Neverending Nightmares is an indie terrifying psychological horror game inspired by the creator’s real life battle with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Neverending Nightmares is a very personal project where I tried to capture the feelings of struggling with mental illness through the gameplay. I’ve had some very dark times in my fight with OCD and depression, but I was unable to adequately share my feelings with others. Through the bleak and oppressive atmosphere of the game, I hope to demonstrate what I’ve felt.

The game has been designed to disempower the player. Thomas, the main character, suffers from severe asthma, so he can’t run away from his pursuers for very long. He is constantly thrust into new nightmares without a clear goal of what to do and forced to wander through the world without knowing what’s going on.

The entire game is told through nightmares because life can feel like a nightmare to a depressed person. As well, mental illness affects the way we perceive the world. It is hard to see reality for what it is, so it is can be challenging to see rationally where the mental illness ends and reality begins.