Nightmare

Team: Screamworks
Theme: Nightmares
Genre: Third Person Action/Adventure
Engine: Half-Life 2
Cohort: Cohort 09, Dec '08

Nightmare is a Half Life 2: Episode 2 modification. It is a single-player 3D action party game in which a group of young heroes are drawn from their beds in their favorite footie pajamas and must work together to conquer a delightfully twisted world of dreams and nightmares, harnessing the power of their imaginary spirit animals.

Nightmare features unique party-based, action combat where the player controls Aaron, a young boy with a vivid imagination. Fighting alongside Aaron is CiCi, a cheerful little girl whose energy motivates the group to kick monster butt! They chase after Bernie, their cowardly friend who ran away from home in distress over news that Aaron is moving. After rescuing Bernie from his nightmare, they return to the neighborhood to conquer the King of Monsters once and for all.

The Screamworks team of 15 artists, designers, and programmers created Nightmare over four months as a mod for Half-Life 2. The team worked hard to achieve a mod with unique party-combat mechanics, stunning visual effects, and memorable characters.

Nightmare is: Ian Dorman, Anthony Fernandes, Marek Vojtko, Christopher Wood, Ron Power, Daniel Petway, Amy Pickens, Anthony Damiani, Johnathan Martin, Casey Smith, Jeff Briggs, Kevin Wu, Jane Chung, Jessica Hirsh, Mark Simpson