The Living Remain

The Living Remain

Steam Deck · unrated

Five Finger Studios · VR · Mar 27, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $13.99.

80%
Mostly Positive
299 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 299 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 193 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise20% are divided30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I'm hoping to see more of this game as the ending leaves it open for an expansion etc.
84 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals are surprisingly good for an indie title, but don't expect HLA quality.
41 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay holds up throughout the entire game and the varied environments all ended up being very well done.
22 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design is also excellent with good spatial audio.
22 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
On a 4080 super I found I could not run 120 fps and get a stable frame rate.
8 of 193 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters84 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Gameplay22 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Performance8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat42 reviews
71%
Difficulty11 reviews
82%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs17 reviews
65%
Interface14 reviews
50%
Controls9 reviews
56%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $13.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.