SURV1V3

81%
Game Brain Score Based on 1,335 reviews
  • story
  • gameplay
  • graphics
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Surv1v3 is a horror shooter game built for VR, offering single and multiplayer options for up to 4 players. The game features a gripping story set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the V1V3 virus, with a focus on realistic survival gameplay. Despite its stunning visuals, the game suffers from optimization issues and bugs, but its dense atmosphere and blend of humor make for a unique zombie survival experience.

  • PC
  • Virtual Reality
  • Windows
  • Oculus VR
  • Play​Station
  • Play​Station VR
  • Play​Station VR2
Genres & TagsPlay Modes

Reviews

81%
Audience ScoreBased on 1,335 reviews
story105 positive mentions
optimization30 negative mentions
  • Great co-op experience with friends, enhancing the overall enjoyment.
  • Satisfying gunplay and weapon mechanics, providing a realistic shooting experience.
  • Large open maps with plenty of exploration opportunities and diverse zombie types.
  • Performance issues, including frame drops and lag, especially in multiplayer.
  • Melee combat feels clunky and unsatisfying, lacking impact.
  • Inventory management can be frustrating, with accidental grabs and limited backpack space.
  • story560 mentions

    The story in "Surv1v3" is generally described as a standard zombie apocalypse narrative, featuring predictable elements and a mix of engaging and tedious missions. Players appreciate the length and cooperative aspects of the campaign, which can take around 15-30 hours to complete, but many criticize the repetitive fetch quests and lack of meaningful choices. While the atmosphere and gameplay mechanics are praised, the overall execution of the story, including voice acting and mission design, leaves room for improvement.

    • “The story is quite good with tons of zombies to exterminate.”
    • “I really love this game for its story with co-op aspect...but the fog and darkness gets really annoying and has a depressing effect on my mood after a while.”
    • “The story in itself is kind of easy to figure out and a gullible ending but honestly it didn't kill my experience; it actually pushed me to progress in the story to uncover this sad story of this man guiding you all the way to him to create a cure for a virus!”
    • “The story is poorly written and poorly 'acted', super predictable and the ending is really disappointing and super tone deaf.”
    • “The maps are empty and bland, zombies don't become a real threat until sprinters appear, the missions are all fetch quests, and the main story is laughably cliche and terrible.”
    • “The story mode is sooo tedious.”
  • gameplay288 mentions

    Gameplay reviews highlight a mix of positive and negative aspects. Players appreciate the realistic weapon mechanics and engaging gunplay, which contribute to a fun and immersive experience, especially in cooperative modes. However, many criticize the game's controls, clunky mechanics, and graphical issues, noting that certain features feel unpolished or unintuitive, leading to a somewhat frustrating gameplay loop. Overall, while the core gameplay is enjoyable, it requires further refinement and optimization to reach its full potential.

    • “The gameplay is incredibly fun.”
    • “The gun mechanics are solid and the exploration elements really give the game some depth.”
    • “The gameplay is fun and the weapons feel really good (especially with attachments).”
    • “The gameplay itself is a mixture of gunplay similar to Onward and exploration similar to Alyx, but the mechanics and physics are comically bad.”
    • “The game had so frustrating inventory/grab mechanics that it ended up being unplayable for us.”
    • “Gameplay is mediocre and gets boring fast, especially if the team is far away and can be frustrating.”
  • graphics195 mentions

    The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many players noting that they appear outdated and lack polish, often comparing them unfavorably to other VR titles. While some appreciate the decent environmental design and immersive atmosphere, others criticize the poor optimization, blurry textures, and lack of graphical settings. Overall, the visuals are seen as functional but not impressive, with room for significant improvement.

