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The Persistence

64% positive of 122 Steam reviews

Released: 2020
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, Amazon

Made by Firesprite Ltd.

About the game

Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.

Tagged by players

Asymmetric VR
Stealth
VR
Survival Horror
FPS
Zombies
Procedural Generation
Space
Survival
Horror
Crafting
PvP

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What players say

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Review based on VR version - using original HTC Vive. Having played The Persistence quite a bit on PSVR a year or two back, it was an instant purchase for me on Steam, in the hope of getting a perfect version of the game at last. As with most PSVR titles, while still a top notch game and visually impressive - the graphics could feel a little blurry on the PS4 and wasn't quite reaching its potential. I haven't had a…
38 min played when written. 51 found it helpful.
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Recommended
REVIEW OF THE NONVR VERSION Great System Shock Clone! Although the controls take some getting used to, and there are some QoL things missing, the core gameplay loop of system shock is there. Sprinkle the tiniest bit of roguelike (And I do mean the tiniest as, apart from weapons, you keep everything after you died), some randomly generated Decks, and you got a ton of replayability. This is really a great step for…
3 h played when written. 47 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Review for the non-VR mode: The Persistence is a first person roguelike with some survival horror elements mixed in, originally the game was released as a PSVR title and the VR game design shows throughout the game - some of the things translate pretty well outside of VR but unfortunately some of the control/interaction mechanics feel a little out of place and more importantly the horror atmosphere doesn't adapt…
6.3 h played when written. 22 found it helpful.
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