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Watch trailer on Steam ↗True Nightmare - Roadside Сafe
Frost Fox Studios · Published by Frost Fox Studios
Very Positive — 80% positive (143 reviews) · 10 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Immerse yourself in an atmospheric psychological horror with a haunting VHS aesthetic. As a night-shift waitress at a secluded roadside café, serve strange patrons and feel mounting dread. Each night, the nightmare becomes more real, and someone is watching from the darkness. Can you survive?
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Adventure, Casual · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Explore a haunted roadside café where each patron brings more terror than the last. In True Nightmare - Roadside Сafe, serve strange guests and face escalating dread in an atmospheric psychological horror experience from Frost Fox Studios.
About this game
A LONELY JOB IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
Mary is an 18-year-old girl who’s just moved out and taken a night-shift waitress job at a desolate roadside café on the edge of nowhere. Each night, the silence grows deeper. Customers grow stranger. And the feeling that someone is watching becomes impossible to ignore...
This is the first episode of the True Nightmare series — a psychological horror that feels disturbingly real.
Work the Night Shift
An immersive first-person experience of working as a lone waitress in a remote roadside café.
Take orders, prepare meals, serve customers, and clean up — all by yourself.
Explore the World Around You
Leave the café and uncover nearby locations filled with eerie details and hidden clues.
Discover unsettling sights as you piece together what’s really happening.
Talk, Listen, Observe
People talk. Some say too much. Others hide what you need to know.
Dialogue and overheard conversations may reveal more than you expect.
Uncover What Lurks in the Dark
Not everything can be explained. But the more you see, the more you know something is wrong.
Something hides just outside the light. Don’t look too long — it might look back.
Key Features:
Atmospheric Psychological Horror
Retro VHS Aesthetic
First-Person Café Simulation
Branching Dialogue & Multiple Endings
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-6350
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB | AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4670 | AMD Ryzen5 1600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Community & EventsOfficial
Steam Scream Fest Sale!
Hello, everyone! My game is participating in Steam Scream Festival and got the biggest discount since the release! It's time to experience True Nightmare!------------------------------------------------ Thank you all so much for your support - I am currently working hard on a new project and a teaser trailer for it. Over a year ago, I released a demo version of True Nightmare - Roadside Cafe, which received very positive reviews and inspired me to continue working on the project.New achievements lie ahead. Thank you all! ------------------------------------------------- - DenisRead full article on Community Announcements (Deni_Sele)AnnouncementsOfficial
Devlog: Next Steps
Hello, everyone!Congratulations on the start of the Steam fall sale and first game discount!I would also like to express my immense gratitude to all of you for your words of support and attention to the project — it is only thanks to you that it became possible.My first project has surpassed 2,500 copies sold, and I am incredibly happy about it! Even though I messed up badly at launch and made a lot of mistakes, your support allowed me to get through it all and become stronger. I apologize to everyone who encountered bugs and unpleasant gameplay at launch. I acknowledge this and will make the next project much better!The new project is already in development, and I hope to be able to share the first details very soon!But in general, here are some things to look forward to in the new project:- Several stages of testing. If you wish, you can participate in several stages of testing the game. In this project, I gave my game to people to tear apart too late and paid the price at release.- High-quality translation. This is a separate story that I am ashamed of. However, I am to blame for adding translations at the last minute.- And most importantly: the release date of the new project will only be announced after the game is finished and approved by testers, and the translation is provided by professional translators.So, I made a lot of mistakes in my first project. However, I have no plans to repeat them. These are the conclusions I would like to draw. If you have any suggestions, I will be happy to hear them and will try to respond in the comments.Once again, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you for your support, comments, and activity. Thanks to you, I am one step closer to my dream of creating games that people will enjoy. I am not going to stop, so I will see you very soon.- DenisRead full article on Community Announcements (Deni_Sele)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.1.0 - Chase scenes
Long time no see! Another polishing update!Many complained about the complexity and obscurity of the chase scenes in the game - I tried to fix this issue in this update. I hope new players will find these moments clearer and more enjoyable to play! Thank you all for your support. A post about the new project and plans will be coming soon! Have a great week, everyone!-Denis --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P.S. The first discount is coming very soon!Read full article on Community Announcements (Deni_Sele)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.0.17
Hello, everyone! In this small update, I added support for two new languages that players requested: Japanese and Korean! Thank you very much for your support and interest in the game! -------------------------------------------------------------- I apologize for the delay with the update — deadlines at my main job. Everything should be back on track in the second half of September. In the near future, I plan to release an update related to new content in the game, as well as some details about a new project. It will be interesting! Thanks again and see you soon! - DenisRead full article on Community Announcements (Deni_Sele)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.0.15
Hello, everyone!Yesterday and today, I released a couple of updates that added Spanish and German languages to the game.Also fixed some bugs related to interacting with toilet paper.Thank you all very much for your support. It was very nice to read your questions about earning achievements in the game.If you have any suggestions or notice any bugs, feel free to contact me on Discord.Thanks again, everyone, and have a great weekend!- DenisRead full article on Community Announcements (Deni_Sele)
