Survive the Nights is a unique FPS survival game focusing on teamwork, fortification, creativity and strategy. Secure a structure or roam free, the choice is yours. Survive the Nights focuses on realistic survival, post zombie infestation. The game takes advantage of day and night cycles. Preparing during daylight hours when moving around the world is less risky. Make use of existing structures instead of building them. Play as a team to better your chances to survive each night.

Use the day time hours to roam the island, find loot and prepare for the night to come. Fortify structures, set traps, start fires, get meals and bandages ready. When the night falls, you will not want to venture too far from a secure structure.

Here's some of what Survive the Nights has to offer in its first public alpha build. Please remember, we’re dedicated to listening to the players. If you have any suggestions, share them our discord. and steam community hub. We’re listening!

The dead are a real threat and will kill an unprepared player quickly.

Zombie behavior is not the same around the clock. You'll find zombies during the day slower, more docile and lurking in the shadows. They will attack but for the most part need some provoking.

Night zombies on the other hand are far more aggressive. They can see further, they're faster, more agile and spawn in greater numbers. They will actively hunt the player so always be on the lookout.

Structures are all exciting as there’s no “base building”. You can take control of an already existing structure, fortify and hunker down.

Every door can be padlocked
Plank over windows on the interior and exterior
Power structures to provide much needed light
Set traps outside/inside doors and windows
Select and secure fixed containers with locks

Realistic food and drink intake is a big part of the game. You don't need to eat too frequently so eating and drinking feels like a smooth mechanic and less like a burden. Eating and maintaining a proper diet can even result in character buffs.

Realistic calorie consumption
Realistic hydration system
Only eat what you need for a day
Eat more and build your calorie, stamina and overall health stats
Consume cooked foods to lower your chance of sickness
Hunt game for larger meals

Getting around an island the size of this one isn’t easy on foot.

Realistic fuel consumption
Realistic part system
Vehicles support more than one passenger
Vehicles can power structures

Powering a structure can provide light to make night time activities easier. Some structures also require electricity to power interior and exterior doors.

Power an electric meter with a generator
Power a set radius with a generator in the wild
Supply a structure or area with electricity
Power lights
Crafted electrical items like work lamps
Power gas pumps to retrieve fuel

Simplified text based inventory and crafting allows us to greatly expand on in game items and crafting possibilities without the graphical overhead.

Simplified crafting system
Combine common items to create other useful loot
Create tools like axes, hammers and hatchets by combining crafted handles and found tool heads
Craft canteens to store and purify water
Combine food items with canteens to create meals that are ready to cook
Easy to navigate an search for recipes
Search based on recipe or ingredient
Use large and small workbenches to craft items both large and small

The placement system allows for players to move any crafted or found physical game drop as they see fit. Placement will allow for players to make a structure feel more like their own.

Manipulate any loot drop
Placement directly from the inventory
Place and store goods on counters, shelves or tables
Organize your safe house

Our mental health system is being developed to discourage "Kill On Sight" mentality. The zombies are a real threat and you’ll better your chances of surviving with friends and not killing every stranger that comes walking by. PVP is still a factor as it should be and there are means to correct a negative mental state.

Kill players repeatedly and pay the price
Eat raw or rancid foods and lower your mental state
Eat warm meals or fresh foods to raise your mental state
Extreme lows in the mental health stat will result in death

Our weather system is dynamic including all four seasons along with seasonal vegetation and foliage.

Dynamic lighting
Dynamic seasons
Day and night cycles
Realistic star and moon positions
Random weather events such as rainstorms and snowstorms
Mist and fog system

Large hand designed world
Woodlands
Campgrounds
Starting Camps
Shipping container camps
Farmland
Cabins
Meadows
Rivers
Large road system
100’s of fortifiable structures

There’s a big difference between day and night, remembering that may be key to your survival. Day and night cycles make for dynamic gameplay. Zombies are scarce and far more docile during daylight hours. Nightfall brings out dead so it’s best to be indoors by then. Traveling at night is not advised. Using a firearm in a town at night would draw hordes. It’s best to stick indoors unless you have a large group of friends.Day Cycle

Fell trees
Craft planks
Hunting and trapping
Gather loot and food
Fortify a structure
Secure doors and containers with locks
Fuel generators and prepare power systems
Light a fire to keep your health up
Craft bandages and prepare for the night

Night Cycle

Team up with friends
Hunker down in your secured structure
Avoid firearms use melee
Remain as quiet as possible
Start generators and power structures
Set structure traps
Cook meals indoors on wood stoves
Try to survive the night

Server based leader boards allow you to see who has survived the longest on the server. Each player will also have personal stats seen via the main menu. The game also tracks global stats, seen on our website/forum and discord server.

Something we’re including right from the first alpha build is steam achievements. How many nights will you survive? Just like all of our features we’ll gather ideas for Steam Achievements from the community. We’ll expand greatly on achievements but you’ll have many to earn in early access such as nights survived, trees felled, times killed, zombies killed etc.

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