The Final Exam
First-person survival simulation about escaping a school shooting
Webcore Games · Published by Change The Ref · Released Nov 1, 2024
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 44% of 582
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Sep 21, 2024
What is The Final Exam?
This free, single-player game casts you as a student during a shooting at an American high school. In first person, you barricade rooms, hide in lockers, and crawl quietly as you try to escape within ten minutes, collecting five gun control bills required for survival.
For you if...
- +you prefer evasion and survival decisions over fighting back
Not for you if...
- −you want a game without an explicit political message
What players say
44% of 582 reviews are positive
Players praise its serious approach to school shooting awareness. Complaints focus on the reliance on quick-time events and the short length, while some players criticize what they describe as an AI-generated intro.
Screenshots and trailer
The Final Exam system requirements
Minimum: GTX 1050, 16 GB RAM, 1000 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Final Exam?
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- Processor
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8300H
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 1050
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1000 GB available space
Does The Final Exam have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Final Exam run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Final Exam use AI-generated content?
Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:
Cinematics
The statement mentions: Art
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
