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Hello Killers! We hope you have been crushing a whole lot of enemies. We stomped a few bugs lurking around the woods ourselves. Duplicate rune choices when lighting a Shrine should be a thing of the past, and we tidied…
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Living the Nightmare
Also known as Living the Nightmare, living nightmare, living-the-nightmare
Living the Nightmare is a fast-paced, turn-based, Horror Roguelike about a Slasher who just met his end. Be the Faceless, a Killer slain by a would-be victim and cast into a dark, purgatorial realm. There may be a way out... but there's a lot of monsters to turn inside out first.
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17 May 2026
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- September 2020
- ALIVE! UNLEASHED!This is it! Full release! 1.0! What a lovely day! The mists are swirling, the blood is spraying, and evil stalks the land. Reanimate's first game, a bloody reverse horror-roguelike, action/strategy hybrid, where you sla…
- August 2020
- Greetings Killers, What a month it’s been. This will be our final patch before the Beta ends on September 6, just before we launch on September 8! Scary! But we have such sights left to show you... with one last big upd…Store
- Greetings Killers, it's another weekend patch! The main feature we have added is... fire! You can now set monsters ablaze with the satisfying Pyrokinesis ability. You can be gifted with this elemental fury by using Arca…Store
- A Monster of an UpdateGreetings Killers, A lot has happened in the Nightmare! Here's a rundown on whats in the latest, massive patch. Firstly, you may notice we have new sprites for the Faceless that goes a bit further down the horror path.…
- New Patch for August 8Greetings killers, Welcome to those who are new to the Nightmare. We have such sights to show you! The highlights of this update are the new UI elements that we hope will give you a greater sense of your progress during…
- Join the Beta Now!Greetings killers, We are pleased to announce that the Beta for our Horror Roguelike, Living the Nightmare, is here! Head to our website to register for a free Beta Key you can redeem here on Steam. Signs ups for the Be…
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Community progression
Top picks from 34 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- Welcome to Lake QuincyCompleted the tutorial76.3%
- Unto the KnifeKill 100 Enemies in the Nightmare42.7%
- The First StepComplete World Tier 137.1%
- FirestarterActivate Pyrokinesis28.2%
- Getting Good At ThisKill 300 Enemies in the Nightmare25.7%
- Oh, the Sweet BloodActivate Blood Rage23.3%