In 8 Hours till dawn you and up to five friends draw 8 cards each round and decide how to Pre-program your Movements and Actions with those 8 cards. Find weapons, buy items, barricade windows, shoot the undead, manage your ammo, Navigate the woods, search the mall and most of all, survive the night

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Planned Release Date: Oct 27, 2026

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About This Game

Play 8 Hours Till Dawn solo, or with up to five other friends, a survival party roguelite game where you each plan out your actions and movements simultaneously before the timer runs out. Pick the top or bottom and plan the order. 


You can't see each other's plans so you talk, argue, and panic your way through each hour. Then watch as that plan falls apart, someone is covering the south side of the house... right?

Find or buy items and weapons, barricade windows, set traps, manage your ammo, navigate the woods, and most of all, survive the night. Use what you find and buy to survivor the next night. Then Hope you make it out alive.

Choose a survivor with unique asymmetrical abilities 

Or create your own

Campaign Mode - Play The full game with up to 3 other friends with persistent survivor and weapon upgrades between runs. Choose your roster of survivors, upgrade the house's arsenal and defenses, find rare items to help keep you alive, if you die continue on with another from the chosen roster. Search for the Radio Parts and escape this trapped town. Can you make it out with your entire team intact?


Arcade mode - Build the game you want. Play on any map, load out the houses arsenal with any weapon, Change the infected rulesets to make them behave how you want, Change the win condition and make each night a new experience based on your favorite zombie lore. 

Check out our discord for more.

Features

  • 1 to 6 players: with full single player support in all variant rules

  • Online co-op: with open voice chat built in

  • Timed planning phases: that build real tension as the night goes on

  • Persistent Weapon and survivor upgrades: The House's arsenal may reset each run but your upgrades don't have to.

  • Premade and fully custom survivors: with unique strength and weakness combinations

  • RNG-driven gameplay: that ensures no two nights ever play the same way

  • Multiple variant modes: Story Mode and Endless Mode

  • Expanding universe of free content: including future expansions and add-ons at no extra cost

  • Pixel art style: built to feel like a classic brought to life

I designed this as a four player game. It runs great anywhere from solo to six survivors, but four is the sweet spot the game was built around.


8 Hours Till Dawn is developed by Junkshop Games. Every future expansion and add-on will be delivered as a free update to all owners. One purchase. Every nightmare. Every time.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit (1909 or later)
    • Processor: Dual-core x86-64 @ 2.0 GHz — Core i3-4130 / FX-6300
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD 520, GeForce GT 1030, Radeon R7 240 (1 GB VRAM)
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 400 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Steam client required for online co-op
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 / SteamOS 3.0 or newer, 64-bit
    • Processor: Dual-core x86-64 @ 2.0 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Vulkan 1.0 capable — Mesa 20+ (RADV/ANV) or NVIDIA 470+, 1 GB VRAM
    • Storage: 400 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Steam client required for online co-op
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