    • “The graphics are fantastic and the game runs very smoothly on our machines.”
    • “The graphics are brilliant; I love how the town looks and the zombies, and of course the overall atmosphere of the game.”
    • “Graphics are good, smooth, crisp, and the experience is truly immersive.”
    • “The graphics are terrible, gun and melee combat feel wonky and unsatisfying, the UI and menus are confusing and frustrating.”
    • “The worst thing about this game is that it is little to no optimization, and the graphics are terrible and the gun-play is super clunky and difficult to use.”
    • “Not to mention the outdated graphics (it's 2021) I understand the sourcing and production of textures for these VR games is difficult but wow, it looks like it's from 2012 and the DLSS isn't helping polish the visuals.”
  • optimization113 mentions

    Overall, the optimization of the game has received significant criticism, with many players reporting poor performance, frequent stuttering, and graphical issues even on high-end systems. While some updates have improved performance slightly, many users still experience inconsistent frame rates and bugs that detract from the gameplay experience. The developers are acknowledged for their efforts to address these issues, but a consensus remains that the game requires further optimization to meet player expectations.

    • “The devs are continuously improving the game's compatibility and performance, showing that they genuinely care about the game and its community.”
    • “After spending some time with this game, along with a couple of helpful optimization updates from the developers, I've changed my perception of this game from being negative to positive.”
    • “Well optimized and super fun to play.”
    • “I have a RTX 3060 Ti and a Ryzen 5 5600X CPU and still it is poorly optimized for my standards.”
    • “The worst thing about this game is that it has little to no optimization, and the graphics are terrible and the gunplay is super clunky and difficult to use.”
    • “I had to stop playing because I got so violently sick due to the poor optimization that I was not able to keep going.”
  • atmosphere69 mentions

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its immersive and tense environment, effectively creating a dark, eerie setting that enhances the horror experience. Players appreciate the attention to detail in level design, lighting, and sound, which contribute to a sense of danger and exploration, particularly in co-op mode. While some minor critiques exist regarding visibility and HUD elements, the overall consensus is that the atmosphere is a standout feature, making it one of the best zombie games available.

    • “The atmosphere is immersive, looting is actually rewarding and you really need to plan your moves.”
    • “The atmosphere feels so eerie and nerve-racking, and with the zombies walking around in such a big open world with terrifying whispers of death every single time, gosh it feels oddly satisfying.”
    • “The game more than makes up for its shortcomings by making the atmosphere rightfully oppressive with an overbearing fog, and the lighting in the sewers does the game a lot of favors.”
    • “Atmosphere is set to just be oppressively dark, which should be a good thing but just seems like a detriment.”
    • “Really kills the atmosphere for sure.”
  • stability54 mentions

    The game's stability has been widely criticized, with numerous reports of glitches, connectivity issues, and performance problems, making it frustrating for many players. While some users find enjoyment despite these bugs, the overall consensus is that the game requires significant polishing and optimization to enhance the experience. Frequent updates and patches are anticipated, but currently, the game is considered too unstable for a fully enjoyable experience.

    • “My settings are a little lower than I would want them to be, but the game still runs great.”
    • “In some areas, it runs great, and in others, I'm averaging around 45 FPS even if there are no enemies around.”
    • “An unbearable experience of glitches and connectivity issues 2/10”
    • “The game is buggy, laggy, and just straight up unplayable.”
    • “Great idea for a game but, me and my friend were very disappointed, it's way too buggy to enjoy, the gunplay is boring and so is the melee.”
  • humor23 mentions

    The humor in the game is a standout feature, with players frequently sharing laughs over absurd situations, glitchy moments, and the antics of both characters and zombies. Cooperative gameplay enhances the comedic experience, leading to memorable and hilarious interactions, such as accidental friendly fire and unexpected character behaviors. While some players noted that the humor can wane during longer sessions, the overall consensus is that the game provides plenty of funny moments, especially when played with friends.

