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The Living Remain

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.

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March 27, 2025
1 year and 128 days ago
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Mostly Positive299 reviews79.6%

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About the Game


Built from the ground up by a two person team, The Living Remain is a virtual reality first person adventure shooter where players immerse themselves in a new world where the undead have taken over. You must survive the horde of undead using an arsenal of weapons in a story driven campaign loaded with a variety of interactive environments. Explore, scavenge, and collect filament to craft ammo and upgrade a variety of weapons.

You are playing as Grant Montgomery, a former military soldier who has been separated from his family. Now he is searching for them in a post apocalyptic world where pockets of remaining humans are surviving within protected compounds, while the undead roam freely. He comes across a group of survivors, one of them is Alex, and she quickly becomes his ally. Over a radio she helps Grant navigate through this dark post apocalypse world.



  • Full campaign with story driven gameplay - Embark on a journey that has purpose as you progress through a compelling story
  • Combat - Take hold of a variety of weapons such as pistols, and two handed weapons (assault rifles, shot guns, etc.) or wield a knife for up close and personal combat
  • Realistic Pistol and Assault Rifle Aiming/Firing- Look down your sights while you take down hordes of the undead
  • Crafting- Scavenge for filament to craft ammo and upgrade weapons
  • Physics Based Environments- Break through glass with your hands or push objects away, and hands will not go through them
  • Interactive and Immersive Gameplay - Combat, scaling/climbing, and engaging puzzles
  • Full locomotion- Traverse through various environments using full locomotion with smooth touchpad/stick walking to freely roam, scavenge, and explore
  • Optimized to run fluidly on GTX 970 or equivalent