{"id":66973,"date":"2026-05-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66973"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:20:08","slug":"japanese-indie-creators-cute-but-mind-eroding-horror-adventure-nightmare-journey-1135-challenges-you-to-escape-an-endless-twisted-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-indie-creators-cute-but-mind-eroding-horror-adventure-nightmare-journey-1135-challenges-you-to-escape-an-endless-twisted-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese indie creator\u2019s \u201ccute but mind-eroding\u201d horror adventure Nightmare Journey 1135 challenges you to escape an endless twisted dream"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gotcha Gotcha Games, video game publisher and subsidiary of Japan\u2019s entertainment giant Kadokawa, has just announced its brand-new horror adventure title <strong>Nightmare Journey 1135<\/strong>, scheduled to release in 2027 via Steam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nightmare Journey 1135 \u2013 Official Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BX1_tcAogkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed by Japanese creator yaigi, Nightmare Journey 1135 follows the story of protagonist \u201cShi,\u201d who suffers from terrible nightmares every night. One day, a bird Shi previously saw in a dream appears before them in the real world, and each time they start chasing it, the protagonist ends up stepping into an actual nightmare. In the end, Shi is killed, but the nightmare doesn\u2019t seem to stop there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"430\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521-669730001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521-669730001.jpg 769w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521-669730001-380x212.jpg 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by the nostalgia of old freeware titles, the game lets you explore a cute but twisted world rendered in dreamy-looking pixel art. In an \u201cescape-the-room\u201d kind of scenario (or rather, escape-the-dream), Nightmare Journey 1135 features plenty of puzzles scattered throughout the surreal map that you will need to solve in order to escape the terror. As per the game\u2019s Steam store page, these gameplay elements will be tightly tied to the main story revolving around \u201cdistorted relationships\u201d between characters. Of course, the game being a horror title means you won\u2019t be able to escape from some gore and shocking imagery, but that\u2019s also a part of the \u201cmind-eroding\u201d experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"427\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521-669730002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521-669730002.jpg 764w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521-669730002-380x212.jpg 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nightmare Journey 1135 is scheduled to release for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4719000\/Nightmare_Journey_1135\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) in 2027, with Japanese, English and Chinese language support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yume-nikki-inspired-dark-fantasy-exploration-adventure-alice-in-wonder-underland-aiwu-launches-today-on-switch-and-steam\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yume-nikki-inspired-dark-fantasy-exploration-adventure-alice-in-wonder-underland-aiwu-launches-today-on-switch-and-steam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Yume Nikki inspired dark fantasy exploration adventure Alice in Wonder Underland \u2013 AIWU \u2013 launches today on Switch and Steam<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese indie horror adventure game Nightmare Journey 1135 is scheduled to release on Steam in 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":66975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[39,17],"class_list":["post-66973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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