It would be enormously disappointing to see an old school survival horror series like Dementium fizzle out after two remasters. Renegade Kid’s next game might’ve been an actual sequel had the Nintendo 3DS exclusive Dementium Remastered not been such a huge disappointment.
“The sales of Dementium Remastered have been very low so far. Much lower than I expected. My expectations were based on how our other games have sold, and as such were already quite conservative,” explained Jools Watsham, creative director at Renegade Kid, in a recent interview with We Got This Covered.
The horror genre has struggled to find an audience on Nintendo’s platforms for years. It’s not a matter of quality either, as Dead Space: Extraction, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and ZombiU were all considered flops. And horror is generally a tougher sell on mobile, so while a game like Dementium might stand out on the Nintendo 3DS, it’s not necessarily to its benefit.
This won’t impact what the studio already has in the pipeline, but it’s clear their support for Nintendo’s handheld is waning.
“We will still continue with releasing the game in Europe and also release Dementium II Remastered, but the sales results definitely make us pause with future development on 3DS beyond Mutant Mudds Super Challenge and Treasurenauts, which is very unfortunate. In an ideal world, I would love to continue developing games for 3DS. It is my personal favorite console to play games on, but if we can’t generate enough revenue from our games to cover the cost of 4 people with no office space, then something must change.
Sounds like someone could use a Christmas miracle. Maybe folks will realize that Dementium Remastered is the ideal size for a stocking stuffer and start buying up all the copies. The surge in sales would motivate Renegade Kid to make a Dementium III, then when that sells out, they could use their riches to fund Cult County.
