Last Year: The Nightmare
Last Year: The Nightmare is an asymmetric survival horror video game developed by Canadian studio Elastic Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 18 December 2018, distributed via Discord. Gameplay. Set in a high school in 1996, the game pits six classmates against a killer who can be one of four classes: a Giant, a Slasher, a Spider, or a Strangler. Classmates roam the map completing a variety of objectives in order to escape, while the killer tries to stop them from doing so. The player controlling the killer is able to despawn and respawn  outside the classmates' line of sight, an ability called "predator mode". This mode also allows them to place traps for unsuspecting classmates. Development. A trailer for "Last Year: The Nightmare" was released in September 2018. Release. "Last Year: The Nightmare" had a closed beta period on 2–5 November 2018. The game was distributed "first on Discord" for 90 days, after which the game could also be distributed via other Windows game vendors. A re-launch, "Last Year: Afterdark", was released on 10 December 2019 via Steam. Reception. "Last Year: The Nightmare" received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game  holds a score of 73/100 based on 10 reviews. Jordan Devore of "Destructoid" praised the art direction of the game, saying it made matches "spontaneous and varied."