Posted on: November 23, 2024
blossomingasbeth
Verified ownerGames: 164 Reviews: 1
Excellent at what it does
If the idea of a DRPG with anime girls and blood and a living jail appeals to you, this is a must have!
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Mary Skelter: Nightmares
Description
The "Jail" suddenly appeared a number of years ago, sinking the city deep into the ground. There, this impenetrable living prison 666 metres beneath the surface, held power over eerie creatures called "Marchens." Within the prison was a boy named Jack - living a life of suffering, tortured day in and day out, in a world where all dreams, hopes, peace, and humanity had been lost for as long as the people could remember. Then one day, amidst the darkness that prevailed, a girl who called herself a member of the Blood Team appeared before Jack, holding giant scissors dripping in blood! This marked the beginning of fate - of Jack's and the Blood Maidens' escape from the Jail...
Jack and the Blood Team will face countless perils in regaining all that has been lost, to finally escape once and for all!
Enter the world of Mary Skelter: Nightmares - a darkly sinister dungeon-crawling RPG set in a mysterious tower inspired by twisted fairy tales. Guide your hero Jack and a band of powerful Blood Maidens, the only heroes capable of cutting a path through a living dungeon inhabited by Nightmares – near unstoppable creatures that unceasingly pursue you through fiendishly constructed labyrinths. Fight through legions of “Marchens” using your Blood Maidens’ unique powers and the blood of your enemies to exploit weaknesses, buff your skills and enter a powerful ‘Massacre’ mode to gain the edge in combat. As the Blood Maidens cut through their enemies only Jack’s blood and the Mary Gun can hope to control the Blood Maidens’ violent heroics. A bloody, dungeoneering challenge awaits!
Jack and the Blood Team will face countless perils in regaining all that has been lost, to finally escape once and for all!
Enter the world of Mary Skelter: Nightmares - a darkly sinister dungeon-crawling RPG set in a mysterious tower inspired by twisted fairy tales. Guide your hero Jack and a band of powerful Blood Maidens, the only heroes capable of cutting a path through a living dungeon inhabited by Nightmares – near unstoppable creatures that unceasingly pursue you through fiendishly constructed labyrinths. Fight through legions of “Marchens” using your Blood Maidens’ unique powers and the blood of your enemies to exploit weaknesses, buff your skills and enter a powerful ‘Massacre’ mode to gain the edge in combat. As the Blood Maidens cut through their enemies only Jack’s blood and the Mary Gun can hope to control the Blood Maidens’ violent heroics. A bloody, dungeoneering challenge awaits!
- Customize your characters with 20+ jobs, each with their own unique skillset and stats!
- Challenging Nightmares chase you through the dungeons – use special abilities to lay traps and gain the advantage before battle! Some say there are giant Nightmares so large they span multiple floors…
- Fill your blood meter to transform and deal more damage in the powerful Massacre mode, or reduce it to heal the party and receive stat boosts!
- Explore the twists and turns of the Jail and satisfy its bloody curdling desires to earn helpful Jail Bonuses in your quest to escape!
MARY SKELTER: NIGHTMARES ©2018 IDEA FACTORY / COMPILE HEART All right reserved. Licensed to and published by Ghostlight Ltd.
Popular achievements
Liberated the City Streets!
Cleared the City Streets area.
common
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43.32%
Promising Researcher
Filled the Jail Creature Manual with 10 creatures.
common
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44.52%
Gluttony
Satisfied the Jail's Hunger.
common
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53.39%
Sloth
Satisfied the Jail's Sleep.
common
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42.31%
Lust
Satisfied the Jail's Libido.
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49.35%
Liberated District Advisor
Cleared 10 work orders.
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30.5%
Adventurer
Entered a hidden floor.
common
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43.35%
The Jail Matures
Matured a floor.
common
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36.5%
Awakening
Entered Massacre mode for the first time.
common
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85.41%
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Time to beat
41 hMain
53 h Main + Sides
65.5 h Completionist
52.5 h All Styles
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Attack of the Fanboy
4/5 stars
Mary Skelter: Nightmares is strong enough as a whole to offer the most unique experience Compile Heart has ever created.
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78%
Mary Skelter: Nightmares varies nicely from your typical turn-based JRPG. With a darker atmosphere than most games, the art and music is really what defines it. If you can overlook some of the repetitive combat and dialogue, this game has a lot to offer and provides an overall great experience.
Read full review »Rice Digital
5/5 stars
Mary Skelter: Nightmares is one of the very best dungeon crawlers I played to date. From its well-crafted story, interesting characters and captivating atmosphere, to its unique gameplay which doesn't become stale even after hours of dungeon crawling, there is so much to like about the game. Compile Heart has truly made it a long way since MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death and we are excited to see what they have next in store.
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Posted on: February 13, 2025
Fixerskirat
Verified ownerGames: 32 Reviews: 2
Cool dungeon Crawler
Lots of cool features that gives a twist to dungeon crawling. Be warned that it's an IDFactory game, so expect a little bit of ecchi
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Posted on: June 25, 2020
casketeer
Verified ownerGames: 43 Reviews: 1
Pretty but vacuous.
This title is aesthetically and thematically interesting. That's where it's charms end. Gameplay is identical to the other 3d crawlers the company has put out, and the story is inane. I found myself mashing buttons to get through the dialogue, such as it is. I feel embarrassed for having played the game as it represents a moral weakness for me: I read the description and looked at the art, hoping for the best. I wouldn't admit it accept to hopefully steer a similar chump away from buying this absolutely mediocre product in favor of a thousand better ones.
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Posted on: June 29, 2021
alexulter
Verified ownerGames: 125 Reviews: 2
It has game-breaking bugs...
The game is pretty good. But it has some game-breaking bugs. I met my in Chapter 1, where scripted door which should be open became closed and th only way to continue playing is to start new game ad waste a few hours. And it seems (from googling) that there's similar bugs in other chapters too...
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Posted on: November 19, 2024
NotVoteForPedro
Verified ownerGames: 31 Reviews: 1
Review of the game
nice, but a lot of crash occurs
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