Nightmare vs EtherFantasy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nightmare
Survive a relentless zombie horde in this top-down shooter. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, fight endless waves, and utilize various actions to overcome obstacles and puzzles. Gamepad support enhances the immersive experience.
- Top-down zombie shooting
- RPG mode with random dungeons
- Wave mode with endless zombies
- Exploration and puzzle-solving
- Gamepad support and haptic feedback
- Rolling and jumping mechanics
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Escape the Nightmare of Endless Zombies! - A top-down zombie shooter. - Use limited weapons and ammo to survive and escape from the relentless zombie horde. - Haptic feedback supported - Gamepad use is recommended for the best gameplay experience - Gamepad vibration supported - Please note: vibration may not be supported on some gamepads RPG Mode - Explore randomly generated dungeons filled with zombies. - Find your path and escape the dungeon — the nightmare awaits. - Use actions like rolling, jumping, and more to avoid obstacles and solve puzzles as you go deeper. Wave Mode - Fight off endlessly spawning zombies each round and become the ultimate zombie hunter. - Zombies grow stronger with every. round. Various Actions and Puzzles - Use various actions like rolling, jumping, and pushing to overcome obstacles and solve puzzles. - New challenges await in every level.
EtherFantasy
Embark on an anime fantasy adventure, collecting legendary heroes and mastering strategic combat. Explore a vast, connected world with unique realms and challenging endgame content. Your journey to rule the realm begins here.
- Hero collection and growth
- Strategic turn-based combat
- Explore twelve diverse realms
- Challenging endgame content
- Connected universe of games
- Battle helper system
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EtherFantasy - collect legendary heroes and rise through a living fantasy world. Step into EtherFantasy, a free to play anime fantasy RPG where every hero has a story and every battle has stakes. Build your roster, master strategic combat, and journey deeper into a vast connected world. Strategic battles Assemble a team, weigh element and skill, and outplay your foes. Simple to pick up, deep enough to master with a battle helper system that lets legendary Masters fight at your side. Collect a world of heroes Recruit and grow a cast of beautifully illustrated characters, each with unique stats, gear, and abilities. Chase the rare Genesis heroes and the one of a kind Masters legendary champions who lend their power across your journey. A world with depth Explore twelve realms across the sky, the surface, and the underworld each with its own creatures, dangers, and bloodlines. The further you climb, the stronger and stranger the world becomes. High stakes mode for those which dare When you're ready, test yourself in the challenging endgame. Victory is glory but defeat is real a fallen hero needs 7 days to recover. Every fight matters. One universe, many adventures EtherFantasy is a connected world your heroes and Masters are part of a growing universe of games. Start your legend here. Free to play. Endlessly deep. Your journey begins now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: EtherFantasy at none against Nightmare's shown. EtherFantasy also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nightmare ships an update every 5 weeks, EtherFantasy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nightmare | EtherFantasy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1020 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | SangWon Park | Seaport Studios |
Customer experience
Nightmare
EtherFantasy
In-app purchases
Nightmare
No in-app purchases
EtherFantasy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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