Surrounded

Surrounded

Early access since Jul 2023

A 6-player open world horror game. Explore a abandoned town, filled with mysteries, be chased around with your friends and survive creatures capable of ending your life. Uncover what really happened.

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In early access, still in active development
High confidence
Active Development

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Evaluation

Surrounded is a co-op open-world horror game in Early Access, developed solo by Patrick at Nightmare Studios. The game launched on July 14, 2023 in a rough state, and the developer has been consistently transparent about rebuilding it. The most significant milestone so far was the "Surrounded Reimagined" update (v0.9.0.0), released on March 15, 2026, which the developer described as a ground-up rebuild of the game in a fresh project — reworking the map, AI, atmosphere, and story. This was followed by three rapid feature patches (v0.9.1.0 on March 16, v0.9.2.0 on March 18, and v0.9.3.0 on March 21, 2026). Most recently, on August 18, 2026, the developer shipped v0.10.0.0 adding proximity voice chat, a new help system, difficulty balancing, and bug fixes — confirming continued active work. Importantly, the developer has explicitly stated that the March 2026 update was not the full rebuild, but rather a polished interim release of the existing game "made properly playable while you wait for the redesigned version." The full rebuild — described in the July 2025 developer update as featuring a day/night cycle, Unreal Engine 5 visuals (Lumen and Nanite), redesigned creatures, and story-driven zone progression — has not yet shipped. No 1.0 release date has been announced, and the developer has made no statement indicating development is concluding.
Evidence
v0.10.0.0 shipped with proximity voice chat, a new in-game help page, Nightmare difficulty rebalancing, and bug fixes — the most recent developer communication and update.
news post · Aug 18, 2026 source development ongoing
high
Developer released 'Surrounded Reimagined' (v0.9.0.0), described as a ground-up rebuild in a fresh project but explicitly clarified as an interim release, not the full redesigned rebuild. Developer noted another content update was already planned.
news post · Mar 15, 2026 source development ongoing
high

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Details

Publisher
Nightmare Studios
Achievements
9
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Co-Op Story Mode

Explore Echofield

➢ Explore an immersive open-world with up to 6 players and uncover the dark history of Echofield. Make sure not to get caught by whatever might be lurking there…

Uncover Lost Lore

➢ Find items that shed light on the happenings of Echofield and piece together the story.

Interactive World

➢ The Surrounded world is fully dynamic and explorable, you can access every single door, interact with most items, and a lot more.

The Creature AI

➢ Our creatures react to sounds they hear! Make sure to stay quiet while you search and explore the huge open-world map that awaits you!

And so, so much more.

30 years ago, a remote laboratory researching black matter and dark energy had a complete system meltdown, causing it, and the surrounding forest & village to become affected. Back then the government sent in agents to survey the destruction and to check for survivors. They were never seen or heard from again. Eventually the government sent agents to contain any possible infection, sealing off the area and warning any remaining residents to never enter this place.

Today, 30 years later, you and your friends heard rumors of monsters roaming these woods. Rumors of shadows lurking in the woods, of eerie sounds coming from the ground… But you, my friend, are facing that danger with your friends, head on. Go my friend, prove that you are in fact, not Surrounded by monsters lurking in the dark.

Discord Server

The discord server will contain everything you need to know about this game, including sneak peeks while the game is in early development.

Any of your questions can be answered, and you’re also able to give us some of your ideas on what you’d like to see in the game.

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Last evaluated Aug 27, 2026
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