Nomad
Early access since Jun 2015
Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.
60% positive · 4,621 reviews
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In early access, still in active development
High confidence
Active Development
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In early access, still in active development
High confidence
Active Development
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Nomad is a free-to-play multiplayer survival game that has been in Early Access since June 2015 and remains so today — the Steam Early Access flag is still active. The developer has not announced a full 1.0 release date. In fact, the May 31, 2025 anniversary post jokingly toasted to "10 more years to 1.0 release," making clear the developer views this as a long-running ongoing project.
The game has a well-established history of substantial content updates. Major milestones include vehicles and quests in May 2020, the beta milestone (1.0b) in January 2021, the Auger Drill and machines update in November 2021, Blood Moons and Generators in May 2022, a large systems overhaul in June 2023, and the Unity 6 engine migration with new content in May 2025. Most recently, a feature patch on August 16, 2026 added bots and updated the engine to Unity 6.3 — confirming the developer is actively engaged with the game as of just 11 days before today's assessment date.
Both DLC items — a Premium cosmetic pack (released April 2016) and a Variety Skin Pack (released June 2020) — are cosmetic in nature and have been available for years. No unreleased DLC is listed on the store.
All evidence points to a game that is actively receiving content and remains firmly in its ongoing Early Access development phase with no sign of winding down.
Evidence
Nomad 1.10.0b released on August 16, 2026, adding bots, updating to Unity 6.3, and fixing various bugs — the most recent developer communication
Nomad 1.9.3b released with new items (Charcoal Filter, Dresser), engine update to Unity 6.1, and balance changes
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Diminished Studios
Achievements
45
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
Nomad is a sandbox survival game. Hunt, craft, kill and survive! Find food, drink, weapons, ammo and medical supplies - or craft them! Build a base to protect yourself but also remember to protect the base from raiding players.
Set years after an apocalypse, the world is over grown, broken and abandoned. Explore the massive 4km x 4km island to find gear and loot to aid in your adventures.
Remember, survival is key. Hunt for food and drink across the island, or simply kill others for it. Scavenge for medical items to heal broken bones and deep wounds.
Find weapons and ammo and hunt down other players. Be that bloodthirsty bandito, or be a hero helping others - it's entirely up to you.
Blood Moons will happen every 7 in-game days. Blood Moons are special as zombies have more health, spawn in greater numbers and can run faster. The Reaper will also spawn at Safe Zones which you can trade him Lost Souls for special in-game items. Gather Lost Souls by looting graves around the world.
Find, refuel and drive a range of vehicles to help traverse the island. Protect and store vehicles behind garage doors to keep them away from pesky raiders.
Create your own bases by chopping down trees for wood. First create your foundation and snap walls, windows, doorways and ceilings to it. Add a door and lock it. Place a workbench so that other players cannot build in the surrounding area. Make sure your workbench is hidden as other players can use it. Upgrade your wooden base to stone, metal and improved metal, by going out and mining with a pickaxe.
Craft Generators that can power your base to add mining drills, electric lights, hydroponics farming stations, oil pumps, water pumps and many more. Bring your base to life with the power of electricity.
Find and collect packet of seeds around the world then use them to make your very own farm. Farming brings any benefits so make sure they are well protected.
Safe Zone Quests bring a new level of PvE content to Nomad. Complete over 30 quests that will make you travel all across the island to discover history and lore.
We all have to sleep sometime. In Nomad, disconnected players will sleep on the floor so make sure you are in a safe and protected area when logging off.
Host your own server using the stand-a-lone server located at your Nomad Steam install directory. Set your own admins, make your own community.
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Last evaluated Aug 27, 2026
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