Those Who Remain

 Xbox One
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Xbox Tavern
    May 29, 2020
    48
    Those Who Remain puts on a passable front, but once we get past that there’s nothing here that’s worth getting worked up over. With a dull story, tedious searching of areas using unresponsive inputs, scares that never really come and some technical hiccups that make it feel like a last gen title, you’re best off looking elsewhere for your pulse racing thrills.

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User Score
4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jun 1, 2020
    6
    Those Who Remain is a First-Person Horror Adventure. You are Edward, and you've come to this ramshackle motel near the town of Dormont toThose Who Remain is a First-Person Horror Adventure. You are Edward, and you've come to this ramshackle motel near the town of Dormont to break it off with your mistress and try to make right the life you're destroying with your family. You arrive to find her bags in the room, and the shower running, but she's nowhere to be found. Edward now sets out on foot to the nearby town to find everything is all wrong. Figures with glowing blue eyes linger in the darkness, greeting you with long knives if you dare enter their shadows. Seriously, walking into a place that's just a bit too dark is rewarded with instant death. With your checkpoints few and far between, this can make gameplay frustrating as you could be sent back to have to replay quite a bit, and you sidestep one time into a shadow and have to do it all again. The game plays hard on this darkness, as a lot of the game's puzzles will have you dealing with it, like knocking things out of the way to let light pass or finding a small object in a darkened room. The reticle has it's tricky moments, and you will be digging through a lot of drawers, that if you aren't pointing precisely at the object, you'll likely close the drawer. There is a ton of fun and inspiring concepts that are unfortunately lost in the frustration the game can induce. The game has multiple endings based on the decisions you make along the way. A decent horror game can be found here beneath the frustrations that fans of the genre should appreciate.… Full Review »
  2. Benjaminblue
    Dec 13, 2020
    4
    The developer def gets A for effort. This was one of the hardest games for me to complete because of how broken it is at times. I gotThe developer def gets A for effort. This was one of the hardest games for me to complete because of how broken it is at times. I got through the whole game as I wanted to see the rest of the story. I cannot recommend this game to anyone. I was however terrified for most of the game due to the mother glitching and how I was not able to progress due to unintentional obstacles at times in the pursuit areas.… Full Review »
  3. GamesTranslator
    Dec 8, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. As a horror fan, this game caught my eye for its interesting premise and really eerie atmosphere.

    The first few levels are nice to play, with "the others" being really creepy and ominous.

    However, as you progress, the game becomes more dull and suddenly quite more difficult for no reason whatsoever.

    I finally decided to quit playing on the chase scene of the post office level, after more than two dozen retries.

    If it weren't for the very ineffective interface, lack of instructions and ridiculously difficult "boss" levels (in which your sole objetive is getting an item to progress through the game), this might have been a very good game.    … Full Review »
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