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You Will (Not) Remain

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror.

What works

  • Deep and relatable narrative on isolation and mental health
  • Short and accessible gameplay
  • Unique pixel art and atmospheric audio
  • Free to play
  • Emotional connection with companion dog

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive and limited gameplay
  • Lack of multiple endings or narrative depth for some players
  • Minimal player agency or creativity
  • Some bugs reported
  • Not suitable for players currently struggling with depression or anxiety

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Last Cat in the Universe

  • To the Moon

  • The Longest Road on Earth

  • The Longest Walk

  • 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl

  • A Memoir Blue

More creative

Games that feels like You Will (Not) Remain but with more room to create and customize

  • Free Will

  • Life Tastes Like Cardboard

  • White Mourning: Museum In Pale

  • Artis Impact

  • Zzzz-Zzzz-Zzzz

  • LiEat

More autonomous

Games that feels like You Will (Not) Remain but with more freedom over how you play

  • Yume Nikki

  • OneShot: World Machine Edition

  • The Dearest Person

  • Sentience: The Android's Tale

  • Have a Nice Dream

  • Press Any Button

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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You Will (Not) Remain: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity.

Last update: 21/08/2026