This game takes my favorite things: Bloodborne, Mario Kart, Twisted Metal, and PS1-era jank, and combines it all into a shockingly clever kart race/combat game. Pick it up, and tip generously!
Seriously, though, this is an incredibly full-featured game, with a story mode, bot matches, split-screen, and even New Game Plus!
Love this! I love kart racers so it's really nice to have another good one to play.
I'm glad the AI is getting slowly fixed, they're still just driving into the walls for me and the lack of competition doesn't really give me an incentive to play past the campaign and I don't have anyone IRL to play with.
One issue I had though is that during the portal chase with Nicholas after you hit the jump thing that turns you around and you do a jump onto a jump pad if you land on the edge of the jump pad you can bounce into a side part of the road you're supposed to land on and fall, having to restart the race. It happened to me multiple times and the only way I got past it was by somehow bouncing high enough to drive over the thing that kept blocking me. I couldn't get far enough to land in the middle of the bounce pad to land in the middle of the road every time. I wonder if it's a high frame rate bug again like with the speed issue going up inclines.
Hi, I'm really loving this game a lot! Genuinely one of the most fun kart racers I've played in a very long time.
I dunno if this is the place for it, but I just wanted to point out one small thing I found. In Free Battle mode, under the Customize Power Ups menu, some of the items still have their old names.
I'm enjoying the game a lot, but a few bugs and suggestions:
The Hunt doesn't keep track of Blood Droplets properly, everyone scored 0 by the end.
While playing as Raven in the Miralodian Sewer Circuit, I used an item as her, but it wouldn't get rid of the item. It counted as me having an item and no item simultaneously, meaning I couldn't use the item but I couldn't pick up anything new.
I think enemies should respawn throughout normal Races, as I've run into situations where a racer gains an obscene lead over the other racers due to hoarding a large number of Blood Droplets and not having many methods of catching up unless you're neck-and-neck with the other racer. This isn't just me complaining about enemy AI or anything, I would often get this unfair advantage too lol
The boost is helpful for getting out of stun, but I don't think it boosts enough to help get a lead on another racer. This ties into the other suggestion about Blood Droplets and enemy respawns.
I can't think of many other suggestions at the moment, but I wish you luck on further updates to this game! I'm really loving it so far and I've beaten the campaign twice now.
This is so cool! What engine (if any) was this made in, and how did you recreate the PSX-Style visuals? I've been trying in Unity for a while but it always looks a little off...
Hi, just came to report a bug, on 1.03.1 there's still a glitch that makes it so that the targeting system doesn't target other players in the 2 player split screen. Idk if this applies to 3-4 player though
This game is so fun. I didn't realize it'd been patched yet, but even playing with some of the bugs in v1.0, it was a blast. It wasn't picking up my controller inputs so I played on keyboard, and I was surprised at how nice it felt with just WASD.
The art and animations are super charming. The music is great. 10/10 easy recommend to absolutely everyone I know. haha
Nothing says "AAA Bad" like an april fools joke that escalates into a kart racer with more innovation than any similar triple- or double-A game last decade. Also the perverse hybrid of [redacted] and MK music fucks incredibly hard. The production value is so big, my mind is blown. Now, we only need a separate dev releasing a mod with the original 3D assets of the project.
Highly interesting game. The PSX-aesthetics are impeccable, the sound- and music design fits perfectly and gameplay is challenging and fun. I just love the bizarre, creepy atmosphere. I congratulate you to this achievement.
Tried the game today, and really enjoyed it! I played it on Linux, launching it under the Heroic launcher (since it's easier to set up), here are the steps I went through to get it running:
1. On Heroic, click "Add Game".
2. Press the "Run installer first" button, go to DownloadDirectory/Engine/Extras/Redist/en-us/ and select UE4PrereqSetup_x64.exe.
3. Follow the setup until you click Finish.
4. Set the title name and set Linux as platform. Under Wine Settings, select a recent Proton version (I used Proton GE 9-1, but official Proton 9.0 should work as well).
5. Set the game executable to NMKART.exe, located in the game's download directory, and click "Finish".
6. Right click on the game, select Settings, go to the "Wine" tab, and press the "winecfg" button.
7. Go to the Libraries tab, under "New override for library" select dxgi from the list, and click Add. Then, at the bottom of the window, click Apply and then OK.
