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PC requirements and first-launch checks

Quick answer

The store lists Windows 10, 12 GB RAM and a GTX 1070 as part of the minimum specification; it recommends Windows 11, 24 GB RAM and an RTX 2080.

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

How this guide was checked

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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Hotfix 0.1.3: AMD white-screen fix reported

The October 26 Hotfix 0.1.3 note reports a fix for a white screen on some AMD graphics cards and asks players to keep graphics drivers current. It names no GPU models, driver version or measured performance result. Kingy has not reproduced the issue or tested the fix.

The same note warns that saves from earlier game versions may crash or corrupt after updating. Distinguish that save-related failure from a white screen at startup when recording the installed build, hardware and failure point.

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Memory, graphics and storage

These are storefront requirements, not measured performance targets. Meeting them does not guarantee a particular resolution or frame rate.

The listing requires a 64-bit processor and operating system but names no minimum CPU model. Do not substitute a processor recommendation from another survival game or treat the GPU requirement as a complete compatibility test.

ComponentMinimumRecommended
Operating systemWindows 10Windows 11
RAM12 GB24 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1070GeForce RTX 2080
API / storageDirectX 11 / 20 GBDirectX 11 / 20 GB
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Check language coverage before organizing a group

Steam lists interface and subtitles in English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish (Latin America), Russian, Turkish, Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Italian and Korean. Only English has full audio marked in the checked table. These are announced language capabilities, not a completed localization test.

Before relying on a controller-only setup, check the current store input details and released menus. This review has not verified controller prompts, inventory navigation or Steam Deck operation. Keep keyboard/mouse access available for the first configuration check.

Hotfix 0.1.2 (October 25) fixes brightness settings not working correctly and problems in the Chinese localization. The notes do not say which Chinese text was affected; Kingy has not checked either fix.

Hotfix 0.1.7 (November 6) adds a new input option to the keyboard controls, fixes keyboard setting changes not applying in game, and fixes crafting quantities shown wrongly in Latin American Spanish. The note does not name the new input option.

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Make a useful launch report

If a problem occurs after release, capture the game build, graphics settings, hardware and the point at which it fails. Separate a crash before the menu from a connection problem or a repeatable in-world action. The wiki does not yet offer a tested fix or Steam Deck preset.

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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 0.1.3 – 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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