The Persistence

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  • Summary: A brutal sci-fi survival horror experience. The Persistence challenges you to survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship in the year 2521. Stranded, malfunctioning and caught in the inexorable pull of a black hole, “The Persistence” is overrun with a crew mutated into horrific &A brutal sci-fi survival horror experience. The Persistence challenges you to survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship in the year 2521. Stranded, malfunctioning and caught in the inexorable pull of a black hole, “The Persistence” is overrun with a crew mutated into horrific & murderous aberrations. It’s down to you, a clone of security officer Zimri Eder, to make your way deeper in the decks of The Persistence to repair the systems and prevent the ship from being torn apart. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this brutal sci-fi horror roguelike.… Expand
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  1. Nintenderos
    May 17, 2020
    84
    Space terror has come to Switch: The Persistence is a true wonder. Perfect for those nights when you want to play and feel terror at the same time.
  2. Nintendo Life
    May 21, 2020
    80
    The Persistence is a unique and unsettling sci-fi horror roguelite that does an excellent job of transferring its tense atmosphere and absorbing gameplay loops from its original VR form to the Nintendo Switch. There are tons of weapons and toys to tool around with as you run the gauntlet, the permanent aspects of the gameplay are refreshingly generous and survival mode and New Game+ provide a properly stiff challenge for those who prefer their roguelites to be tough as nails. Firesprite Games has done a fantastic job of porting the entire ghoulish affair over to Switch, with flawless performance in both docked and handheld modes; overall, this is another very strong addition to the console's ever-expanding collection of excellent roguelite experiences.
  3. Pure Nintendo
    Jun 1, 2020
    70
    The Persistence is a game built of components that any fans of the horror and sci-fi genres will recognise, in a format that merges seamlessly with them to make an absorbing and challenging game.

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  1. Ripper36
    Aug 29, 2021
    9
    I just have to say that this is a really fun game. At first i was unsure about the combat until i figured the trick to it. I can say theI just have to say that this is a really fun game. At first i was unsure about the combat until i figured the trick to it. I can say the developers really put in good effort for the Switch port. Looks great, Sounds great and most of all plays great. Good job Nintendo/Firespaite!!!… Expand
  2. sixlink
    Mar 14, 2022
    9
    Tense, scary, absorbing. Excellent loop never tires, the longer you live the higher the stakes.
    Very well balanced, great combat. Warning    Tense, scary, absorbing. Excellent loop never tires, the longer you live the higher the stakes.
    Very well balanced, great combat. Warning contains considerable jump scares!    … Expand