A DS-era cult favorite born from Silent Hill’s spirit is finally coming to PC eighteen years later: Dementium: The Ward lands on Steam before the week is out.

We often remember Nintendo DS for Nintendo’s own heavy hitters, legendary RPGs, and hours of groundbreaking dual-screen experimentation, but the handheld was also fertile ground for horror. Beyond the touch-tailored remake of Resident Evil, there was a series that gave survival-horror fans a real reason to cling to the system.

That series was Dementium, created by U.S. studio Renegade Kid, which made waves with The Ward and its sequel. While the second game arrived on PC twelve years ago, Dementium: The Ward was stuck in limbo amid rights issues — until now: it’s launching on Steam on October 27.

Jools Watsham, the original game’s designer and founder of Atooi (now shepherding the franchise back), told NintendoLife years ago that the idea behind Dementium was to craft “a Silent Hill for DS.” Konami didn’t go for it, so the team spun the prototype into its own terrifying universe.

The PC release brings technical upgrades — up to 4K support while preserving the original 240p mode — plus input options tuned for keyboard–mouse and controllers, instead of the Nintendo DS stylus-centric scheme.

In our 2009 review, we praised the imposing atmosphere and the for-its-time technical delivery: “A compact, smooth technical package undermined by a wobbly gameplay base—chiefly its save system and an unstable difficulty curve. Its enormous sense of place is the stronghold, though the brief length leaves it feeling a bit timeworn.”

Source: 3DJuegos