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A soldier, pilot, and ranger face a chemical outbreak in a third-person horror campaign of scarce ammo, puzzles, and exploration.
Released 17 Sep 2019
Play Three Characters
Load Each Magazine
Search A Quarantined Town
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.
Developed by Invader Studios · Published by Invader Studios









A chemical incident at a secret research facility turns a small town into a deadly zone. The third-person survival horror story follows three characters: an elite soldier, a helicopter pilot, and a forest ranger.
Explore the town and its connected locations, fight mutated residents, search for clues, and revisit areas as new routes or objectives emerge. The story unfolds through the perspectives of the three characters.
Survival depends on managing limited ammunition, health supplies, and inventory space. Players also solve environmental puzzles, find documents and other collectibles, and can choose between classic and modern-style gameplay options.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its tense, nostalgic survival-horror atmosphere and its locations, which reward exploration. Puzzles, the three-character perspective, and references to older horror games also appeal to some, while the hands-on ammunition management adds a survival challenge. Reviews are mixed on the execution, with clunky controls and reloading, weak dialogue or voice acting, and difficult encounters frequently raised as drawbacks.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 45 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | Try it now! |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Metacritic | 62/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |