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Those Who Remain
Developer Camel 101
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller. From the Steam store page
211 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 26, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
58
Mixed
110 positive · 79 negative
95% range 51–65%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 110 | 79 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
258 of 404 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Mixed reception: praised for story and atmosphere, but criticized for save system and gameplay.
Players are split on Those Who Remain. Some praise its story and atmosphere, calling it a "nice little gem with a very deep story" and noting very good graphics and an amazing story line. Others find the narrative clichéd and the moral choices arbitrary. [7][10][8][35]
The save system and checkpoint placement are widely criticized as frustrating, with one player calling it "a disgrace" and another saying it makes it unplayable. Gameplay issues like cheap deaths, confusing puzzles, and janky mechanics also draw complaints. [22][29][8][36]
Praised story · atmosphere · graphics
Criticised save system · gameplay mechanics · puzzles · moral choices
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 36 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 8, 2026. Method
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Those Who Remain sits at 58% positive across 189 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 211 · most liked firstLeaving Game Pass in 2 weeks: -Insurgency: Sandstorm -Common'hood -Escape Academy -Those Who Remain -Figment -Exoprimal
neutral · AI labelView post →Not too shabby for a simple horror game. The game is fairly generic with somewhat of a decent story that has multiple endings. Nothing else positive really stick out to me. However, there is one thing I absolutely hated and it's the save points. They are a few and far between that it ruins the experience. Why do I need to do the same puzzles over and over again if I mess up, not only it's annoying but I also don't see any point of making such a decision, all it does is take precious time away…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Brain is required to solve some parts of the game, unfortunately I don't have enough brains. And the game's save system is a disgrace. When you die, it starts you from your own childhood loool. Buy chips with the money you give to this game and watch movies, you will get more efficiency.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games leaving Game Pass on January 15th: - Those Who Remain. - Insurgency: Sandstorm - Exoprimal - Figment: Journey into the Mint - Escape Academy - Common'hood
neutral · AI labelView post →Cannot recommend, even for fans of this style. The visuals are fine but the environments lack atmosphere. This is largely due to a bland soundscape, but also the lighting and post processing. The game focus on the contrast between areas of light and darkness, but what the game considers 'lit' and 'unlit' often has no relation to what you are actually seeing. A rooftop with no light at all is safe, but one meter away from a lamp is not? It's not always inconsistent, but often enough for it to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awful. Gameplay is going through a series of set pieces (levels) looking for items. Lots of opening of cabinet drawers. Sounds exciting, right? Then you get to judge people to death or forgiveness according to ludicrously superficial stakes. This guy did something really bad ... but he was going through some tough stuff himself. Wow, really makes you think, right? So deep. I'm not sure which is worse, the writing or the voice acting, but both excelled at draining me of all delight. Also, I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a joke. In my one hour gameplay, all I did was searching key objects without any lead. Those essentials can be hidden at any corner: a key hidden in a unimpressive drawer that you need to fully open a already half-opened gate; a fuse fully covered underneath a random box; a hotel key under the doormat in near darkness and player was given 0 hint, 0 lead at all. The graphic is not effective, a weird place like a huge glass window at a Motel. Many large spaces are unfilled, and the light…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Your mission! Check out the heart-pounding trailer, revealed exclusively by @ign.com for @beneathgame.bsky.social Game – our second title with @camel101.com following 2020's Those Who Remain. Watch the trailer, wishlist on Steam and hit share! 🦑: s.team/a/1593230 #Lovecraftian #HorrorGame
neutral · AI labelView post →4/10, only get if on sale/free and you have the patience to deal with annoying gameplay mechanics. I really tried to like this game. The visuals of the game are fine, definitely not top quality but maybe a lower end version of Bioshock 1. The mechanics and the story are the annoying aspects, however. First, while the idea of having to stay in the light is... fine? It's not the newest thing out there and applying it to the game itself brings instances of being just barely outside the range of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The graphics aren't up to par, the game play is exhausting and tedious, and the story is barely there. I gave it an honest try, but this game is terrible.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Horrible saving system, makes it unplayable since id be wasting time repeating everything over and over.