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Content notice: This game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Contains violence and gore. General Mature Content.
Mostly Negative — 25% positive (121 reviews) · 15 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
The Left Behind is a solo and co-op post-apocalyptic survival game. Explore a typical Dutch open-world landscape at daytime and beware of hordes of enemies coming in at night. Loot and hunt to survive. Each night, the game becomes increasingly challenging. How long will you survive?
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Action, Adventure, Indie · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on a solo or co-op journey through a Dutch open-world landscape in The Left Behind. Daytime exploration gives way to nighttime threats as you loot and hunt for survival.
About this game
The Left Behind is a solo and co-op post-apocalyptic survival game. Explore a typical Dutch open-world landscape at daytime and beware of hordes of enemies coming in at night. Loot and hunt to survive. Each night, the game becomes increasingly challenging. Keep track of your highscore and try to survive as many nights as possible.
The world
Explore typical Dutch landscapes in a post apocalyptic setting. Every building you encounter can be entered and looted. Discover the personality of each building, the world and the people that used to live in it.
Objectives
Survive with up to four (4) people as long as you can in this harsh world. Survive together or take on each other to see who survives the longest? It’s up to you to decide! Loot abandoned buildings at daylight and try to survive enemies coming in at night. Keep an eye out for your food, thirst and health bar at all times. Stack up some food while you can, you never know when you need it…
Features
Shoot, loot and survive your way through this open world.
Unlock new areas and weapons while playing the game.
Encounter various enemies and animals in the world.
Explore an unique and handcrafted Dutch landscape.
Play for a new highscore every game, alone or with friends.
Unlock various melee and ranged weapons.
Play solo or online with friends.
Immerse yourself in a mysterious story.
Play different game modes: story, survival, horde-mode or explore the open world at your own pace.
You can enter and explore every building in the game.
How many nights can you survive?
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: INTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 14 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD is highly recommended or expect longer than average load times.
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.0.1 - Introducing a save system for the story mode and more!
Hello survivors!First of all I want to thank you for your support after release. As mentioned, it's not been the release where I hoped for. I took all the feedback with and started working hard on updates. I've heard you! And so, today I will launch the first update. I've decided to do the changed in multiple updates so I can shape my game together with the community. The first update will introduce a savesystem, better movement, improved zombie AI, multiple bug fixes and more! I hope you all enjoy the new update, and please let me know if you run into issues.For the next update I will focus on the following:more visual and feature improvementsA map under a shortcutTutorial improvementsChanges in the level-up systemAnd more!If you want to stay up to date I would recommend to join the Discord, but I'll also keep posting here and on social media.Full update log:NEW: introducing a savesystem. There are now safehouses in the map where you can save your progress for the story and easy mode.BUGFIX: removed a bug where certain missions would direct you to the center of the map.Temporary disable bikes.Temporary disable crawling zombies.NEW: main menu update.QoL: Improved character movement.QoL: Improved zombie movement speed and behavior.QoL: removed interaction message when door is locked.QoL: performance updates.BUGFIX: fixed multiple visual issues in the open-world map.QoL: longer day/night cycles.QoL: Increased health items spawn rate.BUGFIX: fixed an issue where fire would disappear when you were close to it.Qol = Quality of Life update Thanks for the amazing support so far and I'll keep you posted on the next update - JustinRead full article on Community Announcements (JustinJ)AnnouncementsOfficial
The Left Behind - Release statement
Yesterday was the launch of my game. It did not go as I hoped for, here is my message after the first day:Read full article on Community Announcements (JustinJ)AnnouncementsOfficial
The Left Behind - Here is what you’re actually buying!
Hello Survivors! In this post I'm going to talk you through what the game will be and what is not in the game so you can make the right decision if this game is something for you. What's in the game? The game is a solo and co-op zombie survival game that leans towards an arcade zombie experience. There are multiple gamemodes. The main gamemode is the story mode which gives you 1 to 3 hours of story. Survival elements are in the game but very lightly. You have to find water/food/health to stay alive. This is in the game to stimulate exploring the open-world. You can explore every building in the game (500+) for food, water, health and weapons. Explore a typical Dutch open-world landscape at daytime and beware of hordes of enemies coming in at night. Loot and hunt to survive. Each night, the game becomes increasingly challenging. The game has a perma-death feature, meaning that if you die, you have to start over again! If you want to view how the games story mode will play, creators like GameEdged played the game early: With how many players can I play the game? You can play the game solo and with 3 friends (a total lobby of 4 players). Gamemodes The game features the following gamemodes: I've got a couple of questions regarding certain features. I'll walk you through what is not in the game: Story mode - This is the main mode of the game. The story mode is only available in solo mode. The story takes place in the open-world map.Survival mode - This has the same difficulty as the story mode and can be played in solo and co-op. The survival mode takes place in the open-world map and does not feature story elements. Free roam - This mode takes place in the open-world map, does not contain story elements and does not contain horde nights. Easy mode - This mode takes place in the open-world map, you can experience the story without the horde nights. Horde mode - For horde mode, there are currently 3 maps available: Vila, School & Pool. This a wave based mode where you fig...Read full article on Community Announcements (JustinJ)Patch NotesOfficial
Demo update 0.1.9 - and The Left Behind will join this months NextFest!
Hello survivors! This is a small demo update that should improve the experience for new players and multiplayer players. I've added a bit more loot, fixed a couple of multiplayer issues and did some quality of life updates. Some other great news: The Left Behind will join this months NextFest! I'm super excited to join NextFest with the demo and hope all the new players enjoy the zombie experience I've made! After Nextfest, the demo will go offline on the 24th of June, so if you want to do another run, make sure to do it before the 24th! Missed that date? No worries! The full game will release on the 27th of July! The full update list:Fixed an issue where equipment would not work properly;Improved picking up items;Improved performance;Added more loot to the world;Zombies hit a bit faster;Added a map to the world, close to the starting area;Removed the crows from the demo;Fixed an issue with password and friends only lobbies (please let me know if this function now works for you)Enjoy the new update, let me know how it runs. thanks for reporting the issue!Read full article on Community Announcements (JustinJ)AnnouncementsOfficial
The Left Behind - What can you expect at full release?
Hello Survivors! In this post I'm going to talk you through the state of the demo and what you can expect in the full release of the game. The demo: The demo contains the first half hour of the story. You can play the story in solo mode and get a preview of how it will play. There is also a free-roaming mode: survival. This is a mode where you can explore the map and survive as long as possible in co-op mode. You can play with up to 3 friends. In this mode you can play PvE/PvP. If you encounter any problems in the demo, please, contact me on Discord: https://discord.gg/ZUUwNHzDxX , by mail or under this post. If you like the demo, I could rely appreciate a review! The full game: And now, what can you expect in the full game? I'm going to break that down in the following: At release, the full story will be available to play and experience. Discover how the story goes and fight an epic battle at the end! The full game will get an extra gamemode that you can play solo and in co-op mode: Endless wave. This is a mode where it's always night time. This means, hordes of enemies will come to hunt you and you need to survive as long as possible. There are a couple of area's out of the main open world you can play, like: Villa, Pools and school. Within this map, you can unlock new routes and weapons. Overall gameplay experience will be fine tuned with smoothness in how zombies respond and weapons play and feel and more! 15 Steam achievements to unlock! And more! Thanks for all the feedback on the demo so far. I hope you all enjoyed playing the demo and can't wait to show what I have prepared for the full game! - Justin, developer of The Left BehindRead full article on Community Announcements (JustinJ)
