サバイバルメソッド Survival Method
Early access since Jan 2019
A zombie outbreak occurs in a city in Japan. A resident of that town, Nao Fumizuki, finds herself in the middle of this outbreak. How will Nao survive in this zombie-infested nightmare?
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In early access, content planned but development status unclear
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Evaluation
サバイバルメソッド Survival Method entered Steam Early Access on January 25, 2019 as a zombie survival game set in Japan, with the developer (AjiGohanGames, a solo/small indie developer) explicitly positioning it as an unfinished product under active development.
From 2019 through mid-2022, the developer posted fairly consistently — shipping major content updates that added new locations (a town, rice fields, an elementary school, a mansion), story events, reworked core systems (inventory, enemy AI, crafting), and new gameplay mechanics. Major content milestones include versions 0.1.6, 0.1.9, 0.2.0, 0.2.2, and 0.2.7, spanning October 2019 through October 2021. In March 2021, the developer explicitly stated they were actively implementing story content with updates to come. The last developer post of any kind was a feature patch on June 16, 2022 (version 0.2.8).
Since June 16, 2022, the developer has gone completely silent. There have been no patch notes, announcements, or status updates of any kind. The game remains listed on Steam in Early Access, still purchasable, with unfinished story content that the developer had previously committed to completing. The 1.0 release has never been announced. Given that the developer was posting at least every few months prior to June 2022, nearly four years of silence is a significant concern. It is unclear whether development is continuing, has been quietly abandoned, or is on an indefinite hiatus.
Evidence
Last developer communication — feature patch for version 0.2.8, adding an elementary school stage and reworking several systems. No posts of any kind have appeared since this date.
Major content update (version 0.2.7) adding a new town area, rice fields, and a Kei truck parking lot — the last major content release before developer went silent.
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Developer
Publisher
AjiGohanGames
Achievements
14
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Game Summary
A zombie outbreak occurs in a city in Japan.
A resident of that town, Nao Fumizuki, finds herself in the middle of this outbreak.
Hordes of zombies, lunatic townspeople, a lack of resources, and the collapse of society...
How will Nao survive in this zombie-infested nightmare?
Survive by growing and finding food to keep your hunger and thirst from stealing your health
Survive by crafting traps and shelter from materials to withstand zombie assaults
Zombie rushes
Zombie trap
Repair and move the vehicle
Game Features
- Survival in a post-zombie apocalyptic world
- Survive by crafting traps and shelter from materials to withstand zombie assaults
- Survive by growing and finding food to keep your hunger and thirst from stealing your health
- Fight raiders and looters for resources
- Crafting system including bases, traps, weapons, and armor
- Wild animal hunting
- Farming
- Zombie rushes
- Secure drinking water
- Overarching Story
Genre: Open World, Survival, Action
Last evaluated Jun 15, 2026
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