Perseverance: Part 1

Perseverance: Part 1

Titanite Novels · July 23, 2018 · Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel, Horror, Zombies

Perseverance: Part 1 is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Perseverance: Part 1 price by region

Perseverance: Part 1 costs £2.99 in the United Kingdom, €3.49 in Europe (EUR), $3.99 in the United States, $3.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$4.65 in Canada and A$5.95 in Australia right now.

Cheapest Perseverance: Part 1 offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £2.99 £2.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €3.49 €3.49 — 1
United Statesyour region $3.99 $3.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $3.99 $3.99 — 1
Canada CA$4.65 CA$4.65 — 1
Australia A$5.95 A$5.95 — 1

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Perseverance: Part 1 price

Perseverance: Part 1 is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Perseverance: Part 1

✦ AI summary

Perseverance: Part 1 follows Jack Cutter, a small-town father whose life spirals into chaos when a catastrophic military experiment triggers a quarantine and forces him into a collision course with a mysterious government agent. Your choices shape Jack's character as you navigate a gripping story of survival, conspiracy, and personal transformation across roughly two hours of branching narrative.



Perseverance: Part 1 is the first installment of a horror & drama story revolving around two different characters whose paths will cross in the middle of horrific events.



In Part 1 you play as Jack Cutter, a father who is struggling to keep his family together. He’s a ‘go-to’ guy in his hometown of Grey Ville. Research conducted in the nearby military base gives the town a mysterious aura. Residents prefer to stay away from it. Things take an unexpected turn when one of the experiments goes horribly wrong and the area is quarantined.

Meanwhile, a mysterious woman chases a fugitive. Her superiors expect her to fulfill her orders as usual... but they aren't telling her everything. The person she’s after is more than what she appears to be.

Soon both Jack and the mysterious agent will find themselves in the middle of a crisis that will change them forever.
  • PLAY At your own pace
  • IMMERSE yourself in a gripping story
  • EXPERIENCE the first installment of a larger plot
  • CHOOSE and create your own version of Jack
  • UNLOCK dozen Steam Achievements
  • Screensize: 1920x1080
  • Length: 20,000 words (approx. 2 hours of gameplay)
  • Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • Rating: 17+ for Violence

Perseverance: Part 1 — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 31, 2026
nice free simple game with nice art the story not bad i guess but lets see what part 2 hides easy 100% achievements game btw
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 2, 2026
Perseverance: Part 1 is a story-driven horror visual novel that approaches its unsettling premise through personal drama rather than immediately overwhelming the player with monsters, violence, or supernatural spectacle. Developed by Titanite Novels and Titanite Games S.A. and published by Feardemic, it acts as the opening installment of a larger narrative. Its greatest strength is the gradual transformation of an apparently ordinary small-town story into something much more disturbing. The relatively short runtime means this is clearly an introductory chapter, but it establishes enough mystery and character conflict to make its world worth exploring. The central character, Jack Cutter, is an ordinary family man living in Grey Ville. His life is already complicated before the primary horror plot begins, particularly because his family relationships are under considerable pressure. This provides the story with an emotional foundation beyond simple survival. Jack is not introduced as an unstoppable hero prepared for catastrophe; instead, he is someone attempting to deal with personal responsibilities while circumstances around him become increasingly dangerous. This makes his vulner…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 28, 2026
Short horror and family drama visual novel. There's also: Perseverance: Part 2 Perseverance: Part 3 On discount right now: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/27881/Perseverance_Complete_Edition/ Yet I haven't yet played them. + Free + Not limited Time to 100%: 15 minutes if you skip dialogues. (Can get it even quicker if in settings you set skip all dialogues.) Would take like 30 minutes if you read everything.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 20, 2026
Desktop Pets is a simple little desktop companion that puts small pets directly onto my screen while I am doing other things. The main idea is pretty straightforward. I can watch the pets wander around, interact with each other and mess about while I use my computer normally. I can also hatch eggs to collect different pets and place toys around their environment. I like this kind of game because I do not have to sit there and constantly play it. It can just sit in the corner of my screen and give my desktop a bit more life. The pets are definitely the best part for me. Their random behaviour makes them feel a little less like static decorations, since they can explore, play and interact with one another. I like the idea of having several pets around because it gives me something different to watch whenever I glance over at the desktop. The collecting side also gives me a small reason to keep checking back, especially when I can hatch eggs and add something new to my collection. I also like the simple customisation. I can add toys and change the environment to make the space feel more like my own little pet area. It is not a huge decorating system, but I do not think it needs to b…
Not recommended Jul 29, 2026
**Review Update** I still can't recommend this game based on its writing. Characters constantly change personalities, abandon important goals, and react to situations in ways that make no logical sense. However... I accidentally found a way to enjoy it. Play the entire game under the assumption that every single person in town is a raging alcoholic who is completely hammered 24/7. I'm 99% sure this wasn't the writers' intention, but it accidentally creates a surprisingly consistent explanation for nearly every bizarre interaction. It doesn't make the writing good—but it did make the game a lot more entertaining for me.
Recommended Jan 24, 2026
I liked that sequence with the giant bottle

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