Last Year: The Nightmare


Last Year: The Nightmare is an asymmetric survival horror video game developed by Canadian studio Elastic Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 18 December 2018, distributed via Discord.

Gameplay

Last Year: The Nightmare is an asymmetric horror game pitting five classmates against one Fiend and set in the year 1996. Classmates roam the map completing a variety of objectives in order to escape, while the Fiend tries to stop them from doing so. The Fiend is able to despawn and respawn outside the classmates' line of sight, an ability called "predator mode". Predator mode also allows the Fiend to place traps for unsuspecting classmates.

Development

A trailer for Last Year: The Nightmare was released in September 2018.

Release

Last Year: The Nightmare had a closed beta period on 2–5 November 2018. The game was distributed "first on Discord" for 90 days, after which the game could also be distributed via other Windows game vendors.
A re-launch, Last Year: Afterdark, was released on 10 December 2019 via Steam.

Reception

Jordan Devore of Destructoid praised the art direction of the game, saying it made matches "spontaneous and varied."