Biomenace 2025 remastered version

[dark]

If you are active in other spaces related to dos gaming, perhaps you've seen the trailer for the upcoming Biomenace remastered edition.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3459 ... emastered/

Anyways it looks great and I'm quite looking forward to this. It seemed relevant to have a thread here, especially since several of the people involved with the project are active in the keen modding community! Keep up the good work!

[NY00123]

Hey, thanks for creating this thread and linking to the store page!

I'll add the following details. I cannot promise I'll write much more on the topic anytime soon.

From what I think is currently known in the public: The main guy behind these efforts is Niko (lethal-guitar), the person behind the Rigel Engine. Bart, who's probably mostly known around here for his Dosgamert channel, should be known by now to work on marketing, i.e., promoting the remaster. Ivan (Roobar) of the PCKF is also involved, working on new art, and also building levels for the new episode. Finally, K1n9_Duk3's reconstructed BM sources have clearly been helpful.

More details may be found in Niko's first blog post on the topic: https://lethalguitar.wordpress.com/2025 ... emastered/

Personally, I learnt about this from Bart last February, albeit I suspect one may say there were earlier hints. So far, I think that most of what I've done for the remaster itself has involved varying instances of consulting, testing and technical assistance, based on knowledge about BM gained earlier. As for the rest, I guess only time will tell!

I do think there was a kind of a coincidental sequence or two of events that was leading to my involvement; That might remain for a separate forum post, so this one does not get longer.

[JM2006]

I would like to try this.

is it free or do I need to pay a charge?

[lethal_guitar]

is it free or do I need to pay a charge?

It will be a paid product when we release it later this year. But it won't be expensive. We don't know the final price yet, but it'll likely be similar to Emberheart Games' recent Crystal Caves, Secret Agent, and Monster Bash Remakes.

[lestagio]

Wow, missed this entirely somehow!
I've got a soft spot for BioMenace, always thought that it was a nice DOS platformer. Glad to see it get remastered all of these years later! Also, seems that the folks developing this actually know what they're doing, unlike SOME DOS game remasters I could name! Excited for the release now!

[Williamblaze]

Can’t wait for this release! It’s a game that hasn’t gotten the love it deserves, especially with having its engine similarities to the Keen franchise.

[NY00123]

I think I may update that in addition to Robert (Bobby) Prince's original soundtrack, it's also planned to use new music. Bart revealed a new track of Myrgharok last Friday: "BMRSTREETC.IMF"

Here's a link to a video demonstrating it (Bart also uploaded a YouTube Shorts version):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiQmdG3NXU8

In case people haven't yet seen it, back in April, Bart demonstrated the game's first 3 levels as shown in the remaster (along with playing episodes 1-2 using familiar DOS versions, plus K1n9_Duk3's save-states patches):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTLP0-cEVHg&t=6716s

[NY00123]

A new video has been uploaded, with Niko and Bart answering questions about BioMenace Remastered. At least a subset of the questions had possibly been answered elsewhere, but this video should be up right now.

Title: "BioMenace Remastered - Questions & Answers Episode 1"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J16UHZQFzMw

[lethal_guitar]

We're releasing a free demo for BioMenace Remastered on Steam this Friday, 11 July! This way you can already get a feel for what our version will be like, while we continue working on episode 4 and other aspects of the full game.
We'll be posting a series of teasers on our YouTube channel until then. Here's the first one:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VPBFjaaTOcs

[dark]

Demo is now available to download and play!

[NY00123]

Demo should be available from the same link posted earlier: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3459 ... emastered/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBCgXv6r65s

Bart's last recorded live stream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuCUbWoS6W4

By the way, for the ones not aware, dark joined as a level designer about a month ago.