Last Year: The Nightmare

 PC
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Hooked Gamers
    Jan 11, 2019
    80
    Last Year: The Nightmare is off to a great start. It's a fun team-based horror title that is addictive to play and you can get lost in for hours, whether as the killer or the potential victims. My only real complaint with the game is that three levels is a bit on the slim side, but to their credit the maps are fantastic and exciting to play across the board.
  2. COGconnected
    Dec 27, 2018
    80
    Though I feel I’ve experienced every facet of what the game currently has to offer, I’ve enjoyed my time with Last Year: The Nightmare. It radiates the amusing aspects of teen horror films while introducing me to an excellent style of multiplayer, and I eagerly await the game’s evolution.
  3. CGMagazine
    Jan 31, 2019
    75
    Last Year: The Nightmare is an admirable take on the asymmetrical survival horror genre, and despite not doing too many things outside of the box, the stellar presentation and level of detail throughout helps the game survive long enough to warrant the price of entry for fans of the genre.
  5. GameSpace
    Jan 10, 2019
    75
    Last Year: The Nightmare is a five vs one team-based jaunt through a decimated high school playing tag with a serial killer that entertainingly evokes the feel of popular horror B-movies.

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User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 39
  3. Negative: 19 out of 39
  1. Kakirot
    Dec 27, 2018
    3
    This game has a long way to go. The graphics are good, but at the moment, like most games in it's genre, it's one sided. Killer is weak as canThis game has a long way to go. The graphics are good, but at the moment, like most games in it's genre, it's one sided. Killer is weak as can be, and too predictable. You completely rely on Survivors to either split up, making it possible to get some kills, or be in a group, in which case you might get one single kill if you're lucky before dying.

    At which point, the Survivors can gather a ton of scrap, save their fallen comrade, and usually finish at least one objective, of which there is about 3 -5. Insta-kill spots for killers are always easy to see, and require someone completely not paying attention to be used at all.

    And the use of Discord in this game? Seems completely pointless. Either you're telling the Killer what you'll be doing, or no one ever talks. As it stands, not seeing much of a point because there is no middle ground here, either 5 Survivors talk because half of them know each other, or it's a silent lobby, even when someone is being attacked by the Killer.

    $30, and as it stands, this should be a hard pass, unless they actually add more into the game, and change a lot around.    … Full Review »
  2. Ass_ass_In
    Dec 23, 2018
    2
    This game has all the positives that Friday the 13th had but also has all the negatives.

    The Negatives: 1.) If you like having trolls    This game has all the positives that Friday the 13th had but also has all the negatives.

    The Negatives:

    1.) If you like having trolls chat racist, sexist garbage in your ear all game while making idiotic jokes, then this game is for you. The bugs are almost as bad as the players jokes, did I forget to mention that?

    2.) It might just be me but I can't stand cartoonish graphics and this "horror" game. It's not cartoony in a good way like some other popular horror games like Limbo or Bendy. It takes away the horror aspect and just makes it a comedy game without all the existential aspects the other games have.

    3.) As far as content goes, it's falling into the same patch that Friday did when they started out. This being said, if you liked Friday, you'll probably love this game with all it's obnoxious trolls making dumb and inappropriate jokes, cartoonish graphics and annoying one-liners from the characters,

    The Positives:

    1.) It is new and if you're feeling burned by the recent lawsuit against Friday, this will give you something new to play. Still, with a lack of content and the game coming a little too close to mimicking Friday, I don't see much longevity for this game.

    2.) You can actually hit the monsters back in this game! Unlike some other games which rely on you running around in circles countless times making the game extremely repetitive.

    3.) If they do stick with their original plan and actually follow through, it could be a viable switch for people who previously loved Friday. It won't attract a lot of DBD fans though with it's cartoony game play and chatting with random obnoxious trolls online.

    In conclusion, this game is not a competitor to DBD, it's a replacement for what people lost out with Friday due to the lawsuit.    … Full Review »
  3. Styke
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    "Dead on Discord" - There's 26 players online. Should have been on steam, it would have done well.
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