There may never be a sequel Blood transfused or a PC connectionbut we have the next best thing: a PSX-style kart racing game inspired by it. Nightmare Kartwhich has had a long and rocky road to get to this point, is finally available and completely free of charge.
Starting as Bloodborne Kart a few years ago, Nightmare Kart At the beginning of the year, the company suffered some setbacks when it was about to launch. Sony finally intervened in its development. After developer Lilith Walther received a request from Sony to remove the game from any Blood transfused Branding (not that Sony does anything with it), she spent several months optimizing it before debuts again under his new name.
Now that it’s out Itch.iowith steam follows quite soon after, Blood transfused Fans can look forward to this legally independent kart racing game that seems to blow the car to the ground. I have followed the development of the game, which started as an April Fool’s jokeout of the corner of my eye, and it has grown in ways I couldn’t have imagined. Not only is it packed with characters, vehicles, and tracks, but it also features split-screen multiplayer.
But what really blows me away is the fact that Nightmare Kart also appears to have boss battles in the style of its main inspiration! The stunning launch trailer begins with a boss named Father Gregory falling from his vehicle, grabbing a Gatling gun, and firing at the player as they circle around him. The full-featured campaign apparently has several boss battles, and I’m excited to see what encounters from one of my favorite games ever dared to take the plunge.
Nightmare Kart could be the aural opposite of Blood transfusedbut it couldn’t be more of a celebration of the beloved title. Walthers, an avid fan of the game, has already done this once before with her award-winning PSX “Demake” by Blood transfusedand their admiration is once again expressed in abundance. I just love how faithfully areas like the Astral Clocktower seem to be recreated here, and it goes without saying that the way Nightmare Kart has successfully acquired a large part of the Blood transfused‘s existing UI for a racing game is a stroke of genius. Everything from “Final Lap” to Blood transfusedThe font is inspired by the way many of the game’s consumables appear as pickups.
Fan games often do not survive developmentand if so, it is rare that these Litigation in companies let them breathe for a long time so that Nightmare KartThe release is a small miracle. If you buy it like I did, give Walthers and her team a few bucks for making this all possible. Nightmare Kart is technically free, but on platforms like Itch you can still choose to pay the creators, and labors of love like this earn support.
