Digital Nightmares
By The Game Crater
Digital NightmaresNov 27, 2022
Red Line
Listen to our discussion of the paranormal investigation RPG Maker game, Red Line.
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Lifesim Horror, Ghost Neighbors, and Soulslike Dungeon Crawling
Listen in to hear the next three nightmarish games the team has prepped for Jasmine. From pastoral horror dating sims to retro dungeon crawling, there are plenty of scares in this latest episode.
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Fear and Hunger 2: Termina
As Erik's pic from this week, this time we are discussing the brutal RPG-maker horror game Fear and Hunger 2: Termina. Journey with us into the depths of depravity this dismemberment-based turn-based combat game has to offer.
Terrible Traditions, Kafkaesque Hotels, and Abandoned Islands
Three new terrors are coming your way in the latest episode of Digital Nightmares. With Erik as the victim, we pulled together three horrifying new games.
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KinitoPET
We're hopping back on the haunted PC train with the 4th wall-breaking horror game KinitoPet. As the pick from last week, prepare to sit back and enjoy a detailed discussion on this glitchy horror curiosity.
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Pool Tables, Steamboats, and Digital Pets
With Max as the victim, Dan, Jaz, and Erik have selected three new terrifying horror games for him to choose from. We also discuss Silent Hill: The Short Message, Another Code Recollection and Persona 3.
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Lethal Company
Welcome back to the third season of Digital Nightmares! As the winner of last year's season, Erik chose the bizarre horror co-op extraction game Lethal Company for our opening discussion.
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Juice Galaxy and the Finale
In the final episode of the season, we are tallying up our points and discussing the bizarre pick from last week: Juice Galaxy. Listen in to find out the winner in this season of Digital Nightmares.
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Underwater Wombs, Snow Dogs, and Juice
As the year's final round, it is up to Erik to decide on the last pick of the year. We have three new spooky games and more than a few surprises.
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Test Test Test
This time, we are discussing the corporate existential horror point and click, Test Test Test by Mojiken Studio, of A Space for the Unbound fame. Prepare for a deep dive into its ARG elements, intense puzzling, and themes of this nihilistic groundhog-like experience.
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Haunted Cabarets, Oppressive Offices, and Lonely Watchtowers
This week, we have three new indie horror suggestions for Jasmine to chew on. As we near the end of the season, who will take the point? Who will be crowned the season two champion !? Listen in to learn about some unique horror games and goofy sidetracked discussions.
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Amnesia the Bunker
Happy Halloween! In this special episode, we are celebrating the holiday with a discussion on Frictional Games' latest entry in the Amnesia franchise -- Amnesia: The Bunker. (**Spoilers**)
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Your Spider
This time we discuss fuzzy friends and killer clowns in Your Spider, Dan's choice from last week. In this horror game, you and your pet spider must outwit terrifying bosses and solve devious puzzles.
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Hidden Object Violence, Surfing the Web, and Furry Friends
This week Dan is the victim and has three terrifying games to choose from. Listen to discover more about this bizarre selection of games and which one we'll be playing next time.
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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Happy Halloween Season! For our first October special, we discuss the 1995 horror/science fiction point-and-click classic I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.
Content Warning: Brief discussion of SA
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Killer Frequency
This week we're discussing Max's pick from last week: Killer Frequency. In this choices matter disk jockey simulator, we found ourselves operating as a small town's last defense from a long-dead serial killer.
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Disk Jockey Mayhem, Nothing but Doppler, and Haunted Mansions
Three spooky game suggestions, one decision; which game will Max choose for the next episode's discussion?
Bramble: The Mountain King
Dive into our discussion on Erik's pick from last week: the dark cinematic platformer -- Bramble: The Mountain King.
Silent Hills of the present and Nordic Nightmares
With Erik in the victim seat for this week, listeners are sure to be in for some truly spooky, strange games. Listen to the end to find out what nightmare he chooses and what we'll be playing next time.
