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Is The Living Remain worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- VR players who want a story-led undead shooter rather than a purely competitive experience
- Players who enjoy combining firearm combat with scavenging and weapon crafting
- Fans of first-person exploration games who want climbing, puzzles, and physical interactions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow, low-pressure adventure may hit a wall when undead hordes close in during combat encounters.
- Players who want a tightly focused shooting game may find the campaign's climbing, scavenging, crafting, and puzzles interrupt the combat flow.
- Players without a VR setup are not the intended audience for its virtual reality presentation.
Our take on The Living Remain
The likely bounce point is the VR movement system: players who are uncomfortable with smooth touchpad or stick locomotion may stop before the campaign's combat and exploration systems have room to develop.
What is The Living Remain?
The Living Remain is a virtual reality, first-person adventure shooter set after an undead outbreak.
Grant Montgomery, a former soldier searching for his family, travels between survivor compounds and hostile environments while receiving guidance from an ally over the radio. The campaign combines firearm combat, knife attacks, exploration, scavenging, climbing, and environmental puzzles. Players collect filament to make ammunition and improve weapons, including pistols, assault rifles, shotguns, and other two-handed firearms. Aiming uses weapon sights, while physics-based interactions allow actions such as breaking glass and moving objects. Full locomotion supports smooth walking through the environments, with the horde creating pressure during encounters.
How The Living Remain plays
- 01Story Campaign
- Grant searches for his family while moving through a post-apocalyptic setting populated by survivor groups and undead enemies.
- 02Weapon Crafting
- Collected filament can be used to produce ammunition and improve a range of weapons.
- 03Mixed Combat
- The arsenal includes pistols, assault rifles, shotguns, other two-handed weapons, and a knife for close attacks.
- 04Physical Environments
- Players can interact with objects by breaking glass and pushing items aside without hands passing through them.
- 05Exploration Puzzles
- Progress includes roaming, scavenging, climbing, and solving environmental puzzles.
- 06Full Locomotion
- Smooth touchpad or stick walking allows movement through the game's environments.
Games like The Living Remain
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ActionALONE? - VR
Deceptive Games Ltd.For:VR horror players who want environmental exploration and jump scaresSkip if:Players who prefer stable environments may dislike the changing world and recurring paranormal events.
ActionVanguard V
ZeroTransformFor:Virtual-reality players who want flight-focused action-adventureSkip if:Players seeking a large campaign with many levels may find the current two-level structure limited
ActionEmission VR
VRSpec TeamFor:VR players who want zombie combat in enclosed environmentsSkip if:Players seeking open environments may hit a wall with the narrow laboratory corridors.Picked by overlapping fit notes and genres, not an editorial comparison.
The Living Remain: platforms & release
Is The Living Remain worth it?
It is worth it if: VR players who want a story-led undead shooter rather than a purely competitive experience. Skip it if: players seeking a slow, low-pressure adventure may hit a wall when undead hordes close in during combat encounters.
Where can I download The Living Remain?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Living Remain's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Living Remain on?
Windows only.
