Those Left Behind

Released: Mar 19, 2023
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 00:01 GMT

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20 posts

30 Aug 2024Developer post
A quick update on the development of the game
Hello, Just wanted to give a quick update. Though the development of this game has been on hold for a couple of months, making it better is still on my mind. I've been reading The Art of Game Design by Jesse Schell . It's a fantastic book and I highly recommend it to anyone who w
24 May 2024Developer post
v1.0.45 Minimap and Instant Healing!
v1.0.45 Gameplay 1. allow players to consume "medicine" to recover health (previously the only way to recover health was over time) 2. modify run/sprint mechanic (a sprinting character will switch to run if the player stops moving) 3. change default hotkeys for weapons 4. revert
12 May 2024Developer post
v1.0.44
Balance 1. extend the reach of all melee weapons (this time by increasing the radius of the sphere trace by more than 100%) 2. remove walking from the game
11 May 2024Developer post
v1.043
Fix 1. fix critical bug with possible item duplication when using trading window 2. fix bug with new survivor skin not properly loading 3. fix some rooted-in-place zombies in the 'downtown' level
10 May 2024Developer post
v1.0.42
UI 1. add "current durability / max durability" to item descriptions for melee weapons 2. add various minor UI improvements to better convey important information Balance 1. increase cost of all community-perk upgrades Fix 1. make "construction-site" disappear after cancelling st
09 May 2024Developer post
v1.041
Gameplay 1. remove fuel requirement for lighting lanterns and fire-barrels 2. make damage dealing vary (e.g. a rifle deals between 30 and 40 damage) Balance 1. modify damage and durabilities dealt by certain weapons Fix 1. make survivor defense rating appear in the "confirm prepa
07 May 2024Developer post
v1.0.40 More Zombies!
More zombies have been added, and they are a bit easier to kill. In addition to changes listed below, there have been many tweaks and little fixes to improve the game. v1.0.40 UI 1. add quality of life improvements to homebase management window (e.g. more tooltips) 2. make item t
08 Jan 2024Developer post
v1.0.39 Better Flashlight (again), Melee Attack without Aiming, Gun Recoil
GAMEPLAY AND BALANCE 1. remove aiming requirement for attacking with fists & melee weapons (players don't have to hold RMB to melee) 2. increase size of flashlight-illuminated-space in front of the player 3. make rifles, pistols, and magnum more accurate 4. enable tooltips fo
22 Dec 2023Developer post
v1.0.38 Redesign of Combat UI, Mobility Controls, Weapon Selection Controls
v1.0.38 UI 1. re-design combat hud reorder elements of hud add SurvivorSense meter show thumbnail of equipped weapons (instead of generic representations of slot) show shows ammo counts of guns and durability of melee weapons render on-screen blood splatters (when player is hit)
v1.0.38
UI
1. re-design combat hud

reorder elements of hud
add SurvivorSense meter
show thumbnail of equipped weapons (instead of generic representations of slot)
show shows ammo counts of guns and durability of melee weapons
render on-screen blood splatters (when player is hit) render first so it doesn't cover other elements of combat hud
Controls
1. change mobility controls (for walk, run, sprint) AWAY from toggling-mechanic; the new mechanic works like this*:

press "L + Ctrl" to switch to "Walk"
press "L + Alt" to switch to "Run"
press "L + Shift" to switch to "Sprint"
2. change weapon selection controls AWAY from toggling-mechanic; the new mechanic works like this*:

press 0 to switch to "Fist"
press 1 to switch to "Primary"
press 2 to switch to "Secondary"
press 3 to switch to "Melee"
*Note: These are the default key-bindings. Key bindings may be changed in the Options menu.
FIX
1. make tooltip appear when cursor hovers over any part of the material or supply item icon (before it just appeared when hovering around the edges)
OTHER
1. make tooltips for materials & supplies always appear, regardless of number of nights the player has played
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27 Oct 2023Developer post
v1.0.37 Health Bars!
Changes in this Update 1. add health bars for enemies health bars are turned on by default, but can be turned off in the options menu health bars only appear if an enemy has seen you 2. increase visibility of the flashlight further increase light visibility in front of player inc
Changes in this Update
1. add health bars for enemies

health bars are turned on by default, but can be turned off in the options menu
health bars only appear if an enemy has seen you
2. increase visibility of the flashlight

