Separated by Nightmares: Where Duty Dies
Storyly Games · 2025 · Horror, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric, Mystery, Exploration
PC
Mostly Positive76% · 17
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About Separated by Nightmares: Where Duty Dies
Separated by Nightmares: Where Duty Dies offers a horror experience that blends first-person puzzle-solving with a deeply woven narrative. Written by the fantasy author behind The Swords of Unforgotten Memories and Worlds Beneath the Shadows, this first chapter introduces you to a workaholic lieutenant who is obsessed with closing every case, driven by a relentless need for answers. His single-minded pursuit cost him his family, yet unknown to most, an even deeper grief haunts him.When an unexpected blackout engulfs the police station, what begins as a simple power check quickly twists into a haunting quest. Ominous notes from the past start to surface, forcing the lieutenant to confront memories he had desperately tried to bury.As you guide him through the station’s darkened corridors, you’ll uncover the true source of his torment.
Key Features
- Story-Driven Horror
Immerse yourself in an unsettling narrative revealed through exploration and cryptic notes.
- First-Person Perspective
View the station through the protagonist’s eyes. - Mystery and Discovery
Investigate hidden clues and unravel the station’s secrets at your own pace. - Emotional Depth
Engage with themes of loss, grief, and guilt, woven naturally into the storyline. - Atmospheric Setting
Venture through a dimly lit police station where disturbing encounters and ominous signs lurk throughout the station.
Warning: - This game has scenes of flashing lights, so it may not be suited for some viewers.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The narrative was actually pretty decent and its quiet light so far its not really impressive less scare in any way e-e. But still a nice go when in the testing mood i recommend give it a try. ^^2 found this helpful
‘Separated by Nightmares: Where Duty dies’ has an intriguing concept. You play as a police officer with memory loss, who has to solve one last case to find out what let to his downfall. You are alone at night in a police precinct, which is definitely an interesting setup. Unfortunately it only goes downhill from here. The presentation and gameplay are really underwhelming. There are a couple of sequences, where the protagonist is telling the story through monologues, but those are just written in front of a blank black background. Not every game needs to have fancy cutscenes, but even an Indie developer could have at least included a couple of picture slides in the background, while the story unfolds. The lightswitches in the precinct also don’t seem to work, so that you just have to stumble around in the dark with a flashlight. In other games this might have been intriguing or atmospheric, but here it was just cumbersome. It only made finding items more difficult without actually enhancing the atmosphere. The gameplay isn’t really much better. Separated by Nightmares is a Walking Simulator, but there is barely anything to do. Every room you enter has pretty much only the next …1 found this helpful
Very short but pretty good for what it is. Would love to be able to adjust the volume of narration and effects. Did get jump scared once or twice. Looking forward to the next chapter!1 found this helpful
Decent atmosphere, spooks, and premise. I think maybe design and puzzles are a bit shallow since it's literally "get a key to open a door to get a key" kinda thing, but for a free teaser it's not bad.
This game is fun. It's very short, but it does a great job of spine tingling horror
Very very VERY short game but also very good !! Can`t wait for the next part..
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