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Plan a four-player survival session

Quick answer

The game advertises up to four players in co-op. Persistent-world behaviour and server administration remain unverified; Hotfix 0.1.3 warns that saves from older versions may crash or corrupt after updating.

Reviewed for Hotfix 0.1.7 (6 Nov 2026) · updated · 6 Nov 2026

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Coverage: Early Access · released on Steam October 22, 2026 · Hotfix 0.1.7 (November 6) is the latest and warns that saves from earlier versions may not work · 0.1.3 and 0.1.4 also warn of crashes/corruption with older saves · official sources checked November 6, 2026 UTC. Research checked 6 Nov 2026. Updated 6 Nov 2026

This guide uses the linked sources and any attributed demonstrations. Platform differences and limitations are noted with the advice they affect.

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A suggested division of work

After everyone has learned the basic survival indicators, a group can choose temporary jobs such as gathering, camp construction and exploring. These are player planning suggestions; they are not character classes or bonuses announced by the developer.

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Check persistence before a long session

For a new session, test a short join and return first: record inventory, leave normally and reconnect. Establish what the host and guests retain before depending on a shared camp. Back up only through documented methods; no save path or server command has been verified for this title.

Hotfix 0.1.2 (October 25) fixes a dead co-op partner's backpack icon sometimes not appearing. If you still cannot see a partner's dropped backpack on 0.1.2, note it in your report.

Before continuing an older save, read the Hotfix 0.1.3 warning: saves created in previous versions may crash or corrupt after updating. The patch supplies no verified migration or recovery route. Note which version created the save and which host or guest is affected; Kingy has not tested save compatibility.

Hotfix 0.1.6 (November 2) fixes an error when joining a game session and several items vanishing after a load. If a guest still cannot join on 0.1.6, note the exact error text and both players’ versions.

Hotfix 0.1.7 (November 6) repeats the save warning: saves made in earlier versions may not work as expected after updating. Agree as a group which save to keep, and have the host note the version that created it before anyone updates.

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What remains unanswered

The current source does not settle PvP rules, crossplay, dedicated servers, password controls or host transfer. Keep these questions attached to official launch notes rather than borrowing answers from similarly named zombie games.

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Hotfix 0.1.7 – Gameplay Improvements & Bug Fixes (Steam patch notes) ↗Seventh patch, posted November 6, 2026 (posted twice with the same text; the other copy is gid 1848664643345186): enemy-territory warning, more deer, an extra starting soda can, a new opening tutorial, larger sticks and more sticks from bushes, a new keyboard input option, fixes for keyboard settings not applying, Latin American Spanish crafting quantities and a misplaced Save label in the crafting guide; warns that saves from previous versions may not work as expected.Official ·
Hotfix 0.1.6 – Gameplay Improvements & Bug Fixes (Steam patch notes) ↗Sixth patch, posted November 2, 2026 (posted twice with the same text): more hunger from bird meat, shorter nights, more sunny weather, crafting-guide marks for single-use tents and save items, axe icon for harvesting animals, engine parts as vehicle loot; fixes for hides, house doors, log-cart logs, metal-holder metals and ladders vanishing after a load, invisible ladders, a repeating tutorial and an error joining a session.Official ·
Hotfix 0.1.3 – AMD Fix, Gameplay Improvements & Bug Fixes ↗Published 0.1.3: AMD white-screen, survival/inventory/building changes and fixes. Explicit warning that saves from earlier versions may crash or corrupt after updating. No Kingy fix, save migration or recovery test.Official ·
Steam store and Early Access information ↗Steam checked October 22, 2026 at about 19:00 UTC: available as an Early Access game, Windows only. The developers' Early Access notes give a plan of about one year, not a fixed deadline, and list planned additions. Announced features and PC requirements are not independent playtests.Official ·
Hotfix 0.1.2 – Gameplay Improvements & Language & Bug Fixes (Steam patch notes) ↗Second patch, posted October 25, 2026 at 01:34 UTC (a copy with the same changes in a different order went up at 01:32 UTC): shorter vehicle-looting and drinking animations, health mushrooms restore health, deer give 3 meat, more cloth at some locations, red low-health bar, weaker wolves and zombies, tougher iron sheets, and fixes for a co-op partner's backpack icon, looting engines from vehicle roofs, see-through vehicles while looting, brightness settings and Chinese text.Official ·

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