Review: Daymare 1998 (Steam)

DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the ’90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

Pros:

• Really nice graphics.
• Steam achievements.
• Controller support.
• 3 difficulties-easy/normal/Daymare.
• Aim mode-manual/assist/auto.
• Graphics-presets/AA/shadows/textures/visual effects/motion blur/lens flare/reflections/resolution/rescale/window mode/v-sync/frame rate limit.
• Resident Evil inspired.
• Action-adventure gameplay.
• Tutorial pop-ups.
• A lot of puzzles.
• The tense atmosphere with the occasional jump scare for good measure.
• Reloading-can do it fast or slow. Fast means you drop the clip with any remaining rounds left in it.
• 3rd person perspective.
• Nails the feel and presentation of a game from the late 90s.

Cons:

• Mouse cursor stays on the screen when using a controller.
• No fullscreen option.
• I got stuck in the scenery a fair few times.
• Awkward controller layout.
• Slowdown and stutters in places.
• No camera sensitivity sliders.
• Predictable set pieces.