This page will serve as a basic how to play guide for Daymare: 1998. While there is very little information available at this time, we urge you to check back often, as new information is being added all the time! Feel free to edit this guide with any tips, tricks, and suggestions.
Basic gameplay
Daymare: 1998 is a survival horror with the main focus on limited ammo and hard-to-kill enemies. On harder difficulties you won't have enough ammo to kill every enemy, so the general rule is to learn how to avoid and dodge enemies to conserve ammo.
Gameplay modes
- Classic 90s mode - the way the game was intended to be played.
- Modern-take mode - intended for more action-heavy experience disabling the double reload feature and a modern reload system is used instead. It also adds an option to skip puzzles.
- Easy - story mode for more casual experience
- Normal - the game's standard difficulty
- Daymare - the hardest difficulty with buffed up enemies and less ammo.
Inventory management
The inventory and health is managed through the Data Interchange Device (D.I.D.). It will not pause the game.
Reloading
Playing on the "90s mode" it is necessary to understand the game's unique reloading system.
The magazines have to be refilled manually through the inventory screen.
Consumables
- Energy drink
- Energy bar
- Rapid use fluids (R.U.F.)
Controls
