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Nightmare Land – The Dream Witness – Free – Puzzle Game Review
Nightmare Land – The Dream Witness – Free is a Puzzle/Entertainment/Adventure game from Hong Li, first launched in 23rd April 2014.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 19+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Nightmare Land – The Dream Witness – Free Stand Out
"Nightmare Land has very good ambiance. The music is excellent – eerie and subtle – and does a great job of drawing one in." – 148Apps
After narrowly escaping death, you find yourself at the entrance of a mysterious village. Alone in the pitch black night, you're about to uncover a dark secret that will change your life forever. This hardcore old-school adventure game draws inspiration from classics like Shadowgate, Grim Fandango, Day of the Tentacle, Myst, and The Secret of Monkey Island.
Solve the mystery of disappearing villagers and confront deadly monsters at every turn. Interact with strange characters, collect items, solve puzzles, and defeat fearsome monsters. March into hidden lairs and defeat the mastermind terrorizing this cursed land.
This game feature realistic graphics and hand-drawn artwork. The haunting score will make you feel like you're part of the game.
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Nightmare Land – The Dream Witness – Free is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 8th December 2014
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
- Fixed screen alignment issue when going back to main menu
- Refactored particle effects for iOS 8
- New icon
Download & Availability
Nightmare Land – The Dream Witness – Free is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Nightmare Land – The Dream Witness – Free on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 / iPad Mini 3 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 4 / iPad Mini 4 (Cellular) or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Good for those of us that are older gamers and played the old school point and click adventures. It is simple, but fun. We really enjoyed it.
This is a surprisingly enjoyable game. It's both relaxing and intriguing. Recommended.
A clever point and click adventure. It definitely had a couple points that stumped us though.
Great game. The atmosphere really give the game a great reminder of the point and click adventure games of yesteryear. We recommend this to anyone who loved games like Grim Fandango and the recent adventure games like Broken Age.
A great classic game. Awesome graphics. This is a very interesting and addictive game.
The game is so moody. It brings back memories of games like maniac mansion.
This is not some hidden objects game. This is better, a lot better. A really good mystery with great music and atmosphere. It's challenging, but the game always give us enough clues to solve all the puzzles.
We were surprised by the quality. Love the throw-back user interface. Remind us of classics like Day of the Tentacle and Shadowgate. The ending almost made us cried.
We enjoyed the level of play. A few stumpers. We still am waiting for the cow to fall asleep.
We enjoyed this. The variations in text between the different command attempts were cute. With an ending this corny, though, we stop at four stars.
Very good game. Upset we had to PAY for help and it cost as much as the game. Sad ! But good game.
The game is fun and thanks for the Encouragement at the end.
Really atmospheric and reminds us of the great classics. The music is top notch and the game makes you think.
Just finished the game. Really good adventure game that rival the classics. Love the old school interface. Amazing.
Fantastic app and fantastic update! Looking forward to future releases.
We were stuck on a part so bought the guide but was a waste of money since the game only had two more areas we found out. Don't buy it. This gang was ok but should have been much much longer.
This game is good for playing on a rainy day in a dark room lol. The music goes well with the theme of the game. Plus its addictive.
Good game, but entirely too short for the price.
Good game, bought the full version as in app purchase. However, a glitch (?) prevents some direction arrows (at least in our game) from showing (ie – the left arrow in the mansion that leads to the study), making progress impossible. Arrow showed up AFTER we caved and bought the hint guide however.
Make no mistake, this game will cost you $6. There is no hint or guide included and the actions needed to progress in the game are stupid hard. By that we mean, they make no sense. So until you purchase the guide for $3 your stuck. Not a bad game, but just be honest. If your were, we would give the game a better rating.
Pretty interesting so far. Has a pretty mysterious feel to it and the game is pretty fluid. Can't wait to get a little deeper into it.
We love these text/graphics games! Great job dev! Us go back to playing now :).
Enjoyable at the same time keeps you busy even you don't notice.
This is the first time we played a game like this in the iPad. We loved it! It's best to play it at night with all the lights out. It sets the mood for the game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.2.2
- Size: 151.66 MB
- iOS: 6.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
- Developer: Hong Li
Last updated: 8th December 2014 | Genre: Puzzle, Entertainment | Developer: Hong Li