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Game
Game2021
Them and Us
Developer TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare. From the Steam store page
210 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 28, 2026 · last updated Oct 29, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
63
Fresh
119 positive · 70 negative
95% range 56–70%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 119 | 70 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
541 of 739 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
64% recommend · 121 yes, 69 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 190 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,245 of 1,668 positive).
Players praise the game as a nostalgic throwback to classic survival horror, especially Resident Evil. [1][2][3] Many note significant flaws like difficulty imbalance, frustrating puzzles, and technical issues. [4][5][6] Some reviewers feel the game lacks its own identity and is overly derivative. [7][8][9]
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- [5]
I almost would recommend this for classic RE fans, as this is one of the closest things to a classic RE that you'll find. HOWEVER.... I, being a fan of classic RE and having beaten all of them on high difficulty where a difficulty option was available, have started this on Hard with Fixed Camera on. Don't do that. The imbalance makes this not difficult, but unfair and frustrating. The amount of zombies is absolutely …
- [7]
This game doesn't have an identity of its own and doesn't know what it wants to be. And I don't think its worth buying this to answer that question for them. This rips off and references so many other, better games that while I was able to put that aside and have fun with what's on offer, I can't help but recommend that you spend your time playing one of the many other games this rips off and references because they …
- [2]
Ultimately this was a little TOO oldschool for me, but that's why I recommend it for anyone seeking that original Resident Evil experience. Large focus on avoiding enemies, resources are tight, and there's a LOT of doors and items to keep track of. Most impressively though, are all the features it pulls off that AAA developers haven't been able to since 2010 such as: Sharp and accurately cast shadows, functioning …
- [14]
Strong survival horror with some unfortunate flaws that will make it very much "not for everyone", but those who it is for will love it. Released in 2021, early in the days of the recent fixed camera/tank controls revival, Them and Us is a cool tribute to Resident Evil and Silent Hill (moreso the former in gameplay, and a bit of a blend between the two thematically), one that does a lot of things better than almost …
- [1]
Pros: It revives the nostalgia of classic horror games. Cons: It also brings back the frustrations of classic horror games.
Summarised from 34 of the 210 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Them and Us talk about great atmosphere and classic survival horror feel; those who didn't talk about fixed camera mode is poorly balanced and unfair. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 210 · most liked firstTime for a GLACEON inspired makeup. It’s getting chilly on the stream and then later THEM AND US an RE inspo horror game! Twitch.tv/ASHvsEVILBREAD #eeveelution #glaceon #makeup #horror
neutral · AI labelView post →I almost would recommend this for classic RE fans, as this is one of the closest things to a classic RE that you'll find. HOWEVER.... I, being a fan of classic RE and having beaten all of them on high difficulty where a difficulty option was available, have started this on Hard with Fixed Camera on. Don't do that. The imbalance makes this not difficult, but unfair and frustrating. The amount of zombies is absolutely ridiculous, you often find them in relatively narrow hallways. You have to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In a game with so scarce saving opportunities, an unstable game that can crash at any time is the last thing you want. This worst case scenario has happened to me enough times to leave it as is. Will come back to the game in a year or two.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: It revives the nostalgia of classic horror games. Cons: It also brings back the frustrations of classic horror games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game doesn't have an identity of its own and doesn't know what it wants to be. And I don't think its worth buying this to answer that question for them. This rips off and references so many other, better games that while I was able to put that aside and have fun with what's on offer, I can't help but recommend that you spend your time playing one of the many other games this rips off and references because they will do more than what this game offers and do it much much better. If you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ultimately this was a little TOO oldschool for me, but that's why I recommend it for anyone seeking that original Resident Evil experience. Large focus on avoiding enemies, resources are tight, and there's a LOT of doors and items to keep track of. Most impressively though, are all the features it pulls off that AAA developers haven't been able to since 2010 such as: Sharp and accurately cast shadows, functioning mirrors to look a round with, a terrifying atmosphere built from great framing and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game definitely understood the assignment. If you're a survival horror fan you should definitely check it out. However, it IS an indie game, so it's pretty rough around the edges and you'll probably need to use a walkthrough to avoid walking in circles endlessly. The level design in particular is more of a nuisance than anything else. I get what they were trying to do, but it just doesn't work. In a survival horror or metroidvania style game the map feels rewarding and it makes sense. But…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve picked up and dropped this game over the past four years, giving it multiple chances, and still never made it to the end. I thought it would be similar to Tormented Souls, but I was wrong. At this point, I can’t even remember the story anymore. The gameplay felt rough back then and hasn’t improved since. animations are awkward. Even on sale, I wouldn’t recommend it, just save your hard earned money and diskspace, there are plenty of better options out there. -Moth
