Stay Alive: Apocalypse

Stay Alive: Apocalypse has been in Early Access since January 15, 2018 — over eight years — with no 1.0 release delivered. The developer, a solo developer under the Mehan Games banner, communicated regularly through 2018–2020 with a series of feature patches and one major content update (Streamer Daily, released March 4, 2020). After that, communication went silent until November 11, 2022, when the developer resurfaced to apologize for the long absence, citing personal hardships, and confirmed the game had not been abandoned. That post described a full engine rewrite underway to support multiplayer. The most recent developer communication was on June 15, 2023, in a detailed progress post listing systems already built (inventory, pathfinding, multiplayer synchronization, save system) and a long list of major features still needed before the game can hit 1.0 — including zombies, weapons, survival systems, NPC dialogue, and a full map rebuild. The developer acknowledged no release date could be given and mentioned plans to release a separate smaller game first to test the new engine. Since June 15, 2023, there have been no further posts, patches, or announcements — a silence of over three years as of June 2026. Given that the developer had previously gone silent for nearly two years and then returned, it is not possible to confirm whether development is ongoing or has stalled again. The game still has a significant amount of work outstanding before a full release, and with no update in over three years, the current development status is uncertain.