Deep Deep Deep Nightmare Review – When Midnight Snacks Turn Deadly

by Jim Smale · May 2, 2025

Deep Deep Deep Nightmare review – What happens when a boy ignores his mother’s warnings about midnight snacking? Chaos, terror, and waves of nightmare-fueled monsters! In Deep Deep Deep Nightmare, survival hinges on wielding a deadly arsenal, mastering magic, and overcoming fearsome bosses in a thrilling top-down shooter experience.

Deep Deep Deep Nightmare Review Pros

Decent cartoon-like graphics.
256.4MB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Own in-game trophies list.
You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game, which means you can earn two Platinum trophies!
You can remap the controls.
3 save slots.
Twin stick shooter gameplay.
Tutorial pop-ups with controls.
A Game that takes inspiration from Binding of Isaac.
Power-ups give you new weapons, and you can cycle through them.
Big screen, filling boss encounters.
Your roll move allows you to pass through enemies and some gunfire.
Tight responsive controls.
It is very much a game you can just pick up and play.
During boss fights or set sequences, a spinner will appear that can lay down traps or give you power-ups.
The three heart life system.
2.5D game world amd you can move around it freely.
Earn credits from enemies and buy new weapons from the shop.
Buy and equip spells from the shop.
Random roll vending machine for headgear.
Earn elevator buttons to go to new areas and levels.
Your hub in between levels is where the shops are.
Fast loading times.
Guns have ammo, and you can pick up more during play, but the basic pistol-like gun has infinite ammo.
When you die, you can go to the hub, retry, or quit the game.
Hearts can drop from enemies for health.
Every level is a wave-based affair then you can get the odd bonus room or boss encounter.
You always see where enemies spawn.
An impressive amount of projectiles on screen that almost becomes a bullet hell.
24 hats to unlock and wear.
All unlocked spells, weapons, and hats can be changed in your toybox.

Deep Deep Deep Nightmare Review Cons

No actual game settings.
I am not a fan of the screen always shaking; it’s supposed to be in time with the music, but it makes it all a lot harder and annoying.
You only get told the basic controls, not how the hub area works or the mechanics that waves may present.
Slow to get going.
You don’t get money very quickly.
It is a small play area most of the time.
After finishing a level, you go back to the hub, It would be nice if you could choose to do that or just continue.
Repetitive music track over and over.
The gameplay overall doesn’t mix it up that much.

Deep Deep Deep Nightmare

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Developer: QUBYTE

Publisher: QUBYTE

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