Dementium II

Dementium II follows William Redmoor, who wakes at the Bright Dawn Treatment Center after the Doctor's scalpel. He has a new wound and an old accusation: the records say he murdered his wife. A postcard in his cell, written in his own hand, tells him to run.

Story

The staff say William is recovering, but reality begins to split after his surgery. The hospital tears open into a demented version of itself, and the Doctor believes that whatever was wrong inside William's head has been let out. Escaping Bright Dawn is only the beginning: beyond it lie an empty village and countryside full of things that should not exist. Letters signed by William's wife lead him onward, telling him that she is waiting.

The story continues from the ending of Dementium: The Ward. In that game, William woke in a hospital with no memory, surrounded by creatures that should not have been alive. Newspaper clippings accused him of murdering his wife, visions of his daughter led him deeper into the dark, and a man in black who called himself the Doctor watched him. William fought his way to the basement to confront the Doctor, but things did not end as he hoped. Dementium II begins with William under the Doctor's knife.

Fight to survive

You explore larger environments, fighting with more weapons and facing more monsters, each of which demands its own strategy. You can hold a flashlight and weapon at the same time, and jump and crawl through the environments. Enemies stay dead, so cleared areas remain clear. Save points and a carry-anywhere inventory let you use health items when you need them rather than only when you find them.

The journey goes beyond the asylum, through a hospital, an abandoned village and places worse still.

Play your way

The game rebuilds the corridors, creatures and twists of the DS original for a single screen. You can choose a resolution up to 4K or use retro resolution for a pixelated look, and switch between a realistic flashlight beam and the original DS stencil light. The original used music to warn you when an enemy was near; you can turn that warning off and explore without it.

The two DS displays are combined into one view, with an on-screen mini-map to guide you. You can play with a controller or mouse and keyboard, and earn Steam Achievements.