Meet DMZ: Nuclear Survival, a brand new PVE and aggressive PVP multiplayer open-world survival crafting sport set in a post-apocalyptic world after a nuclear conflict. It is coming “quickly” in early entry in order that the “brand-new, bold, and extremely versatile” sport can develop alongside its neighborhood.
It is thought the sport – which hasn’t indicated a worth, however has a minimum of confirmed it will not be free-to-play – might be in early entry for the inaugural 12 months, though that “relies upon upon growth progress and participant suggestions”. You may test it out within the teaser under, which debuted at Indie Stay Expo 2025 earlier in the present day:
Developed by a two-person group in Saitama, Japan, DMZ is the debut title from newly shaped studio Wild Canine. It takes place on the supercontinent “Pangaea, a “huge, procedurally generated” setting that includes a wide range of biomes, together with forests, wastelands, deserts, and snowfields. The sport’s lore suggests it was shaped by tectonic shifts attributable to the conflict, the place “intense battles for survival” unfolded. Gamers can excavate historical ruins scattered throughout the land – comparable to pyramids, Terracotta warriors, and Roman temples – and analysis relics, craft objects, and “even resurrect highly effective troopers from historical genes to revive a fallen civilization and battle for survival”.
You may additionally get to seize NPCs and produce them again to base to develop into companions, every one with a specialty which will come in useful. Non-human recruits like Bears, wolves, and, er, ostriches are additionally obtainable. Gamers may arrange store on devoted servers to “play with over 100 gamers”, though offline single-player mode can also be obtainable.
The duo hope the ultimate model will introduce new biomes and places, “improve soldier and NPC growth options, enhance PvE and PvP mechanics, add craftable applied sciences, and implement server updates that permit extra gamers to take part concurrently”.
For extra, head on over to its Steam web page, which informs me there will be in-app purchases and full controller help.