    • “We laughed our way through this game, gleefully killing zombies and finding new ways to make that funny.”
    • “My friend and I literally spent 10 minutes just laughing at each other, granted it was pretty late.”
    • “This can lead to some awesome moments, whether it's saving a buddy's life with a perfect headshot on a zombie, or accidentally blowing your buddy across the map with a wrongly placed explosive shotgun shell; this game truly has some harrowing and hilarious moments.”
  • music18 mentions

    The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players appreciate the atmospheric tracks and catchy theme song, others criticize the repetitive two-second loops and lack of options to turn the music off. The ambient sounds effectively enhance the tension, but many feel that the overall musical experience is limited, especially during slower gameplay moments. Overall, the music contributes positively to the game's atmosphere, but improvements are needed for a more engaging auditory experience.

    • “The atmospheric music accentuates the post-apocalyptic vibe nicely.”
    • “There is a song at the beginning of this game that you encounter multiple times in the game as well as an ending song, and both are super good and very atmospheric.”
    • “The very subtle ambient music really works well to amp up the tension and takes a back seat to the moaning, groaning, and shuffling of the zombies.”
    • “Let's not even talk about the 2-second loops of music, and there is no way in-game that you can turn the music off.”
    • “Nothing but a weird small looped ambient music playing in the background.”
    • “However, the prologue needs some sort of narrative and background music as it's a slow walk to the first encounters.”
  • replayability17 mentions

    The game's replayability is a mixed bag, with some players finding it lacking after the main story, while others praise the variety of game modes, weapon choices, and online co-op features that significantly enhance replay value. Many reviewers highlight the engaging campaign and additional modes like survival and trials, which contribute to a high replayability score, making it enjoyable both solo and with friends. Overall, the game offers a solid amount of content that encourages multiple playthroughs.

    • “In addition, the variety of game modes, the plethora of weapon choices and attachments, as well as a relatively long campaign ensures that this game has replayability in comparison to its counterparts on Steam.”
    • “It offers a great amount of content to play through and high replayability, and on top of that, its single-player campaign is a good story with a compelling noir finale.”
    • “Countless hours of fun and extreme replayability.”
    • “Sadly, there is no replay value to speak of. After the story, you can do the 'trials' (just additional missions), and the survival mode feels tacked on and useless, to be honest.”
    • “Ok, so the campaign is about 8 hours long, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have any replay value.”
    • “Should be plenty of replayability with different guns and strategies.”
  • grinding14 mentions

    The grinding aspect of the game is widely criticized for being tedious and repetitive, particularly in the story mode where players often have to backtrack over large distances for missions. Many reviewers find the mission structure and exploration, especially in the sewer levels, to be monotonous and lacking in excitement, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game. While some aspects of gameplay shine, the excessive grinding required to progress is seen as a significant drawback.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “Game loses 1 point for being tedious in places (a lot of 'go back to where you just were, because I forgot to tell you to get this thing while you were already right there').”
    • “The story mode is sooo tedious.”
    • “In a game about killing zombies, it sure does feel incredibly tedious to kill zombies.”
  • emotional6 mentions

    Players express a strong emotional investment in the game's narrative and gameplay, highlighting moments of relief and engagement despite some environmental challenges. While the graphics and certain gameplay elements could be improved, the overall experience evokes a significant emotional response, encouraging players to dive into the story without hesitation.

    • “The gameplay is immediately engaging and I am already emotionally invested in what happens... if there is anyone on the shelf about getting this, don't hesitate for one second.”
    • “The sewers are oppressive, huge, and somewhat tedious and confusing; an environment you will be glad to get out of, which makes for actual emotional relief, but nothing I want to replay.”
  • monetization4 mentions

    The monetization aspect of the game has received negative feedback, with users criticizing it as a cash grab with overpriced content and misleading advertising. While some players appreciate the gameplay, they feel it lacks visibility and support, which affects its overall value.

    • “Overall this game has lazy devs that put it out there for a simple cash grab, overpriced nonsense. I wish I could get my money back, 2/10.”
    • “Really misleading advertising, poor controls, and a generally very limited gameplay loop.”
    • “This game really needs more advertising to increase the online player base.”
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Play time

16hMedian play time
18hAverage play time
8-20hSpent by most gamers
*Based on 19 analyzed playthroughs

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