SURV1V3
Released Jun 2021
Forget what you have played so far, SURV1V3 is a unique realistic zombie survival fps game expressly designed for VIRTUAL REALITY that will let you test your survival skills. Play the thrilling story in single mode or coop with your friends (up to 4 players) and survive the apocalypse!
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation
SURV1V3 graduated from Early Access on June 20, 2021, at which point the developers (a two-person team) stated they were planning a v1.1 release. True to that promise, the game continued to receive updates: a December 2021 feature patch opened the Nowhere map to Survival mode, followed by further feature patches in March and May 2022. The largest post-launch content drop arrived on November 11, 2022 with Survival Season 3, which added new enemies, weapons, skins, a new random event, and significant performance improvements — the most substantial update since 1.0 launch.
After Survival Season 3, activity wound down considerably. A feature patch in June 2023 added PS5 crossplay and a friendly fire option (tied to the PSVR2 launch), and a small hotfix followed in July 2023. That July 2023 hotfix is the last known developer communication, now nearly three years ago as of June 2026.
The game has 6 total major content drops on record across its full history. Post-1.0, the major content cycle culminated with Survival Season 3 in November 2022. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store, no announced upcoming content, no active roadmap, and the developers have made no statements since July 2023. The story mode was completed before the 1.0 launch (the final story missions shipped in October 2020), and Survival mode received its third and apparently final seasonal refresh in November 2022. The sustained silence since July 2023 — well past any reasonable continuation of the post-launch update cadence — indicates the game has reached the end of its content cycle. There is no evidence of distress (studio closure, funding loss) that would suggest development was cut short rather than concluded naturally.
Evidence
Survival Season 3 launched — the largest post-1.0 content update, adding new zombies, weapons, skins, a new random event, and a major performance upgrade
Developer announced 1.0 launch out of Early Access, confirmed plans for v1.1 update including opening Nowhere to Survival mode
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Developer
Publisher
Candymakers
Achievements
114
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game

Tired of all the wave VR zombie shooter games? Do you think what you have played so far is somehow too arcade?
Then forget what you have played so far, SURV1V3 is a unique realistic zombie survival fps game expressly designed for VR that will let you truly test your survival skills. Play the thrilling story in single mode or coop with your friends (up to 4 players) and survive the apocalypse!
INFECTION DAY 407
It has been over a year since an unknown Seadornavirus released the V1V3 Virus. The first cases of the V1V3 Virus were report on the 14th November 2018, spreading it's deadly effects among world killing billions of people. Will humanity survive V1V3? Someone is supposing a cure can be found…Fire, run, hide yourself, lockpick, pretend to be a zombie, be smart, plan your moves and coordinate with your teammates!
SURV1V3 is this and much more… starting from the infamous city of Santa Carla, narrow rotten sewers… endless creepy scenarios, scary situations and challenging tasks, until you meet the mysterious man who may be able to save the world.
FEATURES
How does it feel to fight side-by-side with someone, knowing that your life depends on him because you know you can’t do it alone? Will you be able to find your way knowing that the right one means salvation, while the wrong one means certain doom?In SURV1V3 you will have a chance to face your answers, but you’re warned… Reality is damn scary!
UP TO 4 ONLINE PLAYERS COOP
Unexpected cooperative (up to 4 online players) and pervasive dynamics will take place when living the experience together with your friends, making the challenge even more exciting.
HUGE FREE ROAMING MAPS
Huge and fully explorable levels, including many buildings that are fully explorable to scavenging loot, pushing the player to a nonlinear approach to gameplay;
3 GAME MODES
- Story: more than 18 hours of gameplay to complete the thrilling story!
- Trials: classic horde, defense mode, escape mode
- Survival: leveling, crafting, feeding, fighting!
FULLY SIMULATED WEAPONS
Rifles, machine guns, snipers, shotguns, handguns, bow: real bullet physics, reload gestures, realistic recoil & bloom effects, manually attach and remove weapons accessories.
IMMERSIVE REALISM
No hud at all to be as immersive as possible, any option, dialogue, interaction menu is managed through a realistic military tablet.
Fully simulated player’s body, true life weapons reload, realistic zombie perception system, friendly fire.
STORY
Your adventure begins after a car crash: the road is blocked, and you have to continue on foot… You can hear a message coming from the speakers from a distance, perhaps… could it be someone looking for help? Are you ready to save the world from the nightmare it plunged into?• DO THE RIGHT THING: A strange character guiding you through the radio seems to be your only hope for saving humanity. You just have to follow his advice and complete the tasks he’ll give you from time to time. 18 missions to face head-on, and tons of hours of gameplay to enjoy by yourself or with up to 3 friends!
• EXPLORE: the town of Santa Carla, its complex sewer system, the industrial city of Portmain… the missions will take you through vast and freely explorable scenarios! Certainly getting around a zombie-infested world won’t be easy, and you’ll soon find that your trusty tablet and its highly detailed map can make the difference between life and certain death! In each mission you will also have secondary objectives, which will allow you to unlock accessories for your weapons or upgrades for your equipment.

SURVIVAL
A whole city, thousands of zombies, only one shelter and other survivors like you in search of food and weapons. Humanity has sunk into its darkest moment, and the struggle for survival is getting harder day after day… never let your guard down!• LEVELING: Kill as many walkers as possible in order to gain experience points and increase your reputation. Each level you reach will unlock new rewards!
• CRAFTING: you can craft new useful items for your survival by using the crafting machines that you will find around the city. By unlocking new blueprints, you will be able to create ever more powerful weapons and ammo!
• LOOTING & FEEDING: you will need water and food, new weapons and lots of ammo. It will also be important for you to collect materials and other items for making new ones! Always secure your loot in your home, and remember to close the front door properly! Another survivor could steal everything from you!
• RANDOM EVENTS: not just survival… there’s always something to do in the city! Pay attention to the map on your tablet and test your skills, by always facing new random events which can even give you rare weapons and items!

TRIALS
Trials challenges are alternate missions requiring a particular skill and strategy to be completed successfully. Each test can be tackled individually or in cooperative mode. Whether alone or in company, your stamina skills will be tested!• LAST GARDEN: confined to the park of Santa Carla, hordes of walkers continue to advance with only one goal: eating fresh meat! Fight them with everything you’ve got and fend off 30 hordes, each one more deadly than the other… it won’t be easy, but you can do it! Or not?
• HELL STREET: a sample of the V1V3 virus was lost along a walkers-infested street in Santa Carla, you have to recover it and wait for the helicopter to come and pick you up. you will find stations with weapons and ammo along the way, so play it well and maybe you can tell your grandchildren…
• BIG BIRD: some antennas placed around the city are offline, fly aboard the helicopter from one antenna to another and activate them in sequence, while hanging on long enough to repel the hordes of zombies attracted by the noise. What could possibly go wrong?

SURV1V3 IS DIFFERENT
- no hud at all to be as immersive as possible, any option/dialogue/interaction menu is managed through a realistic military tablet;
- fully simulated weapons (e.g. bullet physics, reload gestures, recoil&bloom effects);
- manually attach/remove weapons accessories;
- melee weapons;
- friendly fire;
- smart mechanics (e.g. disguise as a Zombie), pushing the player to a nonlinear approach to gameplay;
- fully simulated player body;
- +40 zombie models, with full dismemberment and realistic perception system (sight and sound);
- huge and fully explorable levels (including many buildings that are fully explorable)
- full locomotion (teleport is also supported);
- up to 4 player cooperative story, trials and survival modes;
- more than 18 (eighteen!) hours of gameplay in the thrilling story mode so far!
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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