Atmosfear (previously known as Nightmare in certain regions) is an Australian[1][2] horror video board game series released in 1991 by Phillip Tanner and Brett Clements.
A second DVD board game was released in 2006 entitled Khufu the Mummy, acting as a direct sequel.
Phillip Tanner and Brett Clements met in 1982 and a year later they both set up their own television production company, A Couple 'A Cowboys.
[13] The game was very popular in Australia, leading to sold-out "dance parties" and a number of advertising deals, including one with Pepsi.
[12] The game's fourth expansion was to be hosted by Khufu and to be released in 1995, but faced with declining sales of the series, it was cancelled and replaced by The Harbingers.
[12] With the feedback received from players after the release of Nightmare, Clements and Tanner started work on a major update to the series.
[16] They struck a deal with J. W. Spear & Sons,[17] to use publishing experience and market research with Nightmare to help create the new game.
The add-on was released because the creators found that players enjoyed causing damage as The Soul Rangers.
[12] A ROM image of an unreleased Atmosfear video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released on to the internet by Hidden-Palace.
[32] At the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con, A Couple 'A Cowboys and Hijynx Toys announced a forthcoming relaunch of the series for 2019.
[33] In 2019, an app based version of the game was licensed by Creata IP and released in Australia, Spain and Portugal, with additional territories following in 2020.