Nightmare of Decay tries to be a love letter to horror games, but I don't think it really hits the mark. This game feels more like a small survival horror project with WAY too many direct references. A lot of the puzzles and things in the game lean closer to being ripped off more than inspired because some of them are exactly the same. I think the perspective also makes it difficult to get used to your character's hitbox and makes it hard to figure out when you can squeeze through enemies fairly, unlike from the original Resident Evils where you can see your model. The story is also dumb, really really dumb with a dumb ending. If your game is ending with 'it was all dream' 'but not really!' then you're already making a mistake. It makes me feel like my character's actions were completely pointless. That being said, for a small indie project it does emulate the feel of a survival horror game, and has good pacing with exploration even if the puzzles are relatively simple. A few places did scare me because they only happen in one area, and a few sections were enjoyable to explore. I think the game is good, but just barely. I hope for future projects the developer focuses on creating his own styles and has more 'inspirations' rather than just taking directly from other games. The extra modes are nice features too, which replayability is important in survival games.