Nightmare Kart is a kart racing game developed and published by LWMedia. The game was developed by Lilith 'b0tster' Walther and Corwyn Prichard under the company name 'LWMedia'. The game uses a low poly artstyle heavily inspired by the original PlayStation.
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| Developer(s) | LWMedia |
| Publisher(s) | LWMedia |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Development and release
editNightmare Kart initially started out as an April Fool's video created during the development of Bloodborne PSX but was eventually turned into a real product shortly after the game's release.[3]
During January 2024, LWMedia was contacted by Sony over unauthorized use of the Bloodborne property, this caused the game to be slightly delayed in order to remove all references. This also caused the game to be renamed from 'Bloodborne Kart' to 'Nightmare Kart'.[4]
The game was released on May 31, 2024, on Itch.io and June 5, 2024, on Steam, with the Steam release being delayed due to Steam's review process.[5]
Gameplay
editNightmare Kart takes place in the Victorian steampunk city of Miralodia, with heavy inspirations taken from Bloodborne.
The game contains various game modes, such as a full campaign, boss fights, and a VS battle mode. Players can choose from 13 karts and 15 maps. Players can perform driving techniques such as drifting and jump-tricks in order to build up a boost, they can also pick up power-ups to fight against other racers.[3]
Reception
editNightmare Kart received generally positive reviews, with reviewers praising the game's unique retro artstyle and relatively large size for an project made by an indie developer. However, there were issues about the game's AI being poorly balanced on some races.[3][5][6]
References
edit- ^ b0tster. "Nightmare Kart". itch.io. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nightmare Kart". Steam. Valve. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Boehm, Aaron (4 June 2024). "'Nightmare Kart' Transcends Its Fan Game Origins With Clever Twist on Kart Racing [Review]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (26 January 2024). "Bloodborne Kart won't be 'Bloodborne Kart' anymore after a letter from Sony, but the devs are excited to make it an original thing: 'This is a fan game no more!'". PC Gamer. Future US. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b Randall, Harvey (31 May 2024). "After a complete rebranding, legally-distinct Bloodborne parody Nightmare Kart is finally released to the general public—and the PS1 vibes are immaculate". PC Gamer. Future US. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Galadrius The Mighty (17 June 2024). "Nightmare Kart Review – Blood-borne Again". Gamerhub. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
