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Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a third-person story-driven survival horror game Prequel to the critically acclaimedDaymare: 1998. Step into the shoes of special agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now in the service of a unit called H.A.D.E.S. (Hexacore Advanced Division for Extraction and Search), and get ready to enter the most advanced experimental research center in the United States of America. Be careful, though, because in the darkness of the desolate, labyrinthine depths of the military research center there is something creepy and lethal awaiting you!
Grab one of the most innovative and technologically advanced weapons of all time and prepare to face never-before-seen creatures while you make your way through a series of frightfully evocative settings all ready to be discovered.
A perfect mix of fierce and deadly enemies, hardcore action game mechanics, environmental puzzles, a chilling soundtrack, plenty of exploration and massive doses of concentrated horror wait for you in Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle. No place is safe, especially when you’re being hunted by your nightmares.
- New characters and big comebacks – take part in the top secret "Sandcastle" mission as the game's main protagonist, Special Agent H.A.D.E.S. Dalila Reyes, and reconstruct the past of some of Daymare: 1998's most beloved characters.
- Lethal and terrifying enemies – fight, kill and dismember the new enemies that stand between you and the resolution of your mission, so frighteningly intelligent, aggressive and realistic in every detail.
- Revamped interface – the D.I.D. is back, though in a completely redesigned way. Manage your inventory, ammo and health items directly from the new game interface, which has never been so simple and intuitive.
- Eye to the Scanner – thanks to the innovative device installed on Reyes’s arm, you can analyze portions of the environment and reveal new puzzles to solve, pick up secret documents and detect hidden items!
- Environmental puzzles – the solution is often right in front of your eyes! Search for all the clues and overcome the environmental obstacles to obtain resources and collectibles.
- Are you sure it’s dead? – in Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle, prepare to confront the toughest and most aggressive enemies you have ever seen. Moreover, even if you’re sure you’ve killed one, you’ll find out it can come back in a completely new form and even deadlier than before!
- Breathtaking and immersive graphics, sound effects and soundtrack – thanks to the power of Unreal Engine 4, you will live the most terrifying of experiences!
- Back to the 90s… again! – if you loved the nostalgia of Daymare: 1998, in Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle will feel like you’re living and playing a typical action horror/film of the 90s. Expect to be transported back in time to many familiar references and a frightfully authentic atmosphere with a retro flavor.
- Freeze! – there will certainly be no shortage of guns, but prepare to equip one of the most innovative and powerful weapons ever created: the Frost Grip! WARNING: it may contain liquid nitrogen.
- Veteran or rookie – choose the most appropriate game difficulty based on your ability in combat and your experience with survival horror. Either way, it will be a serious challenge for the faint-hearted!
Minimum Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: WINDOWS 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required)
- Processor: Intel®Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x with 2 GB Video RAM
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 23 GB available space
Recommended Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: WINDOWS 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required)
- Processor: Intel®Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-9590 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480 with 3GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 23 GB available space
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User: 76561198150702608
This was pretty good experience from a game that costed me ~$10.
User: 76561198109205382
GRABBED IT ON A SALE. WENT IN WITH TEMPERED EXPECTATIONS. EXPECTED SOMETHING SOMEWHAT GENERIC. WHAT I GOT ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS A SURPRISINGLY POLISHED, WELL-DESIGNED NARRATIVE-DRIVEN EXPERIENCE WHOSE STORY KEPT ME ENGAGED TO THE END. DEFINITELY BETTER THAN REVIEWS WOULD HAVE ME BELIEVE. COMBAT WAS FUN. LOVE THE FROST GRIP AND ITS MECHANICS. ATMOSPHERE WAS TENSE AND COMBAT SPACED OUT ENOUGH TO FEEL UNPREDICTABLE IN A GOOD WAY. ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, ART DIRECTION, AND VISUALS WERE FANTASTIC. HONESTLY SPECTACULAR WORK BY INVADER STUDIOS! EVERYTHING LENT ITSELF WELL TO THE STORY ALSO. THIS IS A LINEAR GAME WITH SOME OPEN-ENDED AREAS HERE AND THERE TO EXPLORE. LEVEL DESIGNS WERE LAID OUT WELL. I WAS NEVER AT A LOSS FOR WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO.
MY ONLY REAL CRITICISM OF THIS GAME WAS ITS OPTIONAL, HACK-ABLE LOCKERS AND ROOMS; THE HACKING PUZZLES RAMPED UP IN DIFFICULTY EARLY ON, AND I FOUND MYSELF SKIPPING THEM ENTIRELY. MAYBE IN A FUTURE PLAY-THROUGH I WILL GIVE THESE MORE ATTENTION.
ONE LAST THING I NOTICED; IN ONE PARTICULAR ROOM PERFORMANCE TANKED HARD ON MY PC, WHICH OTHERWISE RAN THE REST OF THE GAME JUST FINE. I'M GUESSING ITS SOME SORT OF OPTIMIZATION ISSUE. NOT SURE. FAR FROM A DEAL BREAKER, JUST SOMETHING I NOTICED. NO AREA BEFORE OR AFTER THIS ROOM HAD ISSUES LIKE THIS. SO IF YOU RUN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM, KNOW THAT IT IS ISOLATED TO THIS ONE ROOM.
THIS GAME HAD A GENUINE SENSE OF NOSTALGIA FOR ME, AS IT TOOK ME DEEPER INTO THE UNKNOWN OF ITS STORY, WHICH REMINDED ME OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF GAMES LIKE HALF-LIFE OR BREAKDOWN{NOT SURE WHY BUT THAT GAME COMES TO MIND}. GAMES OF THE SORT ARE SEEMINGLY RARE THESE DAYS. DAYMARE 1994 SANDCASTLE DEFINITELY SCRATCHED THAT ITCH FOR ME.
User: 76561197971139893
This game is so great with UEVR mod in third person
I didn't know that playing in third person in VR could be so cool
Very demanding game, great and creative combat
I recommend in VR but in the original third person perspective
User: 76561198167204814
I'm a sucker for Res Evil inspired games and this satisfied my cravings.
A bit of a departure from Daymare 1998, they replaced the inventory system with a RE2 style ui, no more loading your clips into magazines.
The story was overall enjoyable, a prequel to 1998, game ran great, even on my steam deck.
I enjoyed the first game a lot more than this one, but i still felt it was worth the money.
User: 76561198049615018
The game runs completely broken, you might get an hour in and then crash, crash, crash. Verified files, un installed and re installed, and clear cache and over and over the game completely crashes my pc with 32GB of Ram and 16GB of dedicated Graphics. DO NOT BUY.
User: 76561198086686616
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