Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: PAL
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Publishers(s): PERP
ReleaseDate: 2020-05-21
Players: 1
Co-op: No
The Persistence
The Persistence is a first-person survival horror game. The game is set onboard The Persistence, a stranded spaceship in the year 2057. The player assumes control of a clone of security officer Zimri Eder. He is tasked to reactivate the ship's stardrive in order to escape while fighting mutated clones which have occupied the ship. Stealth is encouraged, though the player also has access to several weapons, including a taser gun named the Harvester, a gravity gun named the Gravometric Hook, as well as items such as Ivy Serum which temporarily turns an enemy into an ally. The game also features elements commonly found in roguelike games. The player needs to complete tasks on each of the four ship decks, though the ship layout, which is procedurally generated, changes whenever the player uses a teleporter. As the player explores the ship, they will find FAB chips, which can be used to unlock weapon upgrades, and stem cells, which can grant the player passive perks such as increased health or enhanced strength. Whenever the player dies, they will respawn as another clone of Zimri Eder. A companion app for iOS and Android was released alongside the game, which allows up to four players to influence how a game play out by either helping or hindering a player's progress.
ESRB Rating: M - Mature 17+
Genre(s): Horror