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The Persistence

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First release
Jun 24, 2018
Genres
Indie, Adventure · Action, Science fiction, Horror, Survival
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation VR

"The Persistence is First Person Stealth Horror exclusively for PS4 & PSVR. The Persistence is procedurally generated. Every time you die and a new character is awoken by IRIS, the layout of the ship has changed. Every life will play out differently, with different enemies to face, items to find and power-ups to collect. Survival requires you to be stealthy and VR is the perfect match for this. Sneaking around and hiding behind cover; it's second nature in VR to just lean round or peek over cover to gain the advantage Your friends can also help out by connecting to the game with their phone or tablet and hacking into the ship's computer. Once in the ship's system, players get to control doors, freeze or distract enemies, disable traps and find hidden items to scavenge for the VR player. Be aware though, sometimes the tablet player gets rewarded if you die, do you trust your friends?"

Also known as The Persistence VR, Persistence.exe

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Storyline
"Set on board a deep space scientific vessel called The Persistence in the year 2521, the ship arrives at the site of a collapsing star 17,000 light years from earth. While conducting a major experiment, a horrific incident occurs mutating many of the crew. As The Persistence is pulled into the gravity of the collapsing star, the ship's computer, 'IRIS' wakes remaining members of the crew from cryogenic sleep - one at a time. Can you stay alive long enough to save The Persistence?"Read more

"Set on board a deep space scientific vessel called The Persistence in the year 2521, the ship arrives at the site of a collapsing star 17,000 light years from earth. While conducting a major experiment, a horrific incident occurs mutating many of the crew. As The Persistence is pulled into the gravity of the collapsing star, the ship's computer, 'IRIS' wakes remaining members of the crew from cryogenic sleep - one at a time. Can you stay alive long enough to save The Persistence?"

Release dates
PlayStation VR
Jun 24, 2018
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 20, 2020
PlayStation 4
May 21, 2020
All 6 release dates
Xbox One
May 21, 2020
Nintendo Switch
May 21, 2020
Nintendo Switch
Jul 30, 2020
Age ratings
ESRB MPEGI 18
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Virtual Reality, First person
Where to buy
Keywords
procedural generation, spaceship, roguelite

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77
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Overview

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Steam users rate this Mixed, 122 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • LAN co-opSteam · 16 Oct

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