Developer Ice Code Games (Hard West II, Rogue Waters) have announced Nightmare Frontier, a tactical turn-based strategy game that’s also an extraction looter. Think “XCOM meets Hunt: Showdown with a dash of Cthulhu thrown in.” Check out the announcement trailer above and the first screenshots in the gallery below.
The developers describe the setup for Nightmare Frontier as follows: “The story of Nightmare Frontier unfolds in an alternate version of 19th-century America, shortly after a mysterious event that forever changed the world. The line between reality and an unknown horror has started to fade, and those who remain are left to uncover what truly happened that night – and what’s behind the titular Nightmare. The streets were overrun by monsters emerging from the dark abysses of the terror dimension – the survivors called these creatures Dreadweavers. These beings are the physical embodiment of people’s deepest fears. Players will step into the shoes of the ringleader, who, despite overwhelming terror, finds a chance for survival in this new reality. Leading other scavengers, they venture deep into the city, risking everything they have left in search of loot.”
Nightmare Frontier aims to mix turn-based “gun-n-slash” gameplay with gameplay-altering horror, an enticing risk-reward system, and alluring loot. Wishlist Nightmare Frontier on Steam if you’re interested.
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