто почувствовать, что тебя преследуют, чтобы передернуться от страха. Несмотря на некоторую вторичность и простоту механик, 'Poppy's Nightmare' удается создать запоминающийся кошмар. Короткая продолжительность игры является скорее плюсом, чем минусом, так как она не дает хоррору надоесть и держать игрока в постоянном напряжении до самого конца. Игра особенно рекомендуется фанатам Poppy Playtime и всем, кто ищет быстрый и пугающий хоррор.
Recommended Mar 22, 2025
I love this game, it's changed my life for the better. Ever since I discovered this game on the night of the 15th, I couldn't stop playing.
Recommended Mar 5, 2023
This game was really fun.I love how there are different weapons so u can pick your own.I also love the ult and how the stars work.The designs of creatures were so good!I loved the secret boss at the end.

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