Those Left Behind
Game Concept:
Those Left Behind is a 3rd person action-horror zombie game with elements of survival, time management and base management. It has a day and night cycle.
Night time is the time to get things done. One survivor is selected to venture out into the world to scavenge. The others stay at home resting or working to build stations at their home (stations, such as workshops and bedrooms, provide benefits to the community). After the player assigns jobs, the player selects a location from the main map for the lone survivor to visit. The player must use the survivor to scavenge for resources before daylight returns. While scavenging, the player can find building materials for stations, weapons, clothes/armor and other items such as lock-picks.
At night enemies are usually slow but they can still hurt the survivor if the player is not careful. Throughout the scavenging phase there is the possibility of Events. Events are periods in the night cycle during which the sky turns red and enemies become ferocious and alert.
Day time is the time to stay at home. Survivors can either rest or guard the base to protect against possible zombie attacks.
Some Game Features to Note:
1. Survivor characters have backstories and traits (for example: faster speed)
2. Survivor have statuses (Injury Status, Fatigue Status, Hunger Status, Sickness Status)
3. Survivors can equip a variety of melee weapons, primary weapons, and secondary weapons
4. A trading system (survivors can visit trading posts)
5. Many different locations, such as Industrial Area, Supermarket, Hospital, etc
6. A story that drives game progression
Story:
Imagine that one morning half of the population suddenly and mysteriously disappears. A few later hours later, the sun turns red and almost everyone else becomes a bloodthirsty monster. Those who didn’t turn into zombies, Those Left Behind must fight to survive. They must scavenge during the night and stay out of sight during the day. Lead a group of survivors and build a home. How long can they survive this nightmare? Will it ever come to an end?
Steam User 8
*** This review is this games First Steam Review. ***
I love the idea and concept of this game. Sadly, while there is quite a lot of "fun" to be had here, I just feel like this should have been released in "early access". ..It feels like an "early access" game here at launch, and in my opinion it still needs quite a lot of work to be all it can be.
Here are the things I feel need the most work, in order of importance:
- The combat feels lackluster and just "not fun" at all. This needs to be much more responsive and needs to "feel" a lot better than it currently does. Right now, it just feels cheap and not well done.
- The game needs a lot more "searchable" objects for supplies I feel like, instead of just giving you all the items as glowing objects so easily.
- The characters needs MUCH more "backstory" and lore, especially if it's going to be promoted as a feature in the store page description.
- Some people are likely to not like the graphics and heavy use of assets not "polished" or "pretty" enough for a $14 USD title. I don't have a problem with the graphics at all, but it just needs to be better done as in the first two items I mentioned above.
In the end, if this game never gets another update to address the issues I mentioned above, I'd give this a 6 out of 10 score. I hope the developer takes my review to heart and makes changes I firmly believe are necessary to make this game better. It's a great foundation and I can definitely see a LOT of effort from the developer... it just needs more love & care to shine.
RECOMMENDED.. if you can accept a less than perfect game like this and love games like "This War of Mine". You might want to wait for a few updates however to see if this developer cares enough to give it the love that it needs.
Steam User 0
Pros: This game is genuinely scary and will have you jumping out of your seat a lot.
Cons: The main drawback is the interface. You basically have to stand over an object and press 'e' to interact with something. It would be nice to be able pick things up just using the mouse. Also, there's no story to speak of; the challenge is to survive and collect items to build things that help you survive longer. There is no narrative other than that.
So, I would recommend this game if you are just looking for a game that has jump scares a plenty and not overly concerned with story.