Game Description
Nightmare Frontier puts players in charge of a group of prospectors entering a corrupted Klondike town set in an alternate 1900s. The squad is sent to the settlement to fight creatures called Terror Weavers, the embodiments of human phobias. Missions involve infiltrating a territory, collecting resources, and returning safely to base. Events unfold on an alternative American frontier, where the prospects have taken on a supernatural nature.
The gameplay in Nightmare Frontier is based on combinations of well-aimed shots to suppress opponents before approaching. Fighters are able to push, parry and combine attacks, changing the balance of power on the battlefield. The mechanics of fear and courage influence the course of battles, allowing you to choose battles depending on the state of mind of the squad. Progress through the story consists of counter-attacking the Dreadweavers and clearing out urban areas, which opens up new routes and introduces the group to fresh dangers.
Each foray into the city poses a choice: caution or profit, because the further the detachment goes, the higher both the reward and the risk. This game allows you to deliberately increase the Nightmare Level, making encounters more deadly for the sake of large loot. Resources taken from defeated creatures are used to create and improve weapons that combine early 20th century technology with supernatural alchemy. In between forays, the leader takes care of equipment, invests in new skills and accepts newcomers into the squad, realizing that their personal weaknesses will become bait for specific monsters.
