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Walkers official artwork: a backpacked survivor faces zombies on a ruined street

Independent survival field guide

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A safer first outpost.
A plan for the way back.

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Survival / Shelter / Settlement
Upcoming Early AccessPlanned October 30 · pending Steam approvalLatest launch update ↗

Before you leave camp

Secure a way back.

Campaign deaths leave recoverable belongings. Survival deaths reset the world. Start with the consequence you want, then build the outpost that supports it.

Updated 2026-10-30 · Mixed versions

Campaign departure checkBonfire fallback → supplies → sack marker

Before leaving camp, build a Bonfire with 10 Wood + 15 Stone. After a Campaign death, follow the sack marker to recover your belongings.

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Choose your next task

Survival, one problem at a time.

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01Death RecoveryIn Campaign, return to the sack marker after respawning. Your armor stays on you; hotbar, inventory and backpack drop.02Healing & WaterUse a Bandage for bleeding and a Painkiller for poison or infection. Drink at lakes and rivers; a Thermos carries 3 uses.03WorkstationsFinished crafts are in the station’s own storage. Use Take All (T / gamepad Y), then respond to the displayed blocking state.04Survivors & WorkersBuild shelter structures for reputation, start with Weak survivors, and stock food, water and medicine for Workers to restock.05Winter & ColdUse a burning fire, furnace or torch to warm up. Roofed shelter and vehicle interiors warm you more slowly; keep fuel ready.06FishingEquip a Fishing Rod, cast into a lake or river, wait for the hook icon, then keep the fish inside the green zone.07Bow & ArrowsStand still, hold aim until the draw meter turns green, then press attack. Recover intact arrows; some break on impact.

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Systems and comparisons.

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Status EffectsMatch bleeding, poison and infection to documented treatments, and understand raw food and mushroom risk.Game ModesChoose Campaign or Survival with the documented death, belongings, world and recovery consequences.Seasons & WeatherSee the announced four-season cycle, separate outdoor weather from body heat, and choose a warming action.Crafting & Interaction ControlsUse confirmed crafting, station collection and fishing-prompt controls without relying on an invented full key list.Survivor TiersCompare Weak, Average and Strong recruitment with the documented reputation and refusal limits.Crafting Queue & StorageRead workstation queue states and distinguish station output, carried inventory and NPC supply chests.

Keep the essentials close

One field index.
Specific answers.

Search medicine effects, early shelter costs, equipment and settlement rules. The index records 16 entries; the full game total is not yet known.

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25 HP / 4 sBandage · 2 Cloth · stops bleeding

10 Wood + 15 StoneBonfire · fallback respawn point

T / gamepad YTake All from workstation storage

This guide covers the announced Early Access changes and earlier official devlogs. The Demo closed on October 27. We have not played the unreleased EA build. About this guide →