Recommended Games: Resident Evil 4 Remake, Pikmin 4, and Oxenfree 2 Lost Signals
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Saturnalia and the Spooky Maracas
This time we played and discussed the folk horror 3D-person spookfest Saturnalia!
Scary Italians, Tests, and Platforming
Jasmine is back and is our victim for this week. Max, Dan and Erik have brought three new nightmarish games, from visual novels to inventive takes on classic survival horror. Follow us @diginightpod on Twitter for episode updates and news and make sure to rate and share the pod.
Go Go Hamster Chef and the Boogeyman
This week we are back with Dan's pick from last time, Go Go, Hamster Chef, a deceivingly cute but devilish horror game. Along with the game, we discuss the recent release of The Boogeyman, the latest Steven King short story film adaptation.
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Zombies, Hamsters, and More Doom WADs
With Dan as our victim, we have three new nightmares to bring to the table: everything from PSX Zombie goodness to inventive twists to the classic Doom formula, listen in for a terrifying selection of horror games and plenty of goofs.
Yandere AI Girlfriend Sim
As Erik's pick from last week's suggestions, we delved into this innocuous yet devilish game and got a first taste of how AI, like ChatGPT, can be implemented in games.
Discussed Media: Yandere AI Girlfriend Sim, Mass Effect Andromeda, Ju-on, Discover My Body,
Escape: The Endless Dogwatch, and Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Alien Anatomies, Abandoned Ships, and AI Yanderes
This week we have three new terrifying horror games for Erik to choose from this week!
Media Discussed: Pulse, Evil Dead Rise, Mystery Games and more
Frog Detective 2 and More Resident Evil 4 Remake
Mystery Game Fever
Resident Evil 4 and Dispatch - From Upcoming Blockbusters to Indie Horror Gems
We discuss Resident Evil 4 and the remake (now out) and take an in-depth look at the horror winner from last week: Dispatch.
Recommended Media: Dispatch, Resident Evil 4 and the remake, Last of Us TV show, Attack on Titan and Octopath 2
911 Calls From Beyond and More Horror Indies
With Max as the victim, the gang has unearthed three new indie horror games to scare him with. Who will earn this week's point?
Recommended Media: THEATRHYTHM: Final Bar Line (again again), Kirby Return to Dreamland Deluxe and Haruki Murakami
House and What To Do When You Lose a Finger
We discuss the 2020 indie RPG horror maker game -- House! Join us as we discuss the best ways to save your unwitting family from the terrible spirits that haunt your home.
Recommended Media: Amnesia Rebirth, THEATRHYTHM FINAL BAR LINE (again), and You (well not really it's pretty bad, but we discuss it).
Killer Homes and Relaxing Farming Sims
Dan is the victim this week, and the Digital Nightmares team has three new suggestions for him. Which will he choose? Who will earn the first point of the season?
Recommended Media: Fashion Police, Last of Us (and the show), and Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
Omori Shmori
We are back for a new season of Digital Nightmares. As the winner of Season One, Dan chose us to gather around and discuss the 2020 RPG maker sensation, Omori. We'll be back next time to begin the game for Season Two with some new rules and challenges.
Map Friend and the Digital Nightmares Finale
The day is finally here. The season one finale comes down to the three bonus point opportunities; who will be crowned the winner of the first season? Dan? Erik? Max? Jasmine? Listen to find out whose spooky suggestions made them the top (suggestion) Killer of the year!
We also discuss last week's suggestion, Map Friend, for some scary Google Maps fun. We'll be back with the winner's game of choice to kick off next season in mid-January, but, in the meantime, enjoy the episode or check out our back-catalog of episodes.
Recommended Media: Witcher 3, Dwarf Fortress, Chainsaw Man, Atelier Ryza, Signalis, and Who's Lila
Spooky Maps, No limbs, and Cute Cafes
On our last suggestion challenge, the Digital Nightmares team has three new nightmares to really spook Dan. Afterward, we announce the last two bonus points. Get ready for the finale next time to see who will win this season of Digital Nightmares!