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good - Nothing extraordinary ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good - No platforming or real tests of gameplay mechanics except for a few puzzles ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Not great ☐ Bad ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good - Nothing groundbreaking, voice acting was good though, no lip sync if that bothers you ☐ Not too bad, but not too good ☐ Bad ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☑ Adults - Some adult themes,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In my opinion, you can only do one of two things. You either have a horror game based on darkness where you can hardly see anything, or you have a horror game about looking for and through a ton of stuff. If you've ever had to look for something in real life, like, say, your keys or your wallet, in the dark, in a cluttered room, and you have no idea where they could be, that is what this game feel like. It's not that it's impossible, or even hard; it's that I can just think to myself, do I want…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ass stay in the dark, one hit kills, can't see anything, walk around aimlessly, no lights, even with gamma turned up you can't see in the dark because it kills you, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ story, no combat, no real gameplay, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ generic "horror" environments with terrible art direction indie horror game. If you played one you played them all. This one has a lot of moments clearly inspired by Alan Wake, but in Alan Wake the light was a mechanic, not a restriction. Also the people who made…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →lame. sarcastic tone & remarks from the protagonist are a real buzzkill.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gave up few hours in. Game is very tedious. Got really frustrated with running around from enemies trying not to be spotted there is no crouch so easily caught and if caught have to do the whole segment again. I cannot recommend even to people who enjoy these types of games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Issues: - Too dark. Raising gamma doesn't really fix this. Obtuse puzzle filled horror games should have better lit areas than the average horror by default. - You will likely be insta-killed over and over on accident during exploration. The game's really unforgiving and vague on what constitutes a safe zone. (Everything within the area resets if you do, completely detracting from the suspense.) - Monster is a literal spotlight, again. This could be a pro or a con depending on your monster…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't like reviewing games without finishing them, but this one deserves it. From my playtime, I can tell you that this game has: - inconsistent game design. Early on, there are street lights that are clearly on but do not protect you from the monsters - Terrible checkpoint system. If you die, you're going back to the beginning of the level to redo your puzzles. - Ugly environments - Bad voice acting Those reasons aren't why I'm reviewing this. The absolute worst part of this jank game are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wired Productions (@wiredproductions.com) is teaming up with the developers of Those Who Remain on a new Lovecraftian horror game. Beneath draws inspiration from classic horror titles like F.E.A.R, Resident Evil and Half-life. Yes please.
neutral · AI labelView post →Exciting news to start the week! @beneathgame.bsky.social has a publisher - @wiredproductions.com! The amazing team we worked with on Those Who Remain is joining us again to deliver an explosive game later this year! To celebrate, we’ve dropped a new trailer! 👇 www.ign.com/videos/benea...
neutral · AI labelView post →I wanted to like this game, but it's mediocre during it's best moments and obnoxious during its worst moments. Unfortunately, the bad moments are far more frequent than the former. The game is very janky. I frequently encountered issues with event triggers, enemy AI, and clipping through walls. Even if you can look past that, you are left with a low quality puzzle game with very, very light horror elements. Don't expect this game to provide any scares. If the plot were good, maybe the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely cliche, heavy handed, and morally arbitrary. Makes an awful lot of excuses for bullying and corruption. Presents a false dichotomy between unearned, unconditional forgiveness and eternal damnation. It plays smoothly and is somewhat visually interesting, but the gameplay and visuals are not good enough to save it. I think this studio could make a good game, this just isn't it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish I could have enjoyed the game. The atmosphere is really cool, the creature designs are pretty unique and..... that's all positives I can give. The story is mildly interesting, the "moral" choices are bland and the ending changes on whether you make good or bad choices, whose goodness and badness is very arbitrary. Letting a serial killer with a fully loaded gun, who has no intention of stopping serial killing, leave unharmed is apparently a morally good choice. The "puzzles" are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5/10 - The start was okey but after some time the feeling of the game got kind of boring and not fitting to what I expected/the Trailer showed me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game that has been on my wishlist for a long while and @wiredproductions.com is yet again publishing a game from the Developers of #ThoseWhoRemain (@camel101.com). Looking forward to playing this as I loved Those Who Remain
positive · AI labelView post →⭐️⭐️ Mediocre Too many Puzzles, can't progress unless you match the instance required. Storyline is "OK" though i've played better games (Observer), this game was very predictable, i pretty much gauged what was going on after chapter 2. What i don't understand though is how this game go so much praise and so many rewards for "Great Quality" and "Great Story", it's nice that the game allows you to decide what kind of ending you'd like, but like most Horror games, (Emphasis on "Most") there…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Those Who Remain is a game that I thought I wanted for a long time, until I played it. The graphics are mostly mediocre, sometimes they look a little better, the sounds are pathetic along with terrible voice acting. The puzzles aren't fun, there isn't any balance. They are either blatantly obvious or obscure nothing in-between. Everything feels stiff and sluggish, like walking through molasses. The controls are unresponsive and