8. Launch the game.
Tested on Manjaro Linux, with an Nvidia 3060, using the latest drivers.
hey, i just wanted to say that the steam version of nightmare kart still isnt out in germany. it said that it will be released on may 31 but now after may 31 its saying "coming soon". just wanted to ask if there are any problems.
Changing the FPS or the resolution (not sure which it is) messes with the AI a fair bit. Makes them drive into walls constantly. Playing on default seems to be the best way to play right now. Either way I love this.
Edit: This is on current patch 1.02 at time of writing
Great game, I'd really reccomend using keyboard controls instead of a controller if you suffer from some wrist pain like myself, at least with the default controller layout I started feeling some pain during the play session. Reccomend either changing them or switching to keyboard, had no issues there
A phenomenal kart racer that i thoroughly enjoyed. The only issue ive experienced so far is multiplayer failing to function due to my controllers not connecting to the game. Still, the campaign mode alone is a blast that id highly recommend to any fans of kart racers or fromsoft games.
The game doesn't want to work with my Xbox controller. It keeps trying to recognize it as a keyboard, and although most of the buttons work as intended, having the camera turn whenever I try to steer the kart is a nightmare to navigate. Doesn't help that it keeps doubling my directional inputs because of this issue. Attempting to switch to a PS4 controller also didn't fix anything, as it doesn't even recognize it.
Regardless, I appreciate the work you've done to make this what it is. Can't wait to see what else you've got in store!
I'll have to try that and see what happens, but considering I tried it with other games like Sonic and the Fallen Star and it DIDN'T work, I'm not hopeful.
Made a video of me playing this. I ran into a few bugs which I address in the video. Besides that tho I really enjoyed it. Actually felt like I was playing a PlayStation 1 game. The design, the music absolutely great. I will definitely be checking out more games from you in the future.
I thought the game was super fun! I never really played Bloodborne or have much knowledge on it, but this game really holds up on its own! The racing with a fighting aspect is so much fun, I found my most fun was in the arena maps. I love the design work really well made, always a fan of PSX. The audio and music was great! The voice acting was really good. The UI was really well made. The different karts and weapons were fun to test. (From version 1.00.2) I will say the AI seemed to get stuck a lot, however the Bosses seemed to be better. During "Trap Nicholas" a section was open for me to go into but killed me, maybe should be closed till I need to go that way? The map "Pocket Dream Course" was really bugged for me, none of the racers nor me could make it down the hill smoothly. Overall, a reallllly cool game had a lot of fun playing!
Was not expecting them to be to scale. I CAN'T SEE SHHH (Also never change this, it's really funny. A true handicap if I've ever seen one)
Also: I highly recommend everyone try using fodder-snake ball with the brain cage if you want a good laugh. The other ones with brain cage are still funny and all, but snake ball takes the cake.
had a few bugs mainly related to controls and bindings
don't seem to be able to bind any mouse inputs in the settings, it always moves the selector to the top of the list and doesn't place a binding on the input.
dont seem to be able to change prompts to keyboard , just controller ones
cant get inputs to register with wireless controller.
unbinding menu button seems to make it impossible to get back to the settings to bind it to a new key
Controls on Xpad Razer controller are messed up unfortunately. Pressing any direction on the d-pad registers as 2 presses. Had a lot of trouble rebinding the controls too, some other buttons wouldn't register. But maybe I was just really confused by the double presses lol
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So how do you get the fodder character back on the racer select screen? They disappeared when I started unlocking other racers.
really rreally fun game. i beg for a online multiplayer or a separate game exactly like this with online multiplayer
This game takes my favorite things: Bloodborne, Mario Kart, Twisted Metal, and PS1-era jank, and combines it all into a shockingly clever kart race/combat game. Pick it up, and tip generously!
Seriously, though, this is an incredibly full-featured game, with a story mode, bot matches, split-screen, and even New Game Plus!
Love this! I love kart racers so it's really nice to have another good one to play.
I'm glad the AI is getting slowly fixed, they're still just driving into the walls for me and the lack of competition doesn't really give me an incentive to play past the campaign and I don't have anyone IRL to play with.
