Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
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Developer(s) | Invader Studios |
Publisher(s) | Leonardo Interactive |
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Genre(s) | Survival horror |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a 2023 survival horror game developed by Invader Studios and published by Leonardo Interactive.
Gameplay
[edit]In 1994, Area 51 loses contact with the outside world. Players control an agent sent to investigate. Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a prequel to Daymare: 1998 and is an action-oriented horror game played from a third-person view. Players engage in frequent combat with monsters while attempting to solve puzzles.[1]
Development
[edit]Developer Invader Studios is based in Italy.[2] Leonardo Interactive released Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Windows on August 30, 2023. A Switch port is planned for January 2025.[3]
Reception
[edit]Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle received mixed reviews on Metacritic.[4] GamingBolt criticized the use of jump scares and said the game was not scary, though they said the story was "pulpy fun".[1] The Games Machine praised the atmosphere. They also enjoyed the technical improvements over 1998 but said it still needs to go further.[5] Vandal said it is still entertaining despite its many shortcomings.[6] Multiplayer.it found using a game controller to be very frustrating but said using keyboard and mouse made it tolerable.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Doke, Shunal (2023-09-04). "Daymare 1994: Sandcastle Review – A Mission Gone Horribly Wrong". GamingBolt. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Home". Invader Studios. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle". Gamepressure. 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle". Metacritic. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Cucchiarelli, Daniele (2023-09-04). "Daymare 1994: Sandcastle – Recensione". The Games Machine (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Rubio, Juan (2023-08-30). "Análisis Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle, una entretenida aventura a la sombra de Capcom (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4)". Vandal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Tagliaferri, Simone (2023-09-04). "Daymare 1994: Sandcastle, la recensione di un survival horror che con il controller fa più paura". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
External links
[edit]- 2023 video games
- Windows games
- PlayStation 4 games
- PlayStation 5 games
- Xbox One games
- Xbox Series X and Series S games
- Single-player video games
- Indie games
- Survival horror video games
- Third-person shooters
- Video game prequels
- Video games developed in Italy
- Video games featuring female protagonists
- Video games set in 1994
- Video games set in Nevada