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‘Daymare: 1998’ Receives New Difficulty Mode in Latest Update
Those who have checked out Invader Studios’ send-up to Resident Evil 2 in Daymare: 1998 (read our review, if you’re still on the fence) now have a new difficulty mode the latest update, along with a few fixes/enhancements.
The new difficulty adds ‘Story Mode’ to the game, making things a little easier for you to fend off zombies and avoid being caught. The update also fixes a few animation and collision bugs, as well as improves the game’s performance. There’s still no exact date as to when the game will make its way to consoles (other than in 2020), so stay tuned for that. You can see the changelist for the update over on Steam.
Powerhoof isn’t leaving Nintendo fans out any longer when it comes to their throwback adventure title, The Drifter. After launching last year on PC via Steam, the game will finally see release on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on June 22.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of The Drifter supports up to 4K 120fps, delivering extra crisp pixel art and improved frame rates for ultra-smooth parallax scrolling. Switch 2 players can also swap between twin-stick and traditional point-and-click controls with the Joy-Con 2 mouse sensor functionality.
Inspired by the works of Stephen King, John Carpenter and Michael Crichton, The Drifter is described as a “classic 2D point and click adventure with the brake-lines cut.” The story centres around the aforementioned drifter, Mick Carter. Moving from job to job, never staying one place long, Mick jumps a box-car to his old home town, where he witnesses a violent murder, and is pursued by hi-tech soldiers, thrown in a reservoir and drowned.
Just before his consciousness is ripped away, it is thrust back into his body. Alive again, seconds before his death. Mick is framed for the killing he witnessed, tormented by his own past, and haunted by the feeling that something followed him back from the other side.
Taking its cues from the modern revival of the adventure genre, Powerhoof serves up a tight, razor-sharp narrative with The Drifter, propelling the player through the story. To compliment this, the game employs grounded, unobtrusive and satisfying investigative puzzles to act as the “sinew” between punchy narrative beats.
Check out Aaron’s review of the game, which (rightfully so) has garnered multiple awards, and in addition to being featured in multiple publications’ ‘Best of 2025’ articles (including our own).