Those Who Remain

"The emotionally-driven plot and moral choices drives you forward, even if the technical issues, puzzle difficulty and lack of scares tries to take you backwards"

"Although it has a clever premise and features nifty abstract scenarios, Those Who Remain is little more than an annoying adventure."

"It is a pretty bad work within the genre that is compromised by various weak points. Although it might seem like it has an interesting premise, it won&s;t take long to dilute like an effervescent tablet in a glass of …"

"For those looking for a thoughtful and atmospheric horror story, Those Who Remain delivers in spades. Everyone else should approach with caution."

"Those who Remain has many gameplay related issues, but it has enough positive parts that justify two engaging playthroughs. This game does its job as a psychological horror title, and has the potential to affect its audience. Considering its 20$ …"

"Although it often looks cool and has some strong level design, Those Who Remain is tedious, and loaded with boring item hunts and frustrating "stealth" sections/"

"Those Who Remain is a good horror experience in a genre filled by many similar games. It offers good story and interesting puzzles, and throws some decision making your way, but also suffers from many technical and design issues that …"

"Those Who Remain is rough around the edges but there are a handful of standout moments that make it a journey worth taking, if you can get past those aforementioned edges."

"This is not a game that I would recommend to anyone other than really hardcore horror fans with a penchant for point-and-click style gameplay. While it has a nice little story going on throughout it just doesn&s;t captivate or craft …"

"Through the eyes of an exasperated protagonist, Those Who Remain borrows from better games to tell a by-the-numbers horror story with the illusion of morality. Rife with puzzles so simplistic they become tedious, its delivery may leave players in the …"

"I&s;m a massive horror gaming fan, so it&s;s disappointing when games continue to take the same paths in a bid to scare players. Those Who Remain is an example of wasting an interesting beginning and stretching it out over the …"

"Those Who Remain is rife with frustrating puzzles and illogical scenarios, which greatly dilutes its horror experience."

"Those Who Remain is an interesting horror definitely worth a playthrough. The uneasiness created by the constant onlookers is definitely a great mechanic and is a bit refreshing as opposed to the traditional being chased down by monstrosities. While nothing …"

"There&s;s a good game buried within Those Who Remain&s;s many shortcomings, but it blunders the final hundred meters of its dash for survival like a sorority girl outrunning a slasher in a forest filled with tree roots. Repetitive scenarios of …"

"Although it had some good ideas at the start, Those Who Remain feels like the most cookie cutter horror game possible that barely manages to present anything fresh enough to keep you interested across the six hour playtime."

"Those Who Remain is a puzzle game disguised as a survival horror. It fails to deliver a memorable and thrilling game experience and is based on an old game structure with very few interesting moments."

"Apart from its frightful visuals and clanky controls, Those Who Remain is a somewhat interesting experience. The protagonist is literally asked to shed the light on its past as he plods through the ominous city of Dormont. Quite short though, …"

"Those Who Remain deserves major points for creativity of ideas and premise."

"There&s;s an intriguing and intelligent story to Those Who Remain, but poor checkpointing and awkward chase scenes often spoil the experience."

"Those Who Remain is another trip to a bloody past, but this horror game just is not good enough."

"Those Who Remain introduces an interesting thriller that is worth checking out. If you’re a fan of Silent Hill, Outlast, and Amnesia-like games, then this is definitely worth checking out."

"From storytelling to game design, Those Who Remain&s;s tepid approach to its overabundant tropes made me want to leave Dormont as soon as I arrived. My best advice to horror fans: ignore the exit—even if your tank is running low."

"Those Who Remain is a psychological horror experience completely lacking in scares and atmosphere. Its uninspired gameplay loop has already been done better time and time again, resulting in a dull, unnecessary title."

"Overall, Those Who Remain is fine. Just fine. It’s not terrible and doesn’t deserve to be hate-played or mocked or anything like that. Edward is a fine protagonist, the eerie atmosphere starts out strong and devolves to fine, and the …"

"‎Those Who Remain is presented as one of the most generic first-person horror adventures of the year and does not manage to be easy to recommend when there are so many works betting on similar ideas with a better execution.‎"

"As a fearful person, the game managed to give me anxiety even during mundane tasks like walking, thanks to its dark and surprising environment. However, the narrative and plot didn&s;t captivate me, and the puzzles weren&s;t particularly complex. It&s;s a …"

"Those Who Remain won&s;t stay with you for long, but with some good scares and a story that twists more than I expected, it&s;s a decent horror story for an evening."

"It&s;s easy to see what Camel 101 was going for as it constructed Those Who Remain&s;s dark and foreboding world, but while the intent was noble, the execution leaves much to be desired. The game&s;s low price point might appeal …"

"All of these problems turn the game from something promising into a mediocre experience that&s;s less psychological horror than it is torture. There are better horror experiences out there."

"Those Who Remain is difficult to recommend, but there is an interesting meditation on guilt, redemption, and judgement hidden amongst an unfortunate mass of clunky design and gameplay. It might even be that watching someone else play the game is …"

"Those who remain to the end of this game might find some tidbits of enjoyment in the puzzles, or weighing up some pretty heavy narrative decisions. But Those Who Remain too often forgoes its better ideas, for ones derived from …"

"Psychological horror game Those Who Remain features jump scares with a few too many jagged edges."

"Those Who Remain doesn&s;t have jump-scares, it has jump-yells. Yelling at the game for its clunky controls and puzzles. A new one around every corner."

"Those Who Remain is slightly above-average at best. While it has some effective scares and implements some good ideas, they&s;re not enough to redeem it."

"According to the developer, there are three different endings depending on how you decide the fates of our subjects. I played through the game twice and made totally opposite decisions in both playthroughs, but still ended up with the same …"

"Those Who Remain is choking on its own mediocrity."