Neverending Nightmares is a horror game inspired by Retro/Grade's terrible sales

After coping with financial loss and battling his inner demons, Retro/Grade co-creator Matt Gilgenbach is bouncing back and starting work on his new game, Neverending Nightmares.

Ozzie Mejia

July 23, 2013 1:00 PM

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24 Caret Games' debut game, Retro/Grade, is excellent. The bullet hell shooter featured a fresh way to play: incorporating a guitar controller into the genre. It was a unique idea, although not one that would sell particularly well.

Matt Gilgenbach, along with partner Justin Wilder, had invested $140,000 in the game, a total that has yet to be recouped. Retro/Grade's failure is attributed to a number of factors, including the already-crowded PlayStation Network marketplace, and the disinterest in using plastic instruments. However, Gilgenbach is ready to bounce back into games.

With Retro/Grade tanking, Gilgenbach faced financial ruin, had to dissolve his studio, and nearly fell to serious mental illness. But, Gilgenbach is using that experience to inspire his next game. Neverending Nightmares is a psychological horror game that's inspired by Gilgenbach's own struggles. It is currently in development under the new label Infinitap Games, and according to Polygon, will seek crowdfunding on Kickstarter soon.

Here's a teaser:

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?