further increase light visibility in front of player
increase the range of the flashlight
increase diameter of flashlight light
3. extend the reach of all melee weapons
Target Changes for Future Updates
1. redesign of HUD
2. modifications of level design
3. integration with steam achievements
Original post
27 Oct 2023Developer post
v1.0.37 Health Bars
v1.0.37 Other 1. add health bars for enemies health bars are turned on by default health bars only appear if an enemy has seen you 2. increase visibility of the flashlight further increase light visibility in front of player increase the range of the flashlight increase diameter
26 Oct 2023Developer post
Hello Steam Scream 2023!
Enjoy a steep discount for Those Left Behind . Steam Scream: The Revenge runs from October 26th to November 2nd, 10am PT
08 Oct 2023Developer post
v1.0.36
v1.0.36 Fix 1. fix bug where players can unblock doors-jammed-with-pipe from both side 2. fix bug preventing the load game menu from displaying total time played Balance 1. reduce hard difficulty's melee-weapon-breakdown-rate Other 1. increase light visibility in front of player
07 Oct 2023Developer post
v1.0.35 - Free Survivor Sense and less difficult combat for easy mode
v1.0.35 Balance 1. make survivor sense level 1 default (players can use survivor sense from the beginning) 2. make the distance at which zombies start attacking dependent on game difficulty (e.g. on easy difficulty, the player must be closer for the zombies to start attacking) Ot
15 Sep 2023Developer post
v1.0.34 General Fixes
v1.0.34 Fix 1. fix bug where all doors of level would be highlighted when loading a previously visited level 2. remove highlights from walls in tutorial level 3. make highlighted pipe appear from both sides of the "jammed door" Other 1. add HUD msg when player lands critical hit
12 Sep 2023Developer post
Price Reduction
Dear Readers, I'm reducing the price of the game by about 64%. Why the steep reduction in price? Unfortunately, the game has not sold well. Thanks to all those who purchased the game at the original price. I made this game my full-time job and poured a lot into it. I still think
31 Aug 2023Developer post
v1.0.33
v1.0.33 Fix 1. set scavenging music to loop Other 1. add floating icon to open doors to indicate correct location where player must be to close them; remove highlighting effect from opened doors
25 Aug 2023Developer post
Big Changes: v1.0.32
Hello and welcome to Update 1.0.32 of Those Left Behind! This update introduces significant changes to the game: 1st person perspective is now available, and is the default perspective music is available while scavenging the world and is turned on by default guns now have a funct
Hello and welcome to Update 1.0.32 of Those Left Behind! This update introduces significant changes to the game:

1st person perspective is now available, and is the default perspective
music is available while scavenging the world and is turned on by default
guns now have a functional dynamic crosshair (running, turning, shooting the gun, and getting hit by zombies affects the accuracy of the your gunshot)
items and other interactables (e.g. doors) will now have an outline whenever you get close to them
Thanks for reading!
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v1.0.32
Gameplay
1. add 1st person perspective (1st person prespective is now the default setting)
2. add music to world while scavenging (music is on by default, but can be turned off in the options menu)
3. add functional dynamic crosshair
Balance
1. slow down all melee weapon swings by about 20%
2. extend the range of all melee weapons
3. make EASY and NORMAL difficulty games start with essential supplies (eg food, water, medicine) and more building materials
4. decrease vision angle of
- normal & fallen zombies from 150 degrees to 130 degrees
- tweaker zombies from 170 degrees to 150 degrees
Quality of Life
1. add outlines to objects when player is in range (note: size of range varies with difficulty; on "Easy", range is larger)
2. make load-game-menu text larger
Other
1. improve blood FX (blood impact splashes are larger and blood droplets are easier to see)
2. improve weapon hand & holster socket placement (e.g. before, some weapons locations & rotations looked strange in some characters' hands)
3. disable ability to aim when facing walls
Original post
31 Jul 2023Developer post
Checkout the Fandom page!
Curious to know more about game features? Check out the fandom page at Also, I'd like to announce a couple of upcoming changes to the game in the next patch: 1. First-Person Perspective As of now, the player's perspective is 3rd person. The new default will be 1st person perspect
30 Jun 2023Developer post
v1.0.31
v1.0.31 Balance 1. increase bonus damage that "fallen" zombies do from 70% to 100% 2. make injury points accrued from a zombie attack proportional to damage taken (e.g. if a survivor takes a hit from a "fallen" zombie, the survivor will get more injury points) 3. make Tweakers ea

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