Them and Us

Them and Us is a survival horror game about Alicia, a young woman caught in a surreal nightmare after surviving a bus crash in 1978. As she pushes deeper into the wilderness, she faces events she does not understand and a mysterious change taking hold of the world. You uncover the truth of her past and determine her fate, with different endings available.

Story and survival

After the crash on an old dirt road beside a vast American wilderness, Alicia is alone and injured. The nightmare unfolds slowly around her as night falls. You must work out what to do and how to progress without the game guiding you, while managing resources and solving in-world puzzles involving ciphers and keys.

Combat includes realistic damage and dismemberment, with gore. Finishing the game unlocks additional costumes or weapons.

Camera and controls

You can play with a fixed camera and tank controls, or choose an over-the-shoulder view with an alternate control scheme. Fixed-camera mode aims for a more challenging classic survival horror experience; the over-the-shoulder option retains some classic elements while offering a slightly easier, though still challenging, approach. Selected flashbacks, cutscenes and memories use a first-person perspective.

Visual options

The game includes post-processing effects such as bloom filters and god rays, and defaults to crisp graphics at 60 FPS, with an option to unlock the frame rate. You can switch to optional first-generation console-style graphics; this retro mode also enables fixed-camera play for a greater challenge. The game supports ultrawide displays up to 32:9.