You’re stuck in a dream and must run a special program on your computer to escape. Anomalies in the house disturb you, increasing your stress. Work with 2 or more Players to clear them before your stress consumes you.

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About This Game

Your computer is the only way out. Keep it running.

You wake up in a house you don’t recognize. The rooms are dark, something is moving inside the wardrobe, and an unfinished program on your computer may be your only chance to escape.

A Developer Nightmare is a psychological survival horror game for 1–4 players. Explore alone or work together to recover floppy disks, photograph anomalies, and uncover the credentials needed to access the developer account.

Getting the program running is only the beginning. Connections slow down, hackers interfere, and creatures roam the house. Every interruption can cost precious progress—and fixing the problem means leaving yourself exposed.

Beyond the corridor, ordinary doors can lead to sprawling rooms, deserted workplaces, or a forest that has no business being inside a house. Search carefully, manage your three inventory slots, and decide what matters most: another disk, medicine, or the camera.

Listen before you move. Hide when you’re hunted. Some creatures react to footsteps and thrown objects; others become dangerously aggressive when exposed to light.

As your sanity deteriorates, voices, movement, and distorted visions make the house harder to navigate. Your friends may not see what you see.

Keep the computer alive. Bring your teammates back from the floor. Finish the program.

Then find out whether waking up is really an escape.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

L’intelligenza artificiale generativa è stata utilizzata durante lo sviluppo come supporto alla programmazione, alla scrittura di testi e alla creazione di alcuni contenuti grafici e promozionali. Il gioco non utilizza IA generativa per produrre contenuti durante le partite.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Il gioco contiene horror psicologico, jumpscare, creature inquietanti, inseguimenti e attacchi ai personaggi, oltre a sangue sotto forma di scritte sulle pareti ed effetti sullo schermo. Sono presenti allucinazioni visive e uditive, voci disturbanti e temi legati a incubi, ansia e perdita della lucidità mentale. I giocatori possono utilizzare medicinali e siringhe come oggetti di gioco.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10/11 64 bit
    • Processor: Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 8 GB
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10/11 64 bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 5 GB available space