After many years in Early Access, the zombie survival game 7 Days to Die is finally released in a full version; The makers of Studio The Fun Pimps have now confirmed this.
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You almost have to put it this way: The older ones among us might still remember 7 Days to Die. This is a zombie survival title from studio The Fun Pimps, which originally launched in Early Access in 2013 (!). Consequently, the project hasn't disappeared yet, so in fact even the younger ones among us could have come into contact with the title. However, especially in the younger years, the game had a rather niche existence in terms of reporting.
That's now changing, because 7 Days to Die is now catapulting itself back onto the scene. As the developers announced at the start of this week, the survival title with a zombie setting will actually be released in the finished full version 1.0. After almost 12 years in early access, it should be ready in June 2024, although the specific date is currently being left open.
The corresponding update was previously called Alpha 22, but was always intended as release version 1.0. There will be an experimental release of this version in May, before the live version is scheduled to start in June. In addition, with the launch of version 1.0 there will also be a release on the newer PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles.
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The studio, in the person of co-founder Richard Huenink, thanked the loyal community via YouTube that accompanied the team on the way to completion. 7 Days to Die is the developer's great passion and will continue to be expanded with new content and fresh features in the future.
The game's alpha launched in August 2013 after a successful Kickstarter campaign; The creators of his time had previously achieved all of the communicated additional goals via crowdfunding thanks to extensive funding. A number of these goals are still open, but there is already a roadmap for how they should be integrated. Three major updates are planned, starting with “Storm's Brewing”, which fundamentally revises and improves the weather system. With version 1.0 there will also be major innovations and new content such as fresh vehicles.
When the console version launches in July 2024, there will initially be no cross-play support; However, this is firmly planned and is already working in principle. Certification from Sony and Microsoft is still pending. The feature is scheduled to be delivered via an update in the fourth quarter of 2024.
7 Days to Die will be officially available from July 1st; There is the launch trailer here.