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About These Are Them
These Are Them is a dark fantasy survival strategy game from OugenSoft, released on September 3 2025 for PC. Set in a decaying world where ancient hearts called "These" are under siege by monstrous "Them," you play as a survivor tasked with defending key locations and managing scarce resources. The game blends exploration with turn-based tactics, forcing you to balance long-term planning against sudden combat. Its grim aesthetic and morally gray choices set it apart from typical indie adventures. Best suited for players who enjoy methodical decision-making and atmospheric narratives.
Gameplay
You spend most of your time navigating twisted forests and crumbling ruins, scavenging materials to upgrade base defenses while assigning survivors to gather resources or scout threats. Combat occurs in grid-based arenas where positioning and elemental weaknesses matter more than brute force. Each session mixes slow-paced strategy with bursts of tactical combat, often ending with tough choices about who to save and who to sacrifice. Managing morale and hunger alongside weapons and armor adds depth. Controls are responsive but require learning a dense UI, which can slow early progress.
What Players Think
PlayPile users rate it 4.7/5 with 90% completion rate despite a 15 hour average playtime. 82% of 1.2 million players earned all 32 achievements, including "Last Stand" for surviving a boss with 10% health. Community moods lean "hauntingly beautiful" (68%) and "challenging but fair" (55%). Critics praise its "unforgiving yet poetic design" but note repetitive early-game resource collection. 73% of reviews mention the difficulty spike in Act 3, though most call it "earned through clever play."
PlayPile's Take
This is a must-play for strategy fans who don’t mind high difficulty and dense systems. At $39.99 it offers solid value for the depth of its mechanics and replayability. The 12 hour average to beat is misleading, true mastery takes far longer. Skip if you dislike permadeath or micromanagement. Achievements add 10% extra content but aren’t essential to the core experience. Worth it for the atmospheric design alone, but best approached with patience and a willingness to die often.
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