sluggish. I got to the point where I would just let the character…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →look for key game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game. Some of the "puzzle" interactions were creative. I like switching between worlds. The story was semi-interesting. What I couldn't take, like other reviewers, was after spending 10-15 minutes exploring & discovering, you get a cheap one shot kill for practically no reason then have to do the same thing all over again! By that point, you forgot what the hell you did and possibly fail over and over again. They really needed to have save points. If they had this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short which personally winds up being a good thing. The overall game structure is pretty rudimentary with the vast majority of what you are doing being running from creature, opening drawers to look for keys and doing the absolute most basic puzzle solving.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game sucks, you can interact with everything mostly just to waste your time, i got stuck for 4h, which is longer than the game itself, finally there was some good things like : Story, Puzzels and Graphics, but they weren't good enough to recommend this game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just another one of countless horror walking games you can play. At first it seemed promising, weird blue-eyed shadows, walking only in the light... than it evolved into walking into building, looking through all drawers, passing judgement and into new building doing the same. The controls are really clunky, due to weird physics in the game, you cant even properly move the chair out of the way. Only for those who like to scream into camera while streaming.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was probably the most beautiful indie game I've ever played, and I hope to see more of this style. In regards to the story, I found it very thought provoking to be the one to pass judgement, and I do wish there was an option not to. I personally forgave Mark, as he's a child and has an entire life ahead of him. Condemned the police chief, and the firefighter. They were adults who could have chosen to do the right thing. The prisoner was saved as there was no proof that he shot the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →while the start was pretty good it derails pretty quickly into something that the trailers did not seem to make it about and while there might be some lore to the story it feels diabolical and not in the artistic way as in the malevolent way
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the recent sale price worth it, full price, would probably skip it. It has a good story, with interesting themes, but poor execution. Some of the character models are comical. The first playthrough I felt some intense moments being chased. What was very annoying was having to play it extra times to get my final achievement to pop (bad ending) even though I had fulfilled the requirments. I liked the references to other horror franchises. For anyone wondering: How I got the Bad Ending to pop…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here is the first post! Those Who Remain is a fanganronpa horror game following 14 talented students who are forced to play deadly challenges in an underwater facility. Now in production! #fangan | #fanganronpa | #thosewhoremaingame
neutral · AI labelView post →Running down the corridor with furniture obstacles, that you need to remove in seconds, escaping monster - what could be "better"? Only absence of checkpoint before this run and 6 doors to guess for correct one in the end of the run - and in case of mistake you must start all over. Game seemed to be walking simulator with relaxing gameplay occationly having short stealth parts... and suddenly you are stressed with ♥♥♥♥♥♥ "run, GUESS, stuck, dead, repeat" (emphasis on GUESS, you cant figure out…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Those Who Remain - conceptually interesting, but terribly implemented in every aspect psychological horror. Script is simple, cliched, moral choices are way too unambiguous, there are no shades between good and evil: being good is always to forgive everyone no matter what they did (oh, they suffered so much themselves, poor things, let us feel sorry for them), otherwise you are revenge-obsessed moral monster (you won't get the good ending). Horror-part of Those Who Remain is mediocre. Only a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very frustrating in some levels, besides insta-kill from enemy/killer, save points are not there in long/difficult sessions (bad level of the lion statues, with no save points and instakill).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a pretty good game, i enjoyed it over all. the story is pretty interesting, However, it was pretty predictable. one of the chase scenes was pretty terrible and quite frustrating. (the one in the hallway with objects moving in front of you) There are quite a few things that could be fixed and changed. Namely fixing a few of the levels so as to not let you fall OFF of the map and into the endless void if you wander too far forcing a quite out and reload. a death barrier…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its an ok horror game minus the cheap deaths, lacking checkpoints, generic monsters, confusing directions and puzzles, and a cliche story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Moral of the story: if you're going to judge other people's action, better have a look at yourself first. Nice little gem with a very deep story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall this game is a good experience but I do wish we were able to save where we are at and not have to restart a level from the start if i die or have to quit.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For Full Price I cannot recommend this Game. The Horror is very fast washed out, at least for me after the first kill. There is not really many new Gameplay and Tropes in it. After that it is another Puzzler and Walking simulator. I bought it on Sale and recommend, to wait for one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shen'dralar = "Those Who Remain Hidden" So, a secret sect of elves who absolutely did not want to be found could appear at any point in the game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Judge, Jury, Executioner i killed everyone for their sins. worth playing at least once
