- 2+players
- PC
- Xbox
- Switch
Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Split-screen is not confirmed.
- Same room, own screens on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
- Online play is not confirmed.
- Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
- SwitchNintendo eShopSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
65%
Mixed on Steam
- 75MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 78Top criticsOpenCritic · May 2020 (OpenCritic top critic average, 32 reviews, as of May 2020; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 71%RecommendOpenCritic · May 2020 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 31 reviews, as of May 2020; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Every way to play together
Steam lists LAN play for PC. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet. 65% positive of 120 Steam reviews.
- 2+
- Xbox, not confirmed
- Switch, not confirmed
Quick facts
- Developer
- Firesprite Ltd
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
- Released
- May 21, 2020 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 18 languages, voices in English
In these lists
Answers
- Does The Persistence have couch co-op?
- No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox and Switch.
- Do you need two copies of The Persistence?
- No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
- What platforms is The Persistence on?
- PC, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
- One of 3,994 co-op games
- Is The Persistence free?
- No, it's a paid game.
