Deep in the geothermal plant, surrounded by pulsating fungal walls and the frozen corpses of workers now fused to machinery, you face the First Walker. It is not a monster. It is a voice —a shimmering, humanoid figure of mycelium that speaks in the stolen memories of the dead.
: Despite the famous 2020 trailer, the studio head recently confirmed there are no zombie animals in the current gameplay version. 💻 Platforms and Tech
He keyed his radio.
Kael crouched behind the rusted hull of an abandoned logging truck, his breath puffing out in white clouds. Below him, in the valley, the town of Silverpine was burning. Not with fire, but with movement. The herd—or the Horde , as the radio called it—was migrating early. Thousands of them, shuffling through the knee-deep powder.
As of May 2026, development has reached a critical milestone with the launch of the game's first . Release Date and Development Status