Why Early Access?

“The game is playable today, from your first stone axe to your first Blood Moon and beyond. I'm a one-person team. What I can't do alone is the part that decides everything: real players, in real co-op sessions, on their own connections and in their own way. Early Access is how I want to find out what works and what doesn't, and to keep building from there with you.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Around 6 to 12 months. I won't call it 1.0 before the roadmap below is done, and I'll keep you posted on progress with every update.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Planned for the full version:
- Mutated zombies: new, stranger and more dangerous kinds of dead.
- Boss fights: rare, powerful mutated zombies worth gathering your whole group for.
- More content: more places to explore, more weapons and a deeper Blood Moon.
- Steam Workshop and mod support.
- Balance and performance improvements, shaped by player feedback.
Every major update will move this list forward.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“In the game today:
- A new world every game, with five biomes, cities, towns, villages, traders and an underground of caves, mines, bunkers, sewers and metro.
- Survival from nothing: gathering, hunting, farming, crafting at several stations, skills and perks, recipes learned from magazines.
- Building anywhere you claim: log cabins, upgradable walls, traps, barricades, electricity and lights.
- Zombies that lose limbs, follow blood trails, sleep in buildings, run at night, break doors, climb walls and dig. Roaming herds on the roads, and a Blood Moon every seventh night.
- Melee, firearms, throwables and weapon mods; stealth kills, finishers and shoves; third or first person.
- Co-op for 1 to 4 players with Steam invites, voice and text chat; drag, bandage, boost and trade items.
- A drivable truck, diggable terrain, character customization, multiple save slots with autosave, controller support and Steam achievements.
Not in yet: Steam Workshop and mod support. One player hosts each session.
I'll rewrite this section with every major update.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Yes. The Early Access price reflects what's in the game today. As major updates land I plan to raise it gradually, so the earliest players pay the least.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Through the Steam discussion boards and regular dev logs. Every update comes with a post explaining what changed and why. Balance in particular will be tuned from your feedback: zombie density, Blood Moon difficulty, hunger and thirst, weapon damage. When you report a bug, telling me how many players were in the session and who was hosting helps a lot. I'm one person, so I can't do everything that gets asked, but I'll always say what I'm not doing and why.”