Nightmare Frames
Nightmare Frames is the first commercial project by indie dev José María Meléndez, who produces games under the name Postmodern Adventures. Meléndez previously released free games that embodied the LucasArts and Sierra aesthetic, such as 2020’s Urban Witch Story, which played like a superior Police Quest with a dash of the supernatural. Nightmare Frames released in 2022, and in comparison, feels something like Kathy Rain meets Silent Hill meets every horror film from the ‘80s – the slasher flicks, the psychological deep dives, and everything in between. It’s also a highly compelling story about one disgruntled Los Angeles screenwriter named Alan Goldberg slowly learning to love his craft, and maybe even becoming a better person along the way.
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