One issue I had though is that during the portal chase with Nicholas after you hit the jump thing that turns you around and you do a jump onto a jump pad if you land on the edge of the jump pad you can bounce into a side part of the road you're supposed to land on and fall, having to restart the race. It happened to me multiple times and the only way I got past it was by somehow bouncing high enough to drive over the thing that kept blocking me. I couldn't get far enough to land in the middle of the bounce pad to land in the middle of the road every time. I wonder if it's a high frame rate bug again like with the speed issue going up inclines.
You need to boost right after the jump to make it to the platform.
Hi, I'm really loving this game a lot! Genuinely one of the most fun kart racers I've played in a very long time.
I dunno if this is the place for it, but I just wanted to point out one small thing I found. In Free Battle mode, under the Customize Power Ups menu, some of the items still have their old names.
I'm enjoying the game a lot, but a few bugs and suggestions:
I can't think of many other suggestions at the moment, but I wish you luck on further updates to this game! I'm really loving it so far and I've beaten the campaign twice now.
It would be amazing to play this on an actual PS1
A few bugs I encountered: In the courtyard campaign race, I clipped into one of the dog cages.
In a free battle, a hunter pistol ran out of ammo but but stayed in my hand and couldn't pick up other weapons.
After dying in a free battle, the camera became fixed and couldn't use weapons
Other than that, I loved this game and hope it'll have online MP at some point
This is so cool! What engine (if any) was this made in, and how did you recreate the PSX-Style visuals? I've been trying in Unity for a while but it always looks a little off...
UE4
Does anyone know how to get the game to recognize a ps4 or ps5 controller? I can’t get it to work Bluetooth or wired.
use DS4, found here.
Hi, just came to report a bug, on 1.03.1 there's still a glitch that makes it so that the targeting system doesn't target other players in the 2 player split screen. Idk if this applies to 3-4 player though
it's definitely not something most people will care about but the font being this modern really threw me off
significantly more prevalent: the Accessibility menu did not open when i clicked on it
Great game so far! But I noticed that sometimes the game on a controller would register 2 inputs instead of one?
same issue
This game is so fun. I didn't realize it'd been patched yet, but even playing with some of the bugs in v1.0, it was a blast. It wasn't picking up my controller inputs so I played on keyboard, and I was surprised at how nice it felt with just WASD.
The art and animations are super charming. The music is great. 10/10 easy recommend to absolutely everyone I know. haha
Nothing says "AAA Bad" like an april fools joke that escalates into a kart racer with more innovation than any similar triple- or double-A game last decade. Also the perverse hybrid of [redacted] and MK music fucks incredibly hard. The production value is so big, my mind is blown. Now, we only need a separate dev releasing a mod with the original 3D assets of the project.
Highly interesting game. The PSX-aesthetics are impeccable, the sound- and music design fits perfectly and gameplay is challenging and fun. I just love the bizarre, creepy atmosphere. I congratulate you to this achievement.
Tried the game today, and really enjoyed it! I played it on Linux, launching it under the Heroic launcher (since it's easier to set up), here are the steps I went through to get it running:
1. On Heroic, click "Add Game".
2. Press the "Run installer first" button, go to DownloadDirectory/Engine/Extras/Redist/en-us/ and select UE4PrereqSetup_x64.exe.
3. Follow the setup until you click Finish.
4. Set the title name and set Linux as platform. Under Wine Settings, select a recent Proton version (I used Proton GE 9-1, but official Proton 9.0 should work as well).
5. Set the game executable to NMKART.exe, located in the game's download directory, and click "Finish".
6. Right click on the game, select Settings, go to the "Wine" tab, and press the "winecfg" button.
7. Go to the Libraries tab, under "New override for library" select dxgi from the list, and click Add. Then, at the bottom of the window, click Apply and then OK.
8. Launch the game.
Tested on Manjaro Linux, with an Nvidia 3060, using the latest drivers.
Forgot to say, the game version I played is 1.03
minor bug: if a visceral boost triggers phase two of a boss, the camera remains stuck to your side, and the hud, hidden.
specifically, this was encountered during father gregory's fight, in case it's unique to that.
also, really cool game! awesome soundtrack.
will try to patch this as quickly as possible, thank you!
hey, i just wanted to say that the steam version of nightmare kart still isnt out in germany. it said that it will be released on may 31 but now after may 31 its saying "coming soon". just wanted to ask if there are any problems.
