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Dementium: The Ward
Classic DS horror reborn. Awaken in an abandoned hospital with no memory, no escape and unspeakable horrors lurking in the dark. The horror classic Dementium: The Ward returns, enhanced for 4K display and Steam Deck Verified, where every shadow hides a new threat, and every corridor a new nightmare.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“I loved playing this as a kid, I played the 3DS version of this- and this plays exactly how I remember it on the 3DS, it plays really decent with a controller. And I just really hope that Moon gets the same treatment as this game as well.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Simple and fun. Considering it's a port from an old DS game, of course it has some slight issues but overall it's a good survival horror, well worth the time”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“An alright horror game overall, the refreshed look is great but the cutscenes are still pretty blurry. Definitely worth checking out for nostalgia but otherwise it's hard to say. The game does get boring by the second half due to everything being the same so I ended up just…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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UPDATE 1.1.10
Added diagnostics for troublesome crashes Improved compatibility on very old Windows 10 x64 versions Fixed bug that made some default settings not get used (including display-related)
UPDATE 1.1.6
* Version to 1.1.6 * Fixed pop at end of the 9mm reload sfx * Fixed 1st Floor West building map not marking a save mirror location correctly * Added more graphics bootup diagnostics to better assist i
UPDATE 1.1.5
* Version to 1.1.5 * Fix issue where pausing and unpausing rapidly would lock the player in a black screen. * Fix Item/weapon hotkeys activating during the credits and causing a softlock * Fix issue w
UPDATE 1.1.4
* Version 1.1.4 * Enabled cloud save syncing * Enabled vc++ redist on install * Use selected steam UI language in-game * Removed debug key * Fix malfunction of interact key when changing keyboard inpu
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Survival Horror · Gore · Psychological Horror · Survival · Horror · Retro · Psychological · Old School · Action · Adventure · Dark · First-Person (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Official site | https://www.atooi.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (or later) Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Graphics 4400 or better DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 800 MB available space