Recommended Media: Withering Rooms, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, The Witcher 3.
Withering Rooms and the Pumpkin Challenge
This time we discuss Max's winning game from last week, Withering Rooms, a 2.5D take on classic survival horror with a victorian atmosphere and a strong influence from Rule of Rose and Alice. Afterward, we round up the points as Jasmine decides which game will receive the bonus point. Then with the help of special guests, find out who is taking home the top award for our Pumpkin carving and drawing competition.
Recommended Media: Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix), Signalis, Hyper Demon, Dwarf Fortress, Hereditary
Stay Out of the House
Pumpkin Time and Silent Hill Announcements
With only a couple of days before the big day, Digital nightmares has prepared three new horror games for Jasmine to choose from. Spooky Victorian mansions, best buddies, and a library you can't leave all await you in this episode. At the end, we also discuss the recent Silent Hill and Resident Evil directs and what else we have been playing.
Also, stay tuned for our Halloween bonus episode on the recently released Stay out of the House by Puppet Combo.
Media Recommended: Resident Evil Revalations, Titane, House, The Watcher, The Roommate, Outlast, Witcher 3, The Wire
No Players Online, ARG's and The Quarry
Competition is getting fierce as the end of the year draws closer. Will Dan sweep the points for this week after his win on the last episode, or will one of the other killers receive the coveted bonus point? We discuss the Abandoned Multiplayer FPS No Players Online and Supermassives' The Quarry. At the end, we discuss what else we've been playing and announce our Halloween bonus episode.
Media recommended: DOOM 3, The Quarry, Battle Royal, Tale of Two Sisters, Scream Fortress 2
Games from Last Week: Total Chaos, No Players Online, and Therapy with Dr. Albert Krueger
Three Very Gary Games
Three new nightmares are in this week's podcast on the eve of our favorite month of the year, October! Which will win; an empty GoldenEye server, a strange therapy session, or a journey across a desolated coal mining island? At the end, we'll tally up the points, and Max, as the victim for this week, will decide which killer will take home this week's point. Follow along with the decision when we play and discuss it for next time or check out the other two horror games suggested.
Media recommended: Pearl, Barbarian, Beacon Pines, Gloomwood
To Eat With an Owl or Not Eat With an Owl
After an elongated break, we are back to conclude last month's episode! We all played the bizarre micro-comedy horror game Dinner with an Owl. We'll discuss pointing and clicking and its place in horror, musical numbers, and more spooky things. And most importantly, At the end of the episode, Erik will decide who gets the bonus point for this week.
Media Recommended: Railbound, Dinner with an Owl, Dorfmantik, TF2 (again), Garden Story, Bay of Blood, Mortuary Assistant
Last Week's Nightmares: Who's Lila, Backrooms 1998, and Dinner with an Owl
This is Not About Porky's Revenge
Will Dan or Max gain some ground this week, or will Jasmine sweep another week? This time Dan, Jasmine (in spirit), and Max try to persuade Erik to play a reverse mystery game, a woodblock-styled comedy-horror game, or enter the backrooms for a spell. Prepare for unnecessary tangents, game recommendations, and which game Erik chooses for next week!
Recommendations: Kirby's Dream Buffet, Links Awakening, Cult of the lamb
Not Recommended: Porky's
Haisonmeguri and The Case of the Mysterious Phone Horror Game
Last week Erik enchanted us all with his bizarre-sounding suggestion of a horror game that integrates with your cell phone, this time, we are checking it out. We will be spoiling the whole game, so try it out before listening if you are at all interested in a playthrough. After our discussion of Haisonmeguri, Max will decide the winner of the bonus point for this week, and we will discuss what else we have been playing.
