Nightmare Frontier

Nightmare Frontier

Steam Deck Playable

Ice Code Games · Turn-Based Tactics · Jul 22, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $16.99.

77%
Mostly Positive
258 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 258 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 116 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Once the content/options expand, this game will be well worth it because the gameplay loop is fun.
25 of 116 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
TL/DR: the art style is great, the combat is fun, but it quickly gets repetitive, and the generated encounters can't really provide the endless replayability you seek in a roguelite game.
12 of 116 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
and improve the performance on the Steam Deck (the loading times really don't need to be that long, guys!)
6 of 116 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
One thing to note: the game could use some optimization.
3 of 116 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
Gameplay25 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Optimization3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat26 reviews
85%
Story and characters21 reviews
62%
Audio3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty20 reviews
70%
Interface9 reviews
56%
Bugs4 reviews
75%

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 $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $16.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
47
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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