Those Who Remain

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Those Who Remain is a disappointment from storytelling to game design.

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High Score - 90/100

Low Score - 15/100

Edwin Evans-Thirlwell (Eurogamer)

Not Recommended

“A couple of nifty concepts can’t save this uninspired genre piece from its shortage of character or fear.”

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Tristan Ogilvie (IGN)

6/10

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

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Chan Khee Hoon (GameSpot)

3/10

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

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
3DNews	Денис Щенников	4 / 10	06-07-2020	Those Who Remain is choking on its own mediocrity.	Read review
Area Xbox	Sebastián Domínguez	8 / 10	05-28-2020	Those Who Remain is a first person horror game that offers a quite remarkable visual and sound proposal. The story, without being original, has many interesting elements that leave out the common place and offer you food for thought. But what Those Who Remain does best is create atmospheres. The mixture of all its elements make it cause real terror. Its gameplay mixes puzzles with novel elements such as research with the purpose of putting both the living and the dead on trial, according to their actions. And the fact that you have to act as a judge feels in the game as a fairly strong moral weight that affects you too, psychologically speaking.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	Dean James	2.5 / 5 stars	06-13-2020	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.	Read review
BaziCenter	Bahram Bigharaz	6.5 / 10	05-27-2020	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 prevent it from being good enough for all tastes.	Read review
But Why Tho?	Quinn Hiers	9 / 10	05-28-2020	The developers of Those Who Remain have crafted a game that excellently takes advantage of atmosphere to enhance the horror. The puzzles are simplistic yet fun, and how this game challenges your moral compass makes it more impactful than many other games in the same genre.	Read review
COGconnected	Lillian King	50 / 100	06-04-2020	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 gameplay is fine. I’m sure a lot of work went into this experience (I say this a lot, but I mean it), but unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be anything keeping this game safe from the gaping maw of irrelevance.	Read review
Critical Hit	Darryn Bonthuys	5.5 / 10	06-02-2020	There’s a good game buried within Those Who Remain’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 item-hunting tarnish the more ingenious puzzles you’re presented with, horror clichés sour an otherwise wonderfully tense atmosphere and a control scheme from hell drags a promising game back into the shadows, never to be seen again.	Read review
cublikefoot	Chase Ferrin	1.5 / 10	06-05-2020	To put it simply, Those Who Remain is not a good horror game, not even an average horror game. It exemplifies everything that is wrong with the genre, including the tedious gameplay, tacked-on chase scenes, forced stealth sequences, and the shoddy puzzle design. And for a story-driven game, the writing here isn’t really that good. It’s got its moments, but the overall experience is one of mediocrity.	Read review
Daily Star	Dan Goad, James Wright	3 / 5 stars	06-01-2020	There is an awful lot to like about Those Who Remain, but unfortunately, there is also a lot which will leave players deeply frustrated.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Ben Sheene	4.5 / 10	02-20-2017	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 dark.	Read review
Echo Boomer	David Fialho	Recommended	05-28-2020	Those Who Remain wants to scare us with its tense atmosphere and great use of light mechanics. And it certainly does.	Read review
Eurogamer	Edwin Evans-Thirlwell	Not Recommended	05-28-2020	A couple of nifty concepts can’t save this uninspired genre piece from its shortage of character or fear.	Read review
Expansive	Tom Hynes	Recommended	06-01-2020	This is a scrappy, occasionally interesting horror, that has the capacity to creep you out and make you jump. And it plays with some unexpected, fascinating themes that will at least give you something to think about. For those who remain and see it through to the end, that is.	Read review
Gameblog	Filipe Da Silva Barbosa	6 / 10	06-01-2020	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, the journey of Edward might give some cold sweats to the most fearless players.	Read review
GameCrate	Nate Hohl	6.5 / 10	06-01-2020	It’s easy to see what Camel 101 was going for as it constructed Those Who Remain’s dark and foreboding world, but while the intent was noble, the execution leaves much to be desired. The game’s low price point might appeal to someone who’s desperate for a new game to play, but any wayward souls who come across the exit for Dormont while cruising the horror game highway should just keep on driving.	Read review