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strong survival horror with some unfortunate flaws that will make it very much "not for everyone", but those who it is for will love it. Released in 2021, early in the days of the recent fixed camera/tank controls revival, Them and Us is a cool tribute to Resident Evil and Silent Hill (moreso the former in gameplay, and a bit of a blend between the two thematically), one that does a lot of things better than almost any other game in this survival horror renaissance, but also comes with some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sideways Thumb. There is plenty of terrible shovelware on Steam of very short Resident Evil inspired horror games, but this one appears to be a proper length game that gets most of the basics right, it is fun here and there. I ended up dropping it when I made it to the garden section outside of the mansion. Why would every gate be locked by different coloured thingies, very unimaginative and generic key/door system out here. It was at least fathomable that inside the mansion that you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was having a great time until I ran into the same softlock in the garden area that several other people have. Game's difficulty is all over the place, as is the functionality of both its over the shoulder and fixed camera modes. For all the game's attempts to do everything at once, it seems none of these were tested properly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AVOID THE FIXED CAMERA MODE I know about 90% of the people who play this game will play it in either Over the Shoulder or First Person, but for those like me who prefer the fixed camera perspective, just don't do it. The game is ridiculously hard and unbalanced around it. I'm a veteran of old school survival horror and I can usually do pretty well in them, but this game was just unbearable as the amount of zombies they put you up against, with how slow the movement is (I used tank controls),…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is fun, and if you like the classic Resident Evil formula of finding keys, notes, and other doodads all over the place to slowly explore a mansion then you'll likely enjoy this game. There is one HUGE caveat to that however. If you DO NOT like Resident Evil 0's inventory system, then be warned that this game copies it, except instead of two characters, you only have one character with a miniscule inventory. Dropping items on the floor is not only allowed, but expected. At around the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starts off amazing then turns to absolute sh** when the ghost dogs and other supernatural enemies are introduced.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here's the Them and Us for tonight's game against TCU. Preview: www.mgoblog.com/content/hoop...
neutral · AI labelView post →Before the magic, portals, and the otherworld, it felt like the best indie RE clone. It had an amazing atmosphere and vibe, all this things just evaporated the at the moment all that magical stuff appeared. Up until that point, I was fully intending to 100% the game, see all the endings, and so on, but now I’m not even sure I’ll finish it... Update : The level in the other world almost put me off playing. I figured there would be more to come, but it seems like it was just a bad moment.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It just gets more and more convoluted and confusing halfway in. Looses focus, I just couldnt finish it. Tormented Souls is sooo mich better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: This game is a 6/10. Full Version- This game borrows heavily from Resident Evil 1 and 4 especially, there's a lot of callbacks to those games, which is not a bad thing, it's quite humorous in fact, the story is quite good and the animations are hilarious(though not everyone will find them funny) The game took me about 8 hours to get through, the map wasn't too confusing, and for the most part the game was quite fun, could have used more weapons though. This is obviously a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd recommend this game as a whole, but I cannot recommend the harder difficulties. Hard is incredibly difficult and there is a difficulty above that it took me 26 hours not including reloading a save to beat Hard on a poor rating let alone getting S let alone getting S on the hardest difficulty in which you basically have to be perfect to beat. I love the game, but if you want to play for enjoyment do it on normal or lower.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Are you looking for a Resident Evil game that's 2/3rds the price and made with 1/20th the budget? Well, look no further. It runs awful, the story is non-existent, the combat is boring, and the puzzles are... puzzles, I guess.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kinda sucks. - zombies are bullet sponges, and there are ALOT OF THEM - i understand it's not a fps and ammo should be scarce but it's ridiculous. you have to kill 2 zombies usually to get to a 7-9 pistol ammo. guess how many shots it usually takes to kill a zombie? SEVEN. Also, sure you can avoid them sometimes but not in cramp spaces; - shooting heads sometimes staggers sometimes not, inconsistent; - inventory space is way too limited; - gave up when reaching the invisible/teleporting…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is fun game. Beginning is very good. In the middle of the game story turns to some grey area - instead of horror it becomes mystic. But after few hours of gameplay you can get used to this turn of events. All in all it is good game - no bugs, interesting bosses, audio is OK. Story - it could have improvements, but it is as it is. So, this worth playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun survival horror romp! So I’ve been wanting to check out this game for a while and after some frustrating first attempts at playing, I finally sat down and played the game from start to finish. Them and Us, is a survival horror game heavily inspired by Resident Evil and it mostly succeeds at what it tries to do. But what did I think overall? Starting off, the main thing I love about this game is its wide range of accessibility options when it comes to its camera modes. Are you a classic…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really good horror, resident evil style, indie game. One or two of the puzzles are confusing and I needed to look up the solution but most of them are pretty good. There are multiple endings and you can easily get a lacklustre one if you don't go the right path. But you don't have to play the entire game again to get the good ending and you get an additional hour of content if you want to. Graphics are average and performance is not great at times, dropping to 50 fps on occasion with a 7900xt…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A first look at Them and US, an indie survival horror. a genre of game where i make every wrong decision 😋 youtu.be/1j1KidQ-kPM #IndieHorror #HorrorGaming #IndieGames #LetsPlay #Gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →This is not exactly a great game, it's not.... the worst, but like wow I just can't keep going. Convoluted and sprawling level design and moon logic puzzles. This is Temu Resident Evil with a capital T. All the love to a dev team that is inpsired and can make and launch a game but it's just super rough and not that good.