Dementium: The Ward (2025)

Developer: Atooi
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 278 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.9 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, claustrophobic first-person survival horror where you navigate a hostile, dark hospital ward under constant threat.

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What players say

Players nostalgic for its 2007 DS original praise the atmosphere, but modern gamers find it monotonous and punishing. The PC port uses the 3DS remaster's quality-of-life changes like checkpoints after bosses, yet some note balance breaks in the second half and cramped combat where you cannot hold a flashlight and weapon at the same time.

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