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Is Them and Us worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Survival horror fans who prefer fixed-camera games over action-focused horror
- Players drawn to puzzles involving ciphers and keys rather than combat-only gameplay
- Horror players who want to choose between fixed-camera and over-the-shoulder play
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a relaxed experience may find the game’s survival focus and challenging fixed-camera mode demanding
- Players who want a consistent viewpoint may not enjoy switching among fixed-camera, over-the-shoulder, and selected first-person scenes
- Players seeking cooperative or multiplayer action may prefer a game built around group play
Our take on Them and Us
The game pairs a fixed-camera mode associated with classic survival horror with an over-the-shoulder option. It also offers an optional retro graphics style that switches play to fixed cameras, combining a visual choice with a change in perspective.
What is Them and Us?
Them and Us is a survival horror game set in 1978, after Alicia survives a bus crash in an isolated American wilderness.
As a strange change takes hold in the world around her, she searches for answers about her past while facing combat, gore, puzzles, and resource management. Players can choose a fixed-camera mode with tank or alternate controls, or an over-the-shoulder perspective described as slightly easier. First-person sections appear in selected flashbacks, cutscenes, and memories. The game includes puzzles involving ciphers and keys, an optional retro-style graphics mode that also activates fixed-camera play, and ultrawide support. Completing the game unlocks additional costumes or weapons. Different endings let players determine Alicia’s fate.
How Them and Us plays
- 01Multiple camera modes
- Players can choose fixed-camera or over-the-shoulder play, with first-person views in selected memories, flashbacks, and cutscenes.
- 02Environmental puzzles
- Puzzles in the game world involve ciphers and keys.
- 03Retro graphics option
- An optional early-console visual style also activates fixed-camera play.
- 04Completion unlocks
- Finishing the game unlocks additional costumes or weapons.
- 05Multiple endings
- Different endings let players decide Alicia’s fate.
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Them and Us: platforms & release
Is Them and Us worth it?
It is worth it if: survival horror fans who prefer fixed-camera games over action-focused horror. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed experience may find the game’s survival focus and challenging fixed-camera mode demanding.
Where can I download Them and Us?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Them and Us's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Them and Us on?
Windows only.
