Horror games have grown increasingly popular in the past few decades, with titles likeOutlastand theResident Evil 2remakebringing the genre back into the spotlight. However, people still have an appreciation for the classics, andDaymare 1998is hoping to help scratch that itch — and it’ll be landing on the Xbox One and PS4 pretty soon.
Daymare 1998first launched on PC last year, and is currently sitting at “mostly positive” reviews on Steam. Fans of the game could be forgiven for thinking that its yet anotherResident Evilgame, though that isn’t a bad thing. The game features zombies, special operations teams, and a lot more, all making it a familiar, though nevertheless terrifying, experience.
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Daymarewill be making its console debut very soon, with the game releasing on both the Xbox One and PS4 on April 28th, just a few days from now.Daymare 1998got a console release date trailer early in February, but the new console launch trailer, uploaded by IGN, shows off some of the impressive horror visuals the game has become known for.
Daymare 1998is directly inspired byResident Evil 2,even starting life as a remake ofRE2.However,Daymarewas announced just a month before Capcom announced its own remake ofResident Evil 2,leadingDaymareto be turned into its own game. Those that enjoyed theResidentEvil 2remake will likely find something worth loving here, though it may not be quite as polished as the original game.
Luckily for those that have finished theResident Evil 3remake, which hasn’t been quite as popular as its predecessor,Daymareshould provide yet another way to scratch the horror game itch. Of course, now thatDead by Daylighthas gone mobile, it’s getting a lot easier to fill the desire for horror games, no matter where someone is.
While it may not go on to bethe best horror gameof all time,Daymareshould still give players something to do while waiting out the pandemic. Solving puzzles and slaying zombies are two staples of video games as a whole, soDaymareis a video game in the purest sense, and that’s a good thing.
Daymare 1998is available now on PC. PS4 and Xbox One versions will release on April 28th, 2020.