The dev has said that she's just waiting on steam to finish approving the game, so my guess is that it's just a matter of a few days at most
It's not even out in the US yet at the moment, Steam is taking their sweet time reviewing it.
Changing the FPS or the resolution (not sure which it is) messes with the AI a fair bit. Makes them drive into walls constantly. Playing on default seems to be the best way to play right now. Either way I love this.
Edit: This is on current patch 1.02 at time of writing
Great game, I'd really reccomend using keyboard controls instead of a controller if you suffer from some wrist pain like myself, at least with the default controller layout I started feeling some pain during the play session. Reccomend either changing them or switching to keyboard, had no issues there
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A phenomenal kart racer that i thoroughly enjoyed. The only issue ive experienced so far is multiplayer failing to function due to my controllers not connecting to the game. Still, the campaign mode alone is a blast that id highly recommend to any fans of kart racers or fromsoft games.
The game doesn't want to work with my Xbox controller. It keeps trying to recognize it as a keyboard, and although most of the buttons work as intended, having the camera turn whenever I try to steer the kart is a nightmare to navigate. Doesn't help that it keeps doubling my directional inputs because of this issue. Attempting to switch to a PS4 controller also didn't fix anything, as it doesn't even recognize it.
Regardless, I appreciate the work you've done to make this what it is. Can't wait to see what else you've got in store!
Have you tried playing the game through steam (adding it as a non steam game)? I use a switch pro controller through steam and it works fine
I'll have to try that and see what happens, but considering I tried it with other games like Sonic and the Fallen Star and it DIDN'T work, I'm not hopeful.
WAZAAAAAAAA
AI seemed to always get stuck on every race but loved the game.
Made a video of me playing this. I ran into a few bugs which I address in the video. Besides that tho I really enjoyed it. Actually felt like I was playing a PlayStation 1 game. The design, the music absolutely great. I will definitely be checking out more games from you in the future.
Thanks for this.
I thought the game was super fun! I never really played Bloodborne or have much knowledge on it, but this game really holds up on its own! The racing with a fighting aspect is so much fun, I found my most fun was in the arena maps. I love the design work really well made, always a fan of PSX. The audio and music was great! The voice acting was really good. The UI was really well made. The different karts and weapons were fun to test. (From version 1.00.2) I will say the AI seemed to get stuck a lot, however the Bosses seemed to be better. During "Trap Nicholas" a section was open for me to go into but killed me, maybe should be closed till I need to go that way? The map "Pocket Dream Course" was really bugged for me, none of the racers nor me could make it down the hill smoothly. Overall, a reallllly cool game had a lot of fun playing!
Happy to pay for this - its incredibly well made, challenging and a lot of fun!
good job!
is it possible to make this game portable ?
Bought/donated just to support the dev - prefer to wait for the Steam release [whenever it'll finally happen lol]. All Hail Bunlith!
Just got the extra secret bonus character.
Was not expecting them to be to scale. I CAN'T SEE SHHH
(Also never change this, it's really funny. A true handicap if I've ever seen one)
Also: I highly recommend everyone try using fodder-snake ball with the brain cage if you want a good laugh. The other ones with brain cage are still funny and all, but snake ball takes the cake.
I'm sure it's more bearable with the far camera but yeah that shit was hilarious when I tried it out lmao
It's actually worse with far camera because you see even more of them that the zoomed in camera cuts off lol
well, this looks like my jam i am not into car racing gaming’s but i am fan of twisted metal style games
Made a video
had a few bugs mainly related to controls and bindings
don't seem to be able to bind any mouse inputs in the settings, it always moves the selector to the top of the list and doesn't place a binding on the input.
dont seem to be able to change prompts to keyboard , just controller ones
cant get inputs to register with wireless controller.
unbinding menu button seems to make it impossible to get back to the settings to bind it to a new key
GOTY
Controls on Xpad Razer controller are messed up unfortunately. Pressing any direction on the d-pad registers as 2 presses. Had a lot of trouble rebinding the controls too, some other buttons wouldn't register. But maybe I was just really confused by the double presses lol
Controller works fine in other games
is there a way to re-bind keys? I'm a nerd with a tiny keyboard and no arrow keys 😵💫
Pause during a race and go into the options.
thank you! I was stuck looking in the title menu and hadn't gotten to there whoops
in angel graveyard at the bottom of the map i ended up being sent flying beyond the rails and got stuck.