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THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival

Explore a dangerous open world, loot abandoned places, build your shelter, produce food, and manage your resources. Survive alone or in co-op against zombies, hostile humans, and the growing dangers that come with the fog.

Release date
October 22, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Developer
MAY19 STUDIO
Publisher
MAY19 STUDIO
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★ 2.3/10Steam · 614 ratings
SteamLast checked October 31, 2026

Most helpful8

Not recommended
The Dead We Knew: I Really Wanted to Love This Game. The Game Had Other Plans. Not Recommended (For Now) I bought The Dead We…
Not recommended
Just another survival game made with basic assets and full of bugs. Nothing special, nothing new. It feels like another low-effort attempt. Disappointing, just like…
Not recommended
## Not Recommended — For Now, This One Needs More Time I do have a video for this, but it is mainly playthrough, not a…
Not recommended
I understand this is Early Access, but The Dead We Knew is extremely janky and feels poorly thought out. The crafting system feels like a…
Not recommended
given up for now as after saving sometimes with re loading items dissapear/replaced with items i never planted like tomatoes turning into onions/unable to make…
Not recommended
early access is one thing but to be this bad for $20 is crazy. combat is bad, mechanics meh, cant jump on objects to escape…
Recommended
While I was waiting on this game to download I sat and read some reviews. They are overwhelmingly negative, but it seems that a decent…
Not recommended
Fundamental mechanics don't work, which makes the game unplayable.

Most recent8

Not recommended
Gave it a shot despite the negative reviews. Can't even open the map. Seriously? Refunded.
Not recommended
has the potential to be a good game currently very lacking tells you like 3 things in the introduction then nothing else Very limited Crafting…
Recommended
I'm a survival game fan and play a lot of early access titles. This is probably the 'earliest' access release I've played, it's pretty rough…
Recommended
Very fun and The game has a lot of potential, definitely needs to fix the bugs. -flash light shuts off and won't turn off after…
Not recommended
Despite all the negative comments I wanted to give this game a try. I have 3.3 hours on record and I've completed it, the whole…
Not recommended
This game is pretty much Grounded 2 but with zombies and only 1 mission. Yes, 1! you can literally finish the game within mere hours…
Not recommended
i personally enjoy the idea of the game and i understand its early development i have tried several times to get into this game my…

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