
Classic DS horror reborn. Awaken in an abandoned hospital with no memory, no escape and unspeakable horrors lurking in the dark. The horror classic Dementium: The Ward returns, enhanced for 4K display and Steam Deck Verified, where every shadow hides a new threat, and every corridor a new nightmare.
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Classic DS horror reborn. Step into the twisted halls of Dementium: The Ward, the cult classic survival horror that redefined handheld terror, now remastered for PC supporting 4K resolution.
Setting
Awakening alone in a derelict hospital with no memory of how you got there, you’ll confront grotesque creatures, unravel a chilling mystery, and struggle to survive with nothing but improvised weapons and your wits. Every flicker of light, every echo in the corridor, every drop of blood tells a story you won’t forget.
Overview
Originally a groundbreaking horror experience on the Nintendo DS, Dementium: The Ward has been reborn for a new generation with enhanced visuals, smoother controls, and the same relentless atmosphere that made it infamous. Equal parts survival challenge and psychological nightmare, it’s a journey into darkness that fans of Silent Hill and Doom 3 cannot miss.
Will you escape the ward… or will you be consumed by it?
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RETRO (240P)
RETRO CRT (240P with CRT scan-lines)
HI-RES (supports up to 4K)
HI-RES CRT (supports up to 4K with CRT scan-lines)
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain*languages with full audio support
Engagement
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Reviews
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Reviews
IT'S PEAK!!!! Don't let anyone tell you its bad. It's a Remaster of an old DS Game. The controls have been made much better as well. Thank you Jools Watsham for re releasing this game so new generations can play this. And thank you Gregg Hargrove for doing the amazing artwork. RIP.
Another hit in the nostalgia I played this game originally in the DS Lite, back in the day it was super scary and made good use of the touchpad and it got well adapted for the PC. For a newcomer: Today is not that great of a game, a lot of reused assets in every level, really basic enemies and maps, simple puzzles, almost no story and yet I still believe is a classic horror game that any fan of the genre should try, just to keep in mind that originally released almost 20 years ago, so don't expect too much. If you played the original: It is pretty faithful, the Remaster (I believe this is a port of the 3DS version which I didn't play) have three major noticeable changes, the lack of sprint (default movement is the same as sprinting afaik), mirror save points and difficulty change, which are not bad changes but the demented difficulty feels unnecessary.
Монотонная и нудная, да, полностью так. Однообразная музыка, однообразные коридоры, однообразные враги. Мало сейвов, и до них еще нужно дожить. Под конец игры часто появляются самые противные враги - орущие головы и мухи, которые налетают на тебя еще до того как успеешь достать оружие. В темноте их не видно, а носить одновременно фонарик и оружие нельзя. Осилят только ностальгирующие фанаты. Для современных игроков это игра убогая до невозможности и скорее пытка, чем развлечение. Поставлю рекомендацию, но берите с осторожностью и по очень большой скидке.
An interesting look at what the Nintendo DS was capable of doing and a really impressive game at the time but it does not hold up in the current year. It's mostly the same looking rooms and hallways with the same enemies over and over. The game is incredibly dark which I assume was a trick to make it run on the ds. Combat is fine and basic, nothing to write home about. Atmosphere can be great sometimes but really wears off with all the repetition. Story pretty much does not exist, the cutscenes are really funny and will just make you shrug. Music is servicable to awful. Would only rec this if you are nostalgic about the original one or if you are really curious about a ds horror game like I was, but it is not a good game.
Сюжета нет. Геймплей заключается в ходьбе по однообразным коридорам и отстрелом унылых врагов. С какого-то хрена разработчик решил сделать всю игру чудовищно тёмной из-за чего без фонарика не видно вообще ничего (в том числе и врагов). Проблема в том что фонарик - отдельное оружие и держать его одновременно с оружием (например пистолетом) нельзя. Поэтому приходится всё время регулярно переключаться на него чтобы вообще увидеть куда стрелять. Ну или подходить вплотную к врагам и почти гарантированно получать урон. Звуковая составляющая, до которой обычно мне нет дела, здесь просто ужасная - музыка монотонная, нудная и быстро надоедает. Звуки громкие, даже в тихом режиме (слайдеров звука в игре нет, есть только три настройки - "нормальная", "тихая" и "выключить"). А нахрена в игре постоянный звук сердцебиения я вообще не понял. Ну и как хоррор игра тоже ничего предложить не может, если конечно вас не пугают измазанные клубничным джемом коридоры и враги-косплееры, которых не приняли в серию фильмов Hellraiser.
A pretty old game, but still really fun. The game is described as linear, however due to the hospital's repetitive appearance, it's easy to get lost (for me, anyway). [spoiler]However, each Chapter basically has it's goal or objective stated- so as long as you "do the thing" before moving on, you won't miss anything. But if you breeze through a Chapter, sometimes you can miss a weapon or item.[/spoiler] I said the hospital was repetitive in backdrop, which yeah that's hospitals for you, but that's not to say it's not filled with atmosphere: e.g. spooky sounds, the rain beating on the windows, the groans, the blood, the fog- it's all there. It's really just teeming with atmosphere. The combat isn't super refined, but once you get the hang of it, you'll feel almost kinda tough if a few hits didn't make the health linked heart sounds pick up pace. Then [i]your[/i] heart starts to pick up in sympathy and you start getting a little twitchy. What a fun touch for such an old game. Good times, pick it up if on sale.
DO NOT BUY THIS Buy anything else, its about 2 hours long and idk why this got a port to pc.
Абсолютное убожество. Кроме как из порыва ностальгии я ещё могу понять почему кто-то мог положительный отзыв поставить, но других причин я просто не могу найти. Графика понятное дело что ужасна, но помимо неё геймплей максимально топорный, монстров раз-два и обчёлся по разновидностям, одни и те же коридоры, один и тот же саундтрек, никакого сюжета, почти всю игру можно тупо пробежать. Просто абсолютная никчёмная поделка, которую сложно оправдать как выбор даже при игре во времена Nintendo DS
Nunca había visto que un juego medio traducido (Por que el original estaba traducido al completo, aquí los textos en vídeo son los padres, no existe), mal optimizado, que dice que esta remasterizado cuando no es así, los vídeos hasta te lo dejan claro pero encima los fans lo tienen que arreglas, la jugabilidad es un desastre cómo un piano de por sí sólo, no me da ningún miedo, mira que la DS daba algo de cague pero viendolo así, no me da miedo, sino frustración cómo agotamiento mental, obviamente me lo voy a tener que terminar pero... Uffff, este juego necesita más un remake que un port mal hecho, por que encima que si se me apaga el mando y lo vuelvo a encender, los controles se vuelven locos no, lo siguiente. Sin duda no lo recomiendo, tristemente lo digo, encima es muy pasillesco que flipas que es hasta repetitivo.
Its a port of a game that was impressive, but impressive for the DS. If you like Silent Hills tone and didnt get filtered by the original flashlight set up in DOOM 3 its worth it on sale, also do yourself a favor and find the buzzsaw weapon ASAP for the floating head enemies.
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