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I personally quite liked Them and Us. I bought it on release and TendoGames did a lot of good work making improvements and listening to feedback. I don't really understand the negative reviews, this is meant to be a classic throwback to old school Survival Horror. The puzzles are hard, the inventory management is a feature not a misstep, and you have your option of First-, Third-Person, or Fixed camera. And you can go tank controls if you like as well. Keep in mind this is a budget indie…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this but was left completely dissatisfied. The general gameplay and combat is pretty good (I played with fixed camera) but the storytelling is done almost 100% through found notes and is so bad. Progression is run from one side of the gigantic map to the other and try items on puzzles or doors over and over. I'm guessing (hoping?) that playing through on NG+ actually gives you some sort of resolution or.....actual story? Because on my first playthrough there was nothing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am a sucker for survival horror games and this game definitely delivered. You'll get zombies, a creepy mansion, story delivered mainly through notes and a shotgun. The biggest differentiator from similar games is the ability to play in classic fixed camera, 3rd person and 1st person and also extra endings you can only get on repeated playthroughs. This is also my buggest gripe with the game - the first playthrough features too many locked doors, an alternative dimension and story concepts…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A decent retro survival horror game that somehow I liked a bit less than I thought I would. Pros: - It will scratch that retro survival horror itch for you. - The atmosphere is decent. - It supports both fixed camera angles and over the shoulder view. Cons: - It's larger than it should. More content is not always better. - The plot is nothing to write home about. - That damn inventory management..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the game is fun to play for what it is, the game starts out strong but quickly derails as you progress. The game has flaws with some design choices. These choices make the game frustrating at times. Bosses aren't well done they are bullet sponges and take you out in 3 or 5 hits if you are lucky. animation locks are a pain in this game as well since you can't really animation cancel them. The story doesn't seem very well thought out or make much sense overall.. Now I understand this is a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just a poor attempt at a RE clone. Starts off OK but just goes off the rails as soon as the mansion setting is left behind. Would never play again...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lazy, uninspired and tedious. The definition of "We have Resident Evil at home."
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Resident Evil at home but your mom is a chef.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game runs extremely bad on a PC that is way above the recommended specs and the developers have done nothing to fix this issue. Don't support lazy developers who wont fix game breaking issues.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't purchase this if you want a zombie survival horror game. It's a bait and switch paranormal horror game that waits until you're like 45 minutes in to pull the rug out from under you and send you into a pocket dimension.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not feeling it I started and dropped this game many times, as someone that loves survival horror this just isn't it, it took the absolute worst part of RE0 and yeah, the inventory thing is the worst of it and I'm not backtracking or remembering where I dropped something. Good things, the music and visuals actually look really good as well as the many different ways to play like the first person, over the shoulder and since I'm a fan of the older RE games the fixed camera angles with the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you are a fan of classic survival horror this is a wonderful trip back to the classic Resident Evil
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game, and I will say the beginning started of really strong. The first 4-5 hours of the game in the Mansion are really solid and I have no issues there. The Mansion is well designed and easy to navigate, most of the puzzles there are decent and only a couple of instances of that weird sense of collecting items and having no idea what to do with them. The game starts to fall apart for me after that. While I did like the inclusion of new enemy types to help out with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a love letter to classic Resident Evil fans. To progress through the game, you need to solve little riddles and find key items that grant you access to new areas, in a similar fashion to pure survival horror Resident Evil titles. This is, in my opinion, the best aspect of this game, and I especially appreciated the first indoor area, which reminded me of the iconic Spencer mansion, both in terms of setting and exploration. Upon starting a new game, besides the difficulty settings,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has some issues, such as V-Sync not working correctly, since I still get screen tears. No problem, can deal with that. What is an issue is the overall design, the game opens very linearly; get a key to open one room, which gives access to an item that opens one room, rinse and repeat. Inconsistency is an issue too; use your knife to pry open this door, you still have the knife but can't do it again. Now you got to use a screwdriver to pry open the next door, and that screwdriver is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's positives here in the atmosphere and art direction of a lot of areas because some sections do legitimately feel creepy to work through and explore. But those fleeting moments just do not justify a game that's basically a 8-10 hour long key hunt with dozens of key items making it feel like a chore you slog through bouncing back and forth instead of actually exploring and progressing. At one point I literally picked up a key item that was only there to trade for another key item like 20…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i really want to like this game and maybe i will start again on easy but as it stands, i just do not understand how you are meant to play this on normal. it forces you to speed run and play either knife only or no weapons only healing items and speed run every room what is now how anyone ever plays an RE game on thier first run? if it was possible, hard work, but possible to slowly clear out each room and slowly exsplore the place then id love this game but its just not possible to ever…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tightly designed survival horror gameplay. looks best when played in first person.