Difficulty

Introduction

Puppet Nightmares has 4 different difficulty settings. These increase the power of enemies, the quality of your rewards, and allow you to gather trophies.

Difficulty Details

The following table will list how the different difficulties affect rewards and enemies.

Difficulty Bonuses Table
Casual (Easy)
Enemy Levels Enemy Attributes Experience Gained Egg Quality Equip Quality Marble Quality Painting Item Rewards Trophies
+0% -50% +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 N/A

Additional notes about Casual:

  • Unlocked Eggs will generate at Player (Level / 2) up to a maximum of 50.
  • When swapped into battle, creatures may gain levels up to a maximum of 40 to match the party.
  • Enemies and bosses will have no sickness protections or attribute bonuses.
  • Some achievements and all Boss Trophies will be unavailable.
  • The Challenge Book will be unavailable.
  • Uber Enemies and Bounty Hunting will be unavailable.
Gamer (Normal)
Enemy Levels Enemy Attributes Experience Gained Egg Quality Equip Quality Marble Quality Painting Item Rewards Trophies
+0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Normal Trophies
Nightmare (Hard)
Enemy Levels Enemy Attributes Experience Gained Egg Quality Equip Quality Marble Quality Painting Item Rewards Trophies
+25% +12% +75% +10% +5% +10% +10% +20% Silver Trophies
Daisy Pusher (Extreme)
Enemy Levels Enemy Attributes Experience Gained Egg Quality Equip Quality Marble Quality Painting Item Rewards Trophies
+50% +25% +150% +20% +10% +20% +20% +30% Gold Trophies

Please note that experience bonuses related to difficulty have no effect in PVP.

Changing Difficulty

There are three ways to change your difficulty setting:

  • Lower it anytime by visiting the Player>Account menu at the top of most pages. Follow the directions on this page for more details.
  • Raise it by purchasing the Credit Shop item Raise Difficulty .
  • Go to another Episode of the game's main story to change the Difficulty to any setting you wish.