Enemy Remains

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Enemy Remains is a single player and multiplayer survival shooter game with horror, comedy and post-apocalyptic themes. It was developed by Harri Jokinen and was released on February 6, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Atmospheric horror shooter, offering a blend of intense action and survival horror.

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73%

Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

replayability1 negative mentions

Decent variety of enemy types and threats, providing some challenge and variety.
Good atmosphere and music that enhance the horror theme.
Gameplay includes multiple weapons and some boss fights that offer mild challenge and enjoyment.

Combat is overly easy and unbalanced, with slow enemies and an infinite pistol making survival aspects moot.
Linear and constrained level design with limited exploration and minimal meaningful rewards.
Poorly written and incoherent story and lore that fail to engage or immerse the player.

gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally smooth and tied well to the story, offering a decent pacing and a variety of weapons and enemies that provide balanced challenge. However, some find it too easy due to overpowered infinite-ammo weapons and a lack of challenging traps or enemies, which can make survival elements feel irrelevant. Overall, it is a competent top-down shooter with room for increased difficulty to enhance engagement.
- “Gameplay is tied to the story nicely, and you actually start to feel the lore coming to life.”
- “I think this one here is an interesting horror top-down shooter. The gameplay is rather challenging as you have to dodge monster attacks and traps; also there are a number of weapons that you can use, so the choices for your taste of carnage aren't limited. There are more than 10 types of enemies in the game, so you don't feel bored killing familiar enemies all the time. The difficulty is well balanced, so you and the enemies you face won't feel overpowered.”
- “Pros - decent pacing, gameplay is about 4/5.”
- “The game is slow-paced which makes the twin stick mechanic feel out of place and almost the entire game can be easily played with the infinite-ammo pistol, making the 'survival' aspects feel moot and most of your arsenal irrelevant.”
- “Cons - game is too easy, needs more challenging enemies and traps, and challenges with traps to balance out gameplay (after update).”
- “But for my gameplay, I mostly use the pistol; it's too easy, and the shotgun against the boss.”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The story is generally seen as incoherent and fragmented, with numerous unrelated elements that fail to unify into a compelling plot. However, some note the storytelling shows promise for an indie title, effectively tying gameplay to lore and creating engaging environments, though it requires more development time to fully realize its potential. Overall, the narrative currently lacks depth and cohesion, making it a weaker aspect compared to gameplay.
- “Storytelling is by far the best that we have seen from this small indie group.”
- “Gameplay is tied to the story nicely, and you actually start to feel the lore coming to life.”
- “Good story and lots of different maps.”
- “Don't expect an involving or deep experience at any point, as far as story and lore are concerned.”
- “The story is largely incoherent and feels made up of a bunch of different threads that never come together into a full plot: cultists, gene-experiments, a power station, a living organic 'building', zombies, snakemen, machine-gun wielding skeleton soldiers, walking trees. It gives the overall feeling of a stewpot full of 'this would be cool' concepts but not enough time to cook into one dish.”
- “Right now it's more lackadaisical gameplay unsupported by a story to make you want to get through it (or conversely, good enough gameplay to make you ignore the flaws in the story).”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is effectively established through its music and environment, creating a dark and immersive mood. However, low-quality writing in in-game texts weakens worldbuilding and immersion. Overall, the atmosphere is decent but somewhat undermined by narrative shortcomings.
- “Enemy Remains is a survival horror twin-stick shooter with nice music that sets up the atmosphere well, and decent level design.”
- “The music is atmospheric and enemies vary in strength.”
- “Great music sets up the atmosphere nicely.”
- “While the environment ‘does the job’ at conveying a dark atmosphere, the low-quality writing of most files and descriptions found around the world degrades both immersion and worldbuilding.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music is consistently praised for its atmospheric and well-crafted soundtrack, effectively enhancing the overall mood and setting. Reviewers highlight that the music contributes positively to the game's survival horror ambiance.
- “The music is great and sets up the atmosphere nicely.”
- “The music is atmospheric and enemies vary in strength.”
- “Good soundtrack.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
Users find the graphics to be generally good with atmospheric and detailed environments, particularly praising the first level's unsettling yet visually appealing design. However, some note that changing resolution or graphical settings has little impact on visual quality. Overall, the graphics are considered decent but not outstanding.
- “Graphics: when starting off in the first level, you are greeted with a wonderful, yet gore-filled map with calm, yet unsettling tones.”
- “Pros: decent gameplay and good graphics (3/5).”
- “It doesn't seem to matter what resolution I use (I didn't try them all to be fair, I shouldn't have to also be fair) or if I'm on medium, high, or ultra graphical settings.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
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The game offers minimal replay value, with users feeling that the limited content and overall low quality do not justify investing time beyond the initial playthrough.
- “Even with a budget price tag of 5€, the outlined issues, lack of replay value, and overall bad quality make it a game not worth investing your time into.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Optimization for keyboard and mouse controls is smooth and responsive, though controller input can occasionally feel off or less accurate.