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A horror game about darkness, both figurative and literal, where the player needs to use light to stay safe. There are armed ghouls in the shadows that will kill you if you get to close, so most of the time you need to stay away and find ways to make them disappear. Sometimes it's not exactly perceivable where you can step in or not, and you might die a couple of times because you didn't get the distance right. Story is good, tragic of course, but horror needs tragedies.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not great. It feels really tedious and just a chore to get through, at least for me. There are some cool moments but the negatives outweigh the positives on this one. Don't get me started on the voice acting...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played for 5 hrs. and reached the Post Office. I got to the point when being chased by the crazy mother and got to the garage where there is supposed to be a bright hole in the floor under the pallet, but there is no hole to escape through. I've tried reloading, verifying files and did not help. I uninstalled and reinstalled game and did not help either. Game is broke and can't progress. A total waste of time and money
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i still dont know how this game hasnt sold more copys, the game has very good graphics and an amazing story line and will have you jumping out of your seat at times, wee hidden gem, will give this game an 8/10 and if you ever play it for yourselves leave me a comment and let me know what you think, happy gaming folks.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I expected a fun game. I got a game. It's incredibly frustrating and the saves are too sparse. Got a headache replaying some parts.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was a nice surprise. It seems a somewhat slow paced at the beginning but, as you go on, the story starts to unfold and you get really engaged. It also is really scary, with moments of high tension and very frigthening environment. Very good game, imo.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I rarely leave a negative review on games but... This game is Masterclass on how to NOT tell a very good narrative story. It's filled with unneeded chase sequencies and overfilled with pointless puzzles that about 20% of them have to offer something on the whole story. Play it when you have nothing else to play or just for the scares.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WOW! This game took me on a ride. I think the thing I loved the most was alternating between worlds in order to get somewhere. It definitely had Bioshock 1 vibes. Props to the writers because they kept me engaged. I would love a breakdown of why all Forgive and Condemn choices lead to the outcomes... This game will stick with me awhile.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the worst games I have ever played in my entire life. I'm sitting here trying to think of a single good thing about this game. The game looks bad. It's like everything is cast in plastic or play-doh. The movement is very janky. You run way too fast (although if that helps you finish this awful game faster then maybe that's good), and the movement itself is just very stiff and sharp. Ruins immersion. The story/writing is awful. Just a flat, unengaging story that expects you to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really tried to run it. Windows 11 & GeForce 3070 Ti crashed. Hyper-V worked except mouse was not working ingame (in menu it was working). VirtualBox could not start because of Video card. My old PC run on 12FPS for lowest possible settings - it is very bad performance, impossible to play. There was no support from developers. I give up - this game does not worth so much effort. Biggest problem is I bought it as a bundle, and I can not return one game out of bundle, and other games works! So,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, it definitely isn't bad. I know, not the greatest way to start positive review, so let me unpack good stuf: storyline, for what I played - is pretty good. Nothing revolutionary, but what it does, it does well. Graphics are also pretty good. Locations are interesting. Finally the mechanics of not being able to walk into the dark, and always being cautious where there's a single source of light - are pretty good. The big bad: it is all unutilized. The execution doesn't really work…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The calmness of the main character even exceeds the level of the calmness of Ethan Winter. "Hmm, looks like someone banged my wife. I wonder who that is?" "Hmm, there are scary-eyed shadows carrying axes, tomahawks, and grenade launchers. I wonder why they are holding that?" "Hmm, there are dead bodies lying on the floor." Needless to say that if you want to try to turn off a light to see what that does, you might die instantly. Kind of like a jump scare. Also controls are very primitive,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →spent 8 hrs going thru this game and wouldn't recommend story is predictable and unoriginal. lets not talk about the amount of unneeded nudity story 5/10 graphic 4/10 gameplay 5/10 controls 6/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not bad, but its also not particularly great. A simple narrative with some fairly low-effort tropes, but it's very pretty. Most of the "puzzles" were pretty clear on their solutions so there wasn't much frustration to progress. My only real complaint game mechanic related is how clunky the physics were, making the poltergeist chase sequence incredibly frustrating as you try to keep moving weirdly floaty and heavy chairs out of the way. I'm not sure I'd call this horror or a thriller,…
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