Daikatana

Steam News · May 20

Steam Cloud Support

As part of our ongoing efforts to celebrate and enhance the Square Enix back catalogue, we’re reviewing a number of classic titles to see where we can introduce modern quality of life improvements. One key focus has been retrofitting Steam Cloud support, allowing players to seamlessly carry their progress across multiple devices – including PC and Steam Deck. We recently rolled out Steam Cloud Sup...

Steam News · Dec 18, 2023

One of the most controversial FPS games ever made is less than $1

Imagine being John Romero in 1996. Between Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake, you have developed - or co-developed - three of the greatest masterworks in PC gaming history. Although with a few caveats, you can call yourself one of the creators of the entire FPS game genre. Forget videogames. You've changed the entirety of popular culture, forever. So what do you do? You do what anybody would - you m...

Steam News · May 31, 2020

20 years after its release, it's time to play Daikatana

John Romero and Ion Storm's FPS Daikatana was released 20 years ago and it's regarded as one of the biggest failures in video game history. Nowadays, we remember its infamous advertisement warning us that "John Romero's about to make you his bitch," its delays and its poor reviews. Maybe we also remember the controversies surrounding Ion Storm itself. We remember its myth, but we don't remember Da...

Steam News · May 9, 2020

Square Enix are selling 54 Eidos games at a steal, for charity

Stuck for things to play this weekend? After offering their exhaustive JRPG lineup at a pittance last week, Square Enix have this week gutted the price of their Eidos Anthology bundle on Steam as part of their “Stay Home & Play” campaign – offering 54 PC classics, contemporary bangers and bizarre curiosities for just under 30 quid, in aid of charities affected by the Covid-19 pandemi...

Steam News · Feb 17, 2020

Daikatana is a game that lives down to its reputation

Past Perfect is a retrospective column in which we look back into gaming history to see whether old favourites are still worth playing today. When I turn my mind to choosing the next game for Past Perfect, I tend to pick between one of two agenda. The first is to replay a game I remember really enjoying to see if I was right to. The other is to replay a game that has a terrible reputation to see...