GameMAG	Unknown	5 / 10	06-02-2020	Those Who Remain is a trivial story about corruption and injustice. Trying to seem like a horror game, it is not able to scare even a schoolboy. Pixel hunting and a weak story cause only disappointment. However, from a small company that has not released a single notable project before, it was hardly worth waiting for pleasant surprises.	Read review
GamePitt	Rob Pitt	7.5 / 10	05-28-2020	If you’re looking for a new psychological thriller which will make you jump (a lot), Those Who Remain is for you. Despite the pre-launch technical issues, which I believe will get fixed over the coming weeks, the game is held together by its interesting story, tense and exciting stealth segments, fun puzzles, and intriguing moral dilemmas. Although I personally got stuck and lost a few times, the fact the game doesn’t hold your hand and requires you to seek out clues and discover the next step in the narrative yourself is great and very satisfying when you figure it out – not many games do this these days. Thanks to the moral choices, lack of manual saves, and multiple ending trophies, replaying the game multiple times is a must to see everything the game has to offer.	Read review
GameSkinny	Mark Delaney	5 / 10	06-03-2020	Those Who Remain won’t stay with you for long, but with some good scares and a story that twists more than I expected, it’s a decent horror story for an evening.	Read review
GameSpew	Becca S.	5 / 10	05-28-2020	With two different endings, Those Who Remain is worth playing through all the way at least once to find out how the story ends. But with so many issues, it’s hard to find the motivation to jump back in to reveal that second ending. There’s a small bit of horror and well-crafted atmosphere on offer, but it’s short lived – and there’s definitely better games to play in the genre. Maybe give it a miss, at least until the technical issues have been (hopefully) fixed.	Read review
GameSpot	Chan Khee Hoon	3 / 10	05-28-2020	Those Who Remain is rife with frustrating puzzles and illogical scenarios, which greatly dilutes its horror experience.	Read review
Gaming Nexus	Lee Mehr	3.5 / 10	06-09-2020	From storytelling to game design, Those Who Remain’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.	Read review
GamingBolt	Alec Benner	6 / 10	05-30-2020	For those looking for a thoughtful and atmospheric horror story, Those Who Remain delivers in spades. Everyone else should approach with caution.	Read review
GBAtemp	Ben Sellwood	4 / 10	06-12-2020	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’t captivate or craft a memorable or original experience. I understand that it is inspired by classic supernatural films and TV series, but frankly, it just doesn’t work to make Those who Remain an enjoyable game.	Read review
Geeks Under Grace	David Koury	7.5 / 10	08-04-2020	Those Who Remain is a strong horror game, but it’s not for everyone.	Read review
God is a Geek	Gary Bailey	5 / 10	05-28-2020	There’s an intriguing and intelligent story to Those Who Remain, but poor checkpointing and awkward chase scenes often spoil the experience.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Fran Soto	2.5 / 5 stars	06-12-2020	Those Who Remain deserves major points for creativity of ideas and premise.	Read review
Hey Poor Player	Jonathan Trussler	2.5 / 5 stars	06-15-2020	Those Who Remain is a Frankenstein of cool concepts lifted from other horror games and shoddily reconstituted into a mishmash of mediocrity. It’s got some of the ingredients of a good horror game, but they mesh together like pizza and ice cream. Though the game doesn’t deserve to be cast into hell for eternity, it definitely has some mistakes that are hard to forgive.	Read review
IGN	Tristan Ogilvie	6 / 10	05-28-2020	Psychological horror game Those Who Remain features jump scares with a few too many jagged edges.	Read review
MonsterVine	Samantha Lienhard	4.5 / 5 stars	05-28-2020	Dark, disturbing, and intense, Those Who Remain might not be a perfect game, but it’s one horror fans shouldn’t sleep on.	Read review
MSPoweruser	Ash Worral	6 / 10	05-28-2020	While Those Who Remain has an engrossing narrative, its overplayed stealth mechanics sadly prevent it from bringing anything new to the psychological horror genre. It’s still definitely worth a try for those who enjoy horror games	Read review
Noisy Pixel	Victor Aparicio	6.5 / 10	05-28-2020	Those Who Remain leaves much to be desired and never pays off, no matter how many notes you read. Sure, there’s a decent narrative to discover within the game’s dark themes, but that is overshadowed by the sloppy structure and poor control scheme.	Read review
