<s>
Neverending	B-Application
Nightmares	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Infinitap	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
drawing	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
Matt	O
Gilgenbach	O
's	O
personal	O
struggles	O
with	O
obsessive	O
–	O
compulsive	O
disorder	O
and	O
depression	O
;	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
trying	O
to	O
create	O
that	O
feeling	O
[	O
of	O
bleakness	O
and	O
hopelessness ]	O
in	O
Neverending	B-Application
Nightmares	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Thomas	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
who	O
"	O
wakes	O
up	O
"	O
from	O
one	O
nightmare	B-Application
and	O
into	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
Thomas	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
nightmares	B-Application
become	O
progressively	O
worse	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
horrifying	O
monsters	O
that	O
lurk	O
within	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
time	O
Thomas	O
dies	O
in	O
a	O
nightmare	B-Application
,	O
comes	O
across	O
some	O
serious	O
cause	O
of	O
depression	O
,	O
or	O
commits	O
self-harm	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
"	O
wake	O
up	O
"	O
again	O
in	O
either	O
the	O
same	O
nightmare	B-Application
as	O
before	O
,	O
or	O
into	O
a	O
different	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
minimalist	B-Device
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
forgoing	O
onscreen	O
prompts	O
and	O
loading	O
screens	O
during	O
play	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
increase	O
immersion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neverending	B-Application
Nightmares	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
Thomas	O
Smith	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
who	O
is	O
suffering	O
from	O
a	O
seemingly-endless	O
string	O
of	O
nightmares	B-Application
(	O
hence	O
the	O
title	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
character	O
,	O
Gabby	O
,	O
is	O
introduced	O
as	O
Thomas	O
 '	O
little	O
sister	O
,	O
and	O
frequently	O
appears	O
in	O
his	O
nightmares	B-Application
,	O
occasionally	O
changing	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
turning	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Thomas	O
finds	O
Gabby	O
dead	O
in	O
various	O
situations	O
;	O
Thomas	O
himself	O
also	O
dies	O
in	O
his	O
nightmares	B-Application
,	O
sometimes	O
by	O
his	O
own	O
hand	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
only	O
leads	O
him	O
to	O
wake	O
up	O
in	O
yet	O
another	O
nightmare	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
implied	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1800s	O
,	O
Thomas	O
must	O
explore	O
various	O
locations	O
in	O
his	O
nightmares	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Thomas	O
"	O
waking	O
up	O
"	O
from	O
a	O
nightmare	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
stabbed	O
his	O
younger	O
sister	O
Gabby	O
in	O
the	O
stomach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
wanders	O
through	O
each	O
nightmare	B-Application
,	O
"	O
waking	O
up	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
bed	O
each	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
sees	O
Thomas	O
commit	O
gruesome	O
acts	O
of	O
self-harm	O
out	O
of	O
depression	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
pulling	O
a	O
blood	O
vessel	O
or	O
even	O
a	O
bone	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
arm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Ouya	B-Application
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neverending	B-Application
Nightmares	I-Application
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
buzz	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
in	O
how	O
it	O
told	O
a	O
story	O
personally	O
relevant	O
to	O
its	O
creator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
included	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
its	O
most	O
anticipated	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
2014	O
,	O
emphasizing	O
its	O
"	O
wonderfully-distinct	O
,	O
pen-and-ink	O
style.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
Best-Looking	O
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
Horror	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Neverending	B-Application
Nightmares	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
around	O
22,000	O
copies	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
generated	O
around	O
$	O
250,000	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
