Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles is the sequel to The New Nightmare from the Outbreak series of games. The Nightmare Chronicles takes the series in a new direction by putting it in an episodic format. As with the first game, Nightmare Chronicles pulls its gameplay and inspiration from the classic Resident Evil games. Survival horror is maintained all throughout, with fixed camera angles and a very limited inventory. Fight your way through the deadly outbreak of infected in a large mansion. There are tricky puzzles scattered throughout the mansion as well.