Nightmare Boy
Nightmare Boy is a metroidvania, action/adventure 2D game where you'll meet weird and unique friends and foes. But tread carefully: Quirky characters and their reactions can have game-changing consequences. Be prepared to collect rare items, vanquish enemies, and eventually face your deepest fears.
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:10/25/2017
- Developer:The Vanir Project
- Publisher:BadLand Publishing
- Last Updated:2/19/2025
- Steam App Id:597860
Nightmare Boy
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Nightmare Boy has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 0% lower than its previous all-time peak of 1 players achieved on 3/4/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Nightmare Boy. It has received a total of 41 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 57 (Mixed).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Nightmare Boy and its growth over time. It currently has 603 followers on its community page.
Nightmare Boy Price
Nightmare Boy costs $9.99 in the Steam store as of 2/19/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Adventure Pack, Stay At Home with Badland, Nightmare Boy + OST, BadLand Publishing Platform Pack, or BadLand Publishing´s Choice which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Nightmare Boy.
About Nightmare Boy
Nightmare Boy is an Indie, Action, and Adventure game developed by The Vanir Project. On 10/25/2017, it was released on the Steam Store by BadLand Publishing.
Players have rated Nightmare Boy as "Mixed" out of 41 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 25 positive reviews and 16 negative reviews — an overall 61% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, Nightmare Boy supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, Nightmare Boy has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Difficult
- Side Scroller
- Multiple Endings
- Platformer
- Controller
- Pixel Graphics
- Metroidvania
- Hand-drawn
- Retro
- Cute
- Funny
- Dark Fantasy
- Indie
- Colorful
- Action
- Adventure
- Cartoony
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Nightmare Boy and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Nightmare Boy is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nightmare Boy - OST | DLC | 12/21/2017 | View |
Related Bundles
Nightmare Boy is included in 5 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Adventure Pack | 3 | 3 | $19.77 | View |
 | Stay At Home with Badland | 12 | 12 | $49.38 | View |
 | Nightmare Boy + OST | 2 | 2 | $9.88 | View |
 | BadLand Publishing Platform Pack | 4 | 4 | $14.36 | View |
 | BadLand Publishing´s Choice | 5 | 5 | $39.55 | View |
Related Packages
Nightmare Boy is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Nightmare Boy | $9.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Nightmare Boy is available in 4 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Nightmare Boy data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 19). Nightmare Boy on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/597860
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 19). Nightmare Boy. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/597860