Pardis Game	Alireza Abroshan	8 / 10	05-28-2020	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$ price tag, this game is recommended to all fans of horror genre	Read review
PC Invasion	Andrew Farrell	5 / 10	05-28-2020	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/	Read review
PlayStation LifeStyle	Rebecca Smith	4.5 / 10	06-04-2020	Even the game’s sound wasn’t free from issues. Subtitles are on by default and you’ll need them. Often the game’s background sound effects drown out the conversations, or they’ll be muttered in an unintelligible voice. At other times, the sound is loud enough to wake the entire neighborhood. All of these problems turn the game from something promising into a mediocre experience that’s less psychological horror than it is torture. There are better horror experiences out there.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Tommy Holloway	5.5 / 10	05-28-2020	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 better, more well-executed horror games and doesn’t execute those very well.	Read review
Pure Playstation	Max Taylor	5 / 10	06-06-2020	Despite some inventive ideas, Those Who Remain is just another generic horror game, albeit one that offers little in the way of suspense or scares. While its puzzle design is at times inspired, disjointed storytelling, inconsistent visual design, and gameplay that often resigns itself to tedious busywork make for a frustratingly unfulfilling experience.	Read review
Push Square	Liam Croft	4 / 10	05-28-2020	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.	Read review
Rely On Horror	William Lockwood	6 / 10	06-18-2020	Those Who Remain is slightly above-average at best. While it has some effective scares and implements some good ideas, they’re not enough to redeem it.	Read review
Screen Rant	Ty Sheedlo	1.5 / 5 stars	06-12-2020	Those Who Remain doesn’t have jump-scares, it has jump-yells. Yelling at the game for its clunky controls and puzzles. A new one around every corner.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Ján Kordoš	4.5 / 10	07-13-2020	Those Who Remain is another trip to a bloody past, but this horror game just is not good enough.	Read review
Shacknews	Brittany Vincent	5 / 10	06-05-2020	I’m a massive horror gaming fan, so it’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 entirety of a full-length adventure. It’s just bland and mediocre – not awful – but forgettable, especially when there are so many better horror stories out there to be told.	Read review
Sirus Gaming	Jarren Navarrete	7 / 10	05-29-2020	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.	Read review
SpazioGames	Domenico Musicò	5.2 / 10	05-28-2020	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.	Read review
The Game Fanatics	Ben Runnings	6.8 / 10	06-15-2020	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.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Steve C	5 / 10	07-08-2020	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 the best way to enjoy it, so you won’t have to fight the controls and frustrating checkpoints. Ultimately, the game itself fails to live up to the potential of its ideas. This is one that should remain on the shelf.	Read review
Unboxholics	Λεωνίδας Στραβάκος	Not Recommended	06-05-2020	Those Who Remain tries to stand out (without admittedly putting much effort), but the multiple technical problems, the shallow mechanics, the repetitive gameplay, the atmosphere that disappears after the first hours, as well as the fact that from the beginning you can easily predict everything, make the whole experience indifferent, annoying and boring.	Read review
Video Chums	A.J. Maciejewski	2 / 10	06-05-2020	Although it has a clever premise and features nifty abstract scenarios, Those Who Remain is little more than an annoying adventure.	Read review
WayTooManyGames	Heidi Hawes	6.5 / 10	06-03-2020	I wanted to like it, I really did, especially since the true premise of the game is pretty original. It could lend itself very well to other games in the future. Unfortunately, its fleeting moments of brilliance are lost within the dregs of tired horror tropes, inconsistency with its rules, uninspired gameplay mechanics, and an unfulfilling ending.	Read review

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Those Who Remain is a psychological thriller that takes place in Dormont, a small town in the US. Dormont appears to be a regular and typical American town at first glance. However, it is cursed by a demon who shrouded everything in darkness. Most of the town’s population has been trapped inside the darkness, with no means of escape. Edward Turner is just an ordinary man with troubled past, who arrives in the wrong place at the wrong time. He soon finds out that something is very wrong in Dormont. There are strange creatures roaming in the dark, killing everyone that gets close. The only way to survive is by staying in the light.

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