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The Living Remain

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

The Living Remain is a story-driven first-person adventure shooter set in a world overrun by the undead. Scavenge, reload, aim, and fight your way through a cinematic campaign featuring a variety of weapons, interactive environments, tense encounters, and the constant threat of the horde closing in.

What works
  • Immersive atmosphere and sound design
  • Satisfying weapon mechanics and upgrades
  • Varied environments and puzzles
  • Good value for price and small dev team
  • Responsive developers and ongoing updates
Things to keep in mind
  • Some bugs and clunky controls reported
  • Short campaign length with limited replayability
  • Lack of crouch/seated mode for accessibility
  • Linear progression with some obscure puzzles
  • Limited enemy variety and melee mechanics

What to play next

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

The Living Remain: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Exploration, Survival.

Why this game works

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