[Nightmare Files] Clap Clap

[Nightmare Files] Clap Clap

Released Jun 2024

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

95% positive · 5,373 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that launched on June 3, 2024, and received several feature patches in the days immediately following launch. On January 26, 2025, the developer published a post explicitly titled "Final Update Before Releasing My Next Game!" — a clear statement that this is the last major update planned for Clap Clap. In that post, the developer confirmed they have moved on to working on a sequel called Nightmare Files: Stoned. They noted that a future localization update may still come, but framed it as a minor follow-up rather than a content commitment, and this does not change the overall picture of a completed product. The game's store description describes it as a "short indie horror game," consistent with it being a self-contained experience. With the developer having explicitly signaled the end of substantial development and redirecting their focus to the next game, Clap Clap is effectively complete as of January 26, 2025.
Evidence
Developer explicitly titled the post 'Final Update Before Releasing My Next Game,' confirming this is the last major update for Clap Clap and that they have moved on to developing the sequel, Nightmare Files: Stoned.
news post · Jan 26, 2025 source development ending
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Store description characterizes Clap Clap as a 'short indie horror game,' indicating it was always intended as a self-contained, finite experience.
store metadata source development ending
medium

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Raycastly
Achievements
6
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

You see a newspaper ad about a house-sitting job. Since you're short on money, you decide to sign up. What awaits you...

Did I mention that the house you'll be staying at has the latest home automation systems of the 80s!? Now you know! Simply clap twice in any room in the house to toggle the lights on/off. We sure are lucky that there are no entities around that can take advantage of this.

Immerse yourself in the environment with amnesia-like physical interactions, volumetric audio and PS1 style graphics.

It ain't much, but it's honest work.

I suggest you don't go snooping around too much, it's for your own good.

Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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