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →gameplay from 1990. fanservice from 2020. could we swap those? It does what it sets out to be: a resident evil knockoff. If you think Racoon City and the Umbrella Mansion was contrived, you haven't seen this yet.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great atmosphere, level design, story and gameplay. So much fun. I wish it was longer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The weakly named Them and Us is like a survival horror theme park. Not for a moment is it trying to do anything original - instead, it's entirely made up of well-worn horror tropes that we've all known and loved for decades. Everything from the enemies (zombies, cultists, zombie dogs, crows, leatherface, blue lagoon monster, etc.), to the locations (creepy manor, graveyard, swamp, dark forest, catacombs, torture cellars, insane asylum, etc.), to the plot and characters (mom trying to save her…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried this one thinking I’d enjoy it — it looks like a discount Tormented Souls or Resident Evil type of game, which I usually like. But the controls were so clunky and unresponsive on a controller that I gave up after about twenty minutes. It just wasn’t enjoyable to play. The atmosphere seems decent, but the gameplay didn’t work for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If the inventory system wasn't annoying I might have recommended it. They really should have put a storage box next to every save point. Instead they expect you to drop everything on the floor and come back for it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first glance this game has a lot of the elements of what survival horror great - the labyrinthine mansion setting, obscure puzzles, "scary" enemies, limited ammo, limited health packs - and in the first act, it does appear that way. Being stuck in the mansion, figuring things out and where next to go seemed like playing the soul of Resident Evil. And then it just went on, and on, and on. Nothing changed, there is still the same elements of what a survival horror is - and even more…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm mixed on this game. I wanted to like it more. There are a mix of things I like about it but a little more things I didn't like about it. It's fine for the first 2 to 3 hours but the game is WAY too long with constant backtracking to the same locations. Over 10 hours of backtracking. I did like the choosing your survival horror play style, fixed camera or over the shoulder. This game actually has a really good item management mechanic. I like that you can drop your items anywhere and store…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Decent Classic Survival Horror Game I started this game on hard mode with a fixed camera and tank controls as a lover of the survival horror genre. What a truly challenging experience the first section or hour of this game with fast zombies and very tight resources where avoiding zombies and route planning is a must. When I reached the first boss or special enemy, I realized this game does not really work with standard tank controls because I will get hit no matter how patient or clean my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It brings me back to RE. Almost same controls and everything 10/10 Will play again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"This is honestly the best Resident Evil-style horror game I have ever played! Everything about it is amazing from start to finish. Keep up the great work, developer! We need a second part as soon as possible. Don't worry about those who don't appreciate your hard work. Best of luck, my friend!"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It recalls old good days
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game until I got to the Pyramid puzzle. I tried every combination and the lighter still doesn't work. The puzzle is glitched and soft locked me!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay, I can recommend this game because I genuinely had fun with it for the first 4 to 6 hours (it took me around 9 hours to beat it), and I finished it using the classic camera view. That said, the game also made me appreciate the level design of the classic Resident Evil games much more. My biggest issue is how the map opens up and lets you backtrack from the very beginning of the game all the way to the end, and this starts happening around the middle of the game. With such limited…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very bad in almost every way.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let me start off by saying that this IS a good game, but I got annoyed very quickly. You'll love it if you're looking for classic survival horror. The good things are: 1. You can use a controller. 2. The main character looks good. 3. The atmosphere is immersive, and you aren't some super soldier or whatever. Instead you play as an average woman who needs to fight to survive against the monsters. 4. The music adds to the atmosphere instead of ruining it like other games. 5. You can play in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well... I can't say i did not try the game. I have put in about 5 hours in the game and while it is not a terrible game it is disorganized while you play it. There really is no clue on what you are doing, or where you are going. I understand there this is supposed to compare to RE and Silent hill in previous gens, but this one leaves a lot of questions on what you are supposed to be doing. Maybe I'll give it another go in the future and if those who are asking where i ended i was in the…
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