Nightmare Shift

Nightmare Shift

Steam Deck Unsupported

Binary Lunar · Psychological Horror · Jul 15, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

At $8.99. It has been as low as $5.39.

75%
Mostly Positive
251 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 251 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 112 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise22% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The setup was great, the story idea was fantastic, but the execution was not the best.
61 of 112 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Combined with the cadence in voice acting, sometimes left me kind ready to move on to the next beat or scene.
18 of 112 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
There's definitely some spooky atmosphere, and clever use of some visuals.
15 of 112 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The controls are super wonky for controller users.
3 of 112 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters61 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Controls3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay13 reviews
69%
Optimization4 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes24 reviews
50%
Bugs10 reviews
50%
Performance5 reviews
60%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $8.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.39.

5 points recordedtoday · $8.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
23
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.