What is The Living Remain?
This single-player, first-person VR adventure shooter follows a former soldier searching for his family after the undead take over. In a story-driven campaign, you explore, fight zombies with guns or a knife, climb, solve puzzles, and scavenge materials to craft ammunition and upgrade weapons.
For you if...
- +you enjoy a story-driven zombie campaign in VR
- +you like mixing gunfights with climbing and puzzles
- +you want to scavenge materials for ammunition and upgrades
Not for you if...
- −you need teleport movement instead of smooth walking
- −you want to play through a campaign with others
- −you dislike zombies and an oppressive horror atmosphere
What players say
80% of 304 reviews are positive
Players praise the atmosphere, story, and varied environments. Complaints include awkward weapon handling and climbing; some players also report stuttering or freezes.
Screenshots and trailer
The Living Remain system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 16 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i5-7500 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon Vega 56 or greater
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Storage
- 16 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, VR
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- VR
- Action-Adventure
- Zombies
- Story Rich
- Singleplayer
- Hero Shooter
- Physics
- Adventure
- Shooter
- Horror
- 3D
- First-Person
- Action
- Realistic
- FPS
- Dystopian
Recent updates
- Sep 11, 2026 · Update 5 - Dynamic Blood, Smoother Weapon Handling & More
- Jun 25, 2026 · Update: Audio, Subtitle, Visuals, and Interaction Improvements
- Jun 27, 2024 · June Fixes
- May 5, 2024 · May Bug Fixes
- Oct 22, 2023 · Bug Fixes & Optimizations
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