VEIN
Early access since Oct 2025
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
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In early access, still in active development
High confidence
Active Development
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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
VEIN has been in Steam Early Access since October 24, 2025, and remains firmly in active development under Ramjet Studios. The team has maintained a consistent major update cadence, shipping version 0.023 on March 6, 2026 and version 0.024 on May 29, 2026 — roughly one major release every 2-3 months. Between those, they published multiple hotfixes and weekly/bimonthly development posts.
The most recent developer communication, posted August 1, 2026, details substantial ongoing work toward version 0.025: expansion of a new map region called Westwood, a full vehicle art overhaul with animated interiors and dynamic wear, a structural physics system for player-built structures, a new character art pass, roughly 30 zombie variants, and improved server performance. This is a healthy, communicative studio actively building toward a 1.0 release.
No 1.0 launch date has been announced, the game is still versioned in the low 0.020s, and the developer has given no indication that content development is winding down.
Evidence
Bimonthly development update describes active work on 0.025: Westwood map expansion, full vehicle art replacement with animated interiors, structural physics for player builds, new character art integration, ~30 zombie variants, and multiplayer server performance improvements.
VEIN 0.024 released with the first major map expansion (Franklin County, 60+ new locations), foraging system, plantable trees, item containers, condition rebalancing, and many other systems.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Ramjet Studios
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game.
In the near future, the apocalypse has occurred: hostile zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and society has collapsed. You are a survivor.
Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, combat bandits, defend your home, and rebuild society with friends.
In the near future, the apocalypse has occurred: hostile zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and society has collapsed. You are a survivor.
Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, combat bandits, defend your home, and rebuild society with friends.
Dynamic Environment
As time passes and seasons change, the world of Vein does too. Persistent, long-scale random events affect gameplay.Intelligent AI
AI can see, hear, feel, and smell you, and react intelligently to those senses. You're being watched. Terrifying zombie variants make survival that much more difficult.Customizable Characters
From your hair to your body type to your stats, you can customize your character and make them truly unique among the survivors.Usable Everything
You can interact with nearly everything you can see. Open mailboxes, adjust faucets, and knock on doors. Throw a can of beans at a zombie if you like.Fortification
Build over the destroyed world and establish safehouses. Defend yourself from raiders and invasions. Maintain your base by yourself or with friends.Long-Term Survivalism
Hunt, fish, and trap. Till land and grow your own food. Chop your own wood. Once canned goods run out, you're on your own.Vehicles and Maintenance
Get around the world of Vein with cars and trucks. Refuel and maintain your vehicle. Upgrade parts to repair damage and improve performance.Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Aug 14, 2026
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