Nightmare Reaper

Critic reviews

• GearsRealm

  Alicia · Mar 21, 2026

  8.0

  Nightmare Reaper is a very competent, if slightly bloated, addition to the retro-FPS revival. It nails the "feel" of movement and shooting but struggles to reconcile its looter-shooter RNG with the precision usually demanded by the genre.

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• TheXboxHub

  Gareth Brierley · Jan 08, 2024

  7.0

  You’ll have an absolute blast with Nightmare Reaper – at least for the first couple of hours. The retro style is fun but original and there’s some serious addiction found in the whole ‘what weapon will I get to play with this time’ feel. Further positives surround the gameplay loop, as well as the music, but after a while that loop starts to wane. Mostly though, you should have a blast with this well-crafted and exciting game.

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• NintendoLife

  Tom Massey · May 23, 2023

  7.0

  Nightmare Reaper does, however, achieve most of what it sets out to do, pushing boundaries in terms of weaponry, spectacular abilities, and more trinkets than a fully loaded cargo ship. It’s at its best when it devolves into a spectacular bloodbath at the whims of your creative weapon and ability choices. And, while imperfections exist, its violent, adrenaline-fuelled highs will make it very appealing to fans of the old-school FPS.

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• 3rd-strike.com

  Pimp Without The Pee · May 28, 2022

  9.2

  Nightmare Reaper is a retro-FPS enthusiast’s wet dream. The game offers a large amount of replayability with great programming and a big variety of enemies, levels, and weaponry. This title is original with many secrets and a cool upgrade system, it has a great soundtrack, and there’s more to do than you would expect. This is a game that easily takes up twenty hours of your time, if not more, and that’s great value for your buck.

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• Softpedia

  Cosmin Vasile · Apr 07, 2022

  8.0

  Nightmare Reaper is a good retro FPS experience that will be incredibly satisfying to all gamers who liked the genre since Wolfenstein and have kept up with its recent evolution. Shooting enemies, juggling weapons, and looking for secrets, all these ideas work well. There’s enough difficulty to make progress a challenge without too much frustration and death is never the end.

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• Hey Poor Player

  Cory Clark · Apr 05, 2022

  9.0

  Minor gripes such as the lack of a proper title screen and the procedural generation skipping leg day here and there are completely outweighed by how much raw fun can be had from blasting demon hordes away with some of the most creative guns I’ve seen in a long while. With a rocking soundtrack, addicting gameplay loop, and creative progression system, Nightmare Reaper delivers a bloody and bountiful harvest. If you’re a fan of old-school shooters, there’s no reason to miss out on this one.

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