Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 934 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Invader Studios · Shooter · Aug 30, 2023

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio1 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 102 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 93 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 934 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
125 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is narrated well-enough despite its unoriginality, with decent VA and cutscenes; however, the character animations are definitely stiff in many cases.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
102 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For one the shotgun, SMG & Frostgrip feel really good, their audio, visuals & overall handling (barring enemy hit reactions) are really juicy & solid, & though the arsenal feels more limited than 1998 still the shotty, SMG & frostgrip all have upgrades that are well thought out and provide a good sense of progression.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Nevertheless, the atmosphere and visuals are top-notch, much better than you’d expect from a small Italian Indie studio - combined with the exceptional sound design, they can really deliver an atmosphere I’d put on-par with AAA titles, without doubt.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Feels like they truly tried to polish and work hard on environmental sound design.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance is really smooth with 3090 and 12900K at 1440p resolution, got an average 100+ fps on highest settings.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat, animation, graphics, physics, direction, photography, animation, character design, voice acting.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story125 reviews
Gameplay102 reviews
Graphics68 reviews
Audio46 reviews
Performance12 reviews
Characters8 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
69% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Interface
79% still recommend
Bugs
73% still recommend
Crashes
70% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.

11 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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