Recommended Media: Scarlet Hollow, Haisonmeguri, Janitor Bleeds, BOTW,
Ghost Towns, Cleaning Arcades, and Curses
The game has come full circle, and Max is the victim again. Erik, Jasmine, and Dan entice us with three new nightmares. Explore an abandoned Japanese ghost town, clean up an arcade after dark, or discover what's troubling a sleepy village. Listen to the end to find out which adventure we'll discuss next week.
Recommended Media: Death Mark, Spirit Hunter NG, Ape Escape Pumped and Primed, Neon White, Stray, and Thermae Romae Novae
Searching through the Darkness: Stigmatized Property
Through strained eyes, we make out the spirits of a haunted Japanese apartment building. This week, Digital Nightmares discusses Stigmatized Property from the prolific lo-fi horror developer Chilla's Games. At the end, we discuss what else we've been playing and who is taking home the bonus point for this week.
Also, Max will be the next victim.
Recommended Nightmares: Squirrel Stapler, Inmost, and Stigmatized Property
Recommended Media: Mad God, Umbrella Academy, Black Phone, Chicory, and What the Dub
Ground Beef Wives, Haunted castles, and Cheap Apartments! Plus The Fabulous Fear Machine Demo
We're all back together again, with not a distraction in sight, to introduce three spooky nightmares to Jasmine. We hunt for Squirrel pelts, keep our eyes locked on a cheap rental, and explore a melancholic castle. Listen to the end to find out what we played and who takes home the point this week.
At the end, we discuss news and announcements as well as an upcoming strategy horror game The Fabulous Fear Machine!
What We've been playing: Olli Olli World, Call of Cthulhu (2018), Friday Night Funkin', Frostpunk, and Off.
Enter the Gallery: Ib revisited and the Resident Evil 4 Remake
This week we're visiting the wonderfully horrific dreamscape art galleries of Ib. Dan chose the remake of the RPG maker classic, so now we're taking a closer look. We discuss narrative design and endings as well as the past, present, and future of RPG maker games.
Stick around to the end for upcoming releases and the State of Play horror game announcements, including our thoughts on Resident Evil 4 Remake.
Games Recommended: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Ib, Subway Midnight, and I am on Observation Duty 5.
Museums, Subways, and Anomalies: Oh No!
Dan's in the victim chair this week, and Jasmine, Max, and Erik (kinda), have three devious horror games to share with him. Will Dan explore an eerie RPG maker, avoid a mysterious stalker, or catch anomalies before they catch him?
At the end of the episode, we discuss the weekly Silent Hill Rumors, Evil Dead's smashing success, and more.
Games Mentioned: ?????, ?????, ????? (to be revealed at the end of the episode), Slit, and Root Letter
Movies and TV shows Mentioned: Severance
Lost in Vivo: Sewers, Sewers, and More Sewers
Jasmine won Erik over last time with her nightmare for the episode, Lost in Vivo. We're whistling in the dark this time as we desperately attempt to save our corgi from the nightmares below the street. After a discussion, we reveal the winner of the bonus point and a couple of news stories and upcoming releases.
Games Mentioned: Lost in Vivo, Miitoptia, and Ys Origins
Movies and TV shows Mentioned: Moon Knight and Severance
Cryptic Horror Games for a Man in Can
We're back, excepting Dan this week, to our new format. Max, Jaz, and an imaginary Dan will be serving up some terrifying nightmares for Erik in this episode. We'll delve deep into endless sewers, uncover the mystery of a plague-ridden town, and explore a blood moon's trenches. Which nightmare will Erik suffer through next time?
Game Recommended: Kaiju Wars, Wakfu (I guess), and our three secret recs.
Note: The games recommended for this episode will be listed off next week, or listen to the end to find out.
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Ikai: Draw Faster!!
This week we're going back to the old format and taking a look at the psychological horror game Ikai. Join me and Eric as we discuss the dangers of a Japanese shrine infested with yokai. Stick around to the end for upcoming releases, news, and more. We'll be back next time with our new format. The episode will most likely be released on April 29.
Games Mentioned: Kirby and The Forgotten Land, Perception, Dark Echo, and of course Ikai.