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Genre: Simulator, Indie

Nightmare Puppeteer

Fixed bug/crash from last update + troubleshooting tips

Last update introduced a bug that would crash NP on the main menu- sorry about that-

Fixed that bug and changed all other parts of the code that were susceptible to the same bug-

In the future if you're getting crashes, you can go to the other settings menu and press the "Delete saved data and quit" button on the bottom right


Then try launching NP again-

If that doesn't fix the issue press the "Show Player Log" button

Copy the "Player" file and send it to me/post somewhere I can access in one of these places

The bug report channel on our Discord

On the NP Steam discussions page

Post it as an issue on our Github page(requires free Github account)

New "User Flavor"

You can now add your own image as a texture on any body or head using the new "user flavor"




  • Click the "Open File" button to load an image
  • Then click the rainbow cone (user flavor) to apply it
  • You can apply the flavor like the others to bodies or head


Here's a youtube video showing you how to use it


I also fixed a bug- when NP launched it didn't reload your actors selected flavor- now it does

KINO update + dolphins and NUKES


  • Added "Lens Effects" scene option- at wide angles barrel distortion is applied(fisheye effect), at narrow angles bokeh is applied(depth of field blur), on Gamepad use Left Stick Click to set focus point, on keyboard its SHIFT + RightClick
  • Added new page of scene options to spawn dolphins, nukes and other stuff
  • Changed 3 of the actor "flavors" to add more variation
  • Bug fixes


Watch this vid to show you how to use the new stuff

Added new scene + dolphins and nukes + more

Added a new scene by request from Jolsh---> "Passing Me By". Its a city street scene where a constant crowd of people walks past the actor.

Added scene fog that you can toggle off and on in the scene settings(3rd page)

Added some spawnable random things- use the Console(SHIFT + ESC) to access them.

Type "add" to see most all of the options including dolphins, crows, pigeons, hummingbirds, butterflies, vultures, seagulls, and raining money.

Type "Nuke" in the console and you'll find DropNuke- enter a number for the counting time like this "DropNuke 5" then press enter etc- 5 seconds will pass than a nuke will explode. The nuke will set fire to any rando's in the scene.

Added Actor2 auto follow + fixed bug

Fixed a bug where when you switched bodies in the actor editor the idle animation would play making if difficult to edit things. Now the actors are frozen at all times in the actor editor.

Added an Actor2 Follow Actor1 option- with this checked actor2 will follow actor1 and stop in a random place close to actor1. If its not working for you try unchecking "Buddy random walk" in the scene options.

Video showing that stuff.

Added BeatFreeze + Actor2AutoDance + bug fixes

Check the vid for some new little dancey things

Added custom video intro option ++

Back from vacation and added the ability to use a custom pre-scene video(Steam user request)

If you want to do that- click Other Settings on the main menu


Then click the file button here to add your video(.mp4) file


Right now it only supports .mp4 video files- I'll expand that to other formats in the next update-

If you want to go back to using the default NP pre-scene countdown click the red X to the right of the file button-

I also added the mosh pit from the Thrasher scene to the level editor objects so you can drop mosh pits where ever you'd like.

Added Maarb Laarb (Mad Lib Twitch Toy) + 3d model importing is back

What the f?! Maard Laarb?! What is that? Its this


More Maaarb laaarb info here

I reworked the .fbx 3d model import and tested it with models from Daz, iClone, MakeHuman, and Mixamo- other humanoid models should work when you use our RigDefiner script for Unity here

Please let me know of any new bugs you find here on Steam or on our discord

Make everything stranger.

Added vTuber scene "Key me vTuber"

Go VTUBE with Nightmare Puppeteer if you dare.

Examples and shitty instructions in this video...

New Typewriter mode + TvMode improvements

View the youtube video below to see how to use the new stuff-

Also fixed a bug with the Random body button-