Before Capcom released its highly-acclaimed andfinancially successfulResident Evil 2remake, Italian indie developer Invader Studios hoped to do the original PlayStation classic justice in a fan-driven project that shifted focus to becomeDaymare: 1998. After releasing on Steam in September 2019, the survival horror title is now preparing to drop on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this April.
Daymare: 1998received middling reviews upon release, with a healthy mix of love for the cheesy throw-back to earlyResident Evilgames and annoyance at some clunky mechanics, landing the independent venture at a 62 on review aggregate Metacritic. However, the game proudly boasts its niche as a return “to the roots of survival horror” and a $29.99 price tag that makes it arguably very accessible compared to the genre’s older, more established cousins.
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Invader Studios announcedDaymare: 1998’s expanding console presence on Twitter Thursday, letting the world know that “the contagion is spreading” on April 28. That lands the game on a larger stage just a few weeks afterCapcom’sResident Evil 3remake.
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Survival horror has been incredibly in style as of late. Not only isResident Evil 3coming quite soon off the heels of the fan-favoriteRE2remake, but the series is alsomaking cameos inMonster Hunter World: Iceborne— which, to be fair, is another Capcom series, but one with a very different fanbase.
There are also plans to expand the franchise into other forms of media beyond the financial juggernaut film franchise starring Milla Jovovich that started in the early 2000s.Netflix will start shooting itsResident Evilseriesthis summer, one that many hope will become as widely regarded online as the streaming service’s fantasy novel adaptationThe Witcher.
At the same time, Konami’s landmark survival horror seriesSilent Hillis beginning to resurface after the unfortunate fate of Hideo Kojima’sSilent Hills. Not only have there been leaks suggesting multiple games are in the works, but anewSilent Hillmovieis officially in development.
Invader Studios’Daymare: 1998finds itself in the middle of what could be described as a renaissance of the genre, one that may give it an extra push while jumping into the console space. Other indie games likeArtur Laczkowski’sSilent Hill-inspiredDeath of Roseare capturing the same zeitgeist, so survival horror fans should find themselves with plenty to play in the near future.
Daymare: 1998is available now on Steam, and will be available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on July 27, 2025.
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