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Nightmare Tag
ActionSurvivalAdventurePlatformerShooter

Nightmare Tag

by Grounded · Released October 19, 2023
★★★★★4.2349 reviews
⚡ Quest 3S · Quest 3 · Quest Pro · Quest 2
ComfortIntense
ModesMultiplayer
Play areaStanding, Room-scale
Size439 MB
In-app purchasesNone
LanguagesEnglish

About this game

Nightmare Tag is a multiplayer VR horror game set within the eerie, liminal spaces of your nightmares.

BECOME THE NIGHTMARE

Play as 3 monsters, each with 4 upgradable perks and a unique, physics-based motion mechanic:

  • Entity: Wield terrifying speed and agility
  • Mimic: Track voices and shapeshift into humans
  • Crow: Stalk and ambush humans by changing your size from tiny to colossal

SURVIVE THE NIGHTMARE

Play as 4 unique humans, each with 4 upgradable perks:

  • Characters: Antonio (teamwork), Charles (teleport), Madison (medic), Sadie (athlete)
  • Slingshot: Stun monsters with heated pellets and adapt your strategy with attachments like Laser Beam, Boom Blast, Warp Shot, and Portal Pellet
  • Scanner: Detect teammates, threats, attachments, and objectives through walls
  • Run: Combine joystick movement with controller motion to sprint through the nightmare
  • Hide: Turn invisible by standing completely motionless
  • Climb: Grab onto nearly any surface to climb, vault, and outmaneuver monsters

CO-OP & MULTIPLAYER

  • Nightmare Tag (PvP): 2–10 players hunt each other in 3 unique game modes including Quick Tag, VHS Run, and Elimination
  • Nightmare Run (PvE): 1–8 players ascend an expanding dream world by completing objectives and scanning creatures to uncover their behavior

DEMO VS FULL GAME

Play for Free:

  • Play as Antonio or the Entity
  • Earn XP and upgrade perks
  • Join any lobby

General Admission ($10):

  • Unlock new characters with XP
  • Host PvE lobbies
  • +3000 Tokens

What players say

4.2 from 349 ratings on the Meta Quest Store

10/10 game right here

Don’t listen to the other reviews, this is a masterpiece. If you don’t see people on the game then just hop on at a later time. The game gets still gets updates. The different monsters are unique and so are the different humans. All the people who rated it low stars don’t know what they…

Drakedrake333Oct 20263 found this helpful

My Favorite Game

This Game Is So Fun Because I Love Asym Games Like Dead By Daylight

ChocolateFudgeCakeOct 2026
Critical review

Not that good bru

When i HAD to do the tuts the scanner one just keeps on killing me and yes i did turn off the tape when the moster came and i restarted the level like 6 times and it is so RAGEBATING

MexicanGuy2MOct 2026
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Release date
October 19, 2023
Genre
Action, Survival, Adventure, Platformer, Shooter
Category
GAMES
Modes
Multiplayer
Play area
Standing, Room-scale
Comfort
Intense
Age rating
Mature 17+
Headsets
Quest 3S, Quest 3, Quest Pro, Quest 2
Controllers
Touch Controllers
Hand tracking
–
Languages
English
Internet
Required
Ratings
★ 4.2 (349 reviews)
Download size
439 MB
Version
0.9.9.56.1
In-app purchases
No
In-app ads
No
Content
Violence, Blood, Suggestive Themes, Language

Frequently asked questions

Nightmare Tag is completely free on the Meta Horizon Store: download it to your headset and play, no purchase needed.

Nightmare Tag officially supports: Quest 3S, Quest 3, Quest Pro, Quest 2. Headset support is set by the developer, as listed on the official store.

Yes: Nightmare Tag supports multiplayer, as listed on the official store.

Nightmare Tag is rated Intense: significant artificial movement, best enjoyed with solid VR legs.

Nightmare Tag is rated Mature 17+ on the official Meta store. Age ratings matter especially for online multiplayer titles, where voice chat is open.

Nightmare Tag holds a 4.2 / 5 average from 349 player ratings on the official Meta store, a solid sample of the player base.

Nightmare Tag was released on October 19, 2023, published by Grounded.