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7 Days to Die

7 Days to Die cover art
Developer
The Fun Pimps
Publisher
The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Released
Jul 25, 2024
Steam reviews
87% of players recommend it, from 401,723 reviews — Steam calls that “Very Positive”
Tags
ActionAdventureIndie
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On Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

Native LinuxDeck VerifiedSteam Machine: VerifiedSteamOS Compatible

Ships a native Linux build on Steam — no Proton needed. Valve rates it Deck Verified. Easy Anti-Cheat supports Linux.

Valve rates it Verified on Steam Machine. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

HOW LONG WILL YOU SURVIVE?

With over 20 million copies sold, 7 Days has defined the survival genre, with unrivaled crafting and world-building content. Set in a brutally unforgiving post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead, 7 Days is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. It presents combat, crafting, looting, mining, exploration, and character growth, in a way that has seen a rapturous response from fans worldwide. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

GAME FEATURES

  • Explore - Huge, unique and rich environments, offering the freedom to play the game any way you want, featuring 5 unique biomes and worlds up to 100 square kilometers in size.
  • Craft – Handcraft and repair weapons, clothes, armor, tools, vehicles, and more with over 500 recipes. Learn more powerful recipes by finding schematics.
  • Build – Design your fort to include traps, electric power, auto turrets, automated doors, gadgets and defensive positions to survive the undead in a fully destructible and moldable world.
  • Cooperate or Compete – Work together to build settlements or against each other raiding other player’s bases, it’s really up to you in a wasteland where zombies and outlaws rule the land.
  • Create – Unleash your creativity with access to over 800 in-game items, and over 1,300 unique building blocks and a painting system that offers infinite possibilities.
  • Improve – Increase your skills with a multitude of perks under 5 main attributes. Gain additional skills by reading over 100 books. 7 Days to Die is the only true survival RPG.
  • Choose – Play the campaign world, or dive back in a randomly-generated world with cities, towns, lakes, mountains, valleys, roads, caves and over 700 unique locations.
  • Combat – Encounter nearly 60 unique zombie archetypes including special infected with unique behaviors and attacks progressing in difficulty to provide an infinite challenge.
  • Survive – Experience real hardcore survival mechanics with nearly 50 buffs, boosts and ailments that will impact the gameplay in ways that can both challenge and aid in your survival.
  • Destroy – Buildings and terrain formations can collapse under their own weight from structural damage or poor building design with real structural stability.
  • Loot – Scavenge the world for the best weapons, tools, and armor with 6 quality ranges providing thousands of permutations. Augment items with a multitude of mods.
  • Quest – Meet several Trader NPCs who buy and sell goods and offer quest jobs for rewards. Enjoy many unique quest types supported by over 700 locations.
  • Customize – Create your own character and customize your character further in-game with a huge selection of clothing and armor you can craft or loot in the world.
  • Drive – Enjoy the badass vehicle system where you find all the parts, learn the recipes, craft and customize your own bicycle, minibike, motorcycle, 4x4 or gyrocopters and ride with friends.
  • Farm or Hunt – Plant and grow gardens for sustainable resources or head out into the wilderness and hunt over a dozen unique wild animals.

System requirements

As Steam lists them.

Windows

Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 10 or higher (64-bit)
Processor
2.8 Ghz Quad Core CPU
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
2 GB Dedicated Memory
DirectX
Version 11
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
15 GB available space
Sound Card
Sound Card: DirectX® Compatible
Additional Notes
Running a Dedicated Server and Client on the same computer will double ram requirements. Also future releases may require more hard drive space.

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 10 or higher (64-bit)
Processor
3.2 Ghz Quad Core CPU or faster
Memory
12 GB RAM
Graphics
4 GB Dedicated Memory
DirectX
Version 11
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
15 GB available space
Sound Card
Sound Card: DirectX® Compatible
Additional Notes
Running a Dedicated Server and Client on the same computer will double ram requirements. Also future releases may require more hard drive space.
macOS

Minimum

OS
10.13
Processor
2.8 Ghz Quad Core CPU
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
2 GB Dedicated Memory
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
15 GB available space
Additional Notes
Running the Dedicated Server and Client on the same computer will double ram requirements. Also future releases may require more hard drive space.

Recommended

OS
10.13
Processor
3.2 Ghz Quad Core CPU or faster
Memory
12 GB RAM
Graphics
4 GB Dedicated Memory
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
15 GB available space
Additional Notes
Running the Dedicated Server and Client on the same computer will double ram requirements. Also future releases may require more hard drive space.
SteamOS + Linux

Minimum

OS
Ubuntu 16.04 (64-bit)
Processor
2.8 Ghz Quad Core CPU
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
2 GB Dedicated Memory
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
15 GB available space
Additional Notes
Running the Dedicated Server and Client on the same computer will double ram requirements. Also future releases may require more hard drive space.

Recommended

OS
Ubuntu 18.04 (64-bit)
Processor
3.2 Ghz Quad Core CPU or faster
Memory
12 GB RAM
Graphics
4 GB Dedicated Memory
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
15 GB available space
Additional Notes
Running the Dedicated Server and Client on the same computer will double ram requirements. Also future releases may require more hard drive space.

Downloadable content

Steam lists 12 items of downloadable content for this game.

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