7 Days to Die

7 Days to Die

Released Jul 2024

7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

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Evaluation

7 Days to Die launched out of Early Access on July 25, 2024 after over a decade of development. Since then, The Fun Pimps have maintained a vigorous and consistent cadence of major content updates. The visible update history includes V2.0 "Storm's Brewing" (June 27, 2025), which introduced biome progression and dynamic storms; V2.5 "Survival Revival" (December 18, 2025), which overhauled water survival and added new zombie types; V3.0 "Dead Hot Summer" (June 29, 2026), which introduced 150 sandbox customization options, 60+ new points of interest, and major gameplay system overhauls; and most recently V3.1 "Henpocalypse" (July 27, 2026), which added chicken farming mechanics, new crafting recipes, and new sandbox settings. That's four major updates in roughly 13 months, with the most recent shipping just three weeks before today's date (August 18, 2026). On March 24, 2026, The Fun Pimps announced they had joined Behaviour Interactive as a new parent company. The developer explicitly stated: "There is still so much we want to do... This partnership means more support for 7 Days to Die moving forward... with Behaviour's help, we'll be able to grow the team and deliver even more." This is a direct, unambiguous commitment to continued and expanded development. The DLC list reflects the same pattern — cosmetic armor sets have been released in clusters alongside each major update cycle, with the most recent DLC (The Beach Armor Set) shipping June 29, 2026. No unannounced or unreleased DLC is listed, but the consistent pace of new cosmetic releases alongside major updates reinforces the active development picture. There is no indication from the developer that the content update cycle is winding down. Given the explicit studio growth announcement, the sustained update cadence, and the fact that the most recent major update shipped less than a month ago, this game is clearly in ongoing active development.
Evidence
V3.1 'Henpocalypse' stable release went live, adding chicken farming mechanics, new recipes, new sandbox options, and cosmetic DLC.
news post · Jul 27, 2026 source content shipped
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V3.0 'Dead Hot Summer' stable release launched with 150 sandbox options, 60+ new POIs, new weapon systems, and a major systems overhaul.
news post · Jun 29, 2026 source content shipped
high

Content

12 of 12 released · no outstanding content
Released
Aug 2026
Released
Jun 2026

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Achievements
43
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

HOW LONG WILL YOU SURVIVE?

With over 20 million copies sold, 7 Days has defined the survival genre, with unrivaled crafting and world-building content. Set in a brutally unforgiving post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead, 7 Days is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. It presents combat, crafting, looting, mining, exploration, and character growth, in a way that has seen a rapturous response from fans worldwide. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

GAME FEATURES

  • Explore - Huge, unique and rich environments, offering the freedom to play the game any way you want, featuring 5 unique biomes and worlds up to 100 square kilometers in size.

  • Craft – Handcraft and repair weapons, clothes, armor, tools, vehicles, and more with over 500 recipes. Learn more powerful recipes by finding schematics.

  • Build – Design your fort to include traps, electric power, auto turrets, automated doors, gadgets and defensive positions to survive the undead in a fully destructible and moldable world.

  • Cooperate or Compete – Work together to build settlements or against each other raiding other player’s bases, it’s really up to you in a wasteland where zombies and outlaws rule the land.

  • Create – Unleash your creativity with access to over 800 in-game items, and over 1,300 unique building blocks and a painting system that offers infinite possibilities.

  • Improve – Increase your skills with a multitude of perks under 5 main attributes. Gain additional skills by reading over 100 books. 7 Days to Die is the only true survival RPG.

  • Choose – Play the campaign world, or dive back in a randomly-generated world with cities, towns, lakes, mountains, valleys, roads, caves and over 700 unique locations.

  • Combat – Encounter nearly 60 unique zombie archetypes including special infected with unique behaviors and attacks progressing in difficulty to provide an infinite challenge.

  • Survive – Experience real hardcore survival mechanics with nearly 50 buffs, boosts and ailments that will impact the gameplay in ways that can both challenge and aid in your survival.

  • Destroy – Buildings and terrain formations can collapse under their own weight from structural damage or poor building design with real structural stability.

  • Loot – Scavenge the world for the best weapons, tools, and armor with 6 quality ranges providing thousands of permutations. Augment items with a multitude of mods.

  • Quest – Meet several Trader NPCs who buy and sell goods and offer quest jobs for rewards. Enjoy many unique quest types supported by over 700 locations.

  • Customize – Create your own character and customize your character further in-game with a huge selection of clothing and armor you can craft or loot in the world.

  • Drive – Enjoy the badass vehicle system where you find all the parts, learn the recipes, craft and customize your own bicycle, minibike, motorcycle, 4x4 or gyrocopters and ride with friends.

  • Farm or Hunt – Plant and grow gardens for sustainable resources or head out into the wilderness and hunt over a dozen unique wild animals.

Last evaluated Aug 18, 2026
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