Survival Machine

Third-person survival adventure about building and defending a moving fortress

Grape Pickers · Published by Games Operators, PlayWay S.A. · Released Jun 12, 2026

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 70% of 808
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 2; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 month ago; Aug 21, 2026

Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Survival Machine?

In this third-person survival adventure, you travel through zombie-infested biomes aboard a mobile base, alone or with up to three friends. In a partly randomized sandbox, you gather fuel and blueprints, tackle jumping puzzles and combat arenas, craft equipment, and build defenses against zombie attacks.

For you if...

+you like building a mobile base with friends
+you enjoy exploring biomes for resources and blueprints

Not for you if...

−you dislike gathering materials to craft upgrades
−you prefer exploration without jumping puzzles

What players say

70% of 808 reviews are positive

Players praise the moving-base concept and co-op play. They complain that crafting becomes repetitive and zombie assaults lack challenge. Recent players also report crashes and stuttering, and criticize the abrupt ending.

Screenshots and trailer

Survival Machine system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 (2.7 GHz 4 Core) / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X (3.5 GHz 4 Core) or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (req. 6GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (req. 6GB VRAM) / Intel ARC A380
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 15 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel i7-8700 (3.7 GHz 6 Core) / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (3.7 GHz 8 Core) or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super (req. 6GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (req. 6GB VRAM) / Intel ARC A770
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 15 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 