Nightmare Kart

You play a beast hunter forced into a tournament of races through gothic streets aboard strange copper-and-steam vehicles. The campaign follows your search for answers about the nightmare behind the competition.

Race against opponents while using weapons to attack them and hunting beasts to increase your top speed. Drifts and tricks generate Æther for boosts, adding another resource to manage during each event.

The campaign includes races, arena battles, and challenging boss encounters. You can unlock vehicles and weapons as you progress, then continue through New Game+; the game also supports local multiplayer.

Players often praise the blend of chaotic combat racing and gothic, retro-styled presentation, with boss encounters, dark humor, and the soundtrack also recurring as highlights. Some reviews find the campaign short and mention control or collision problems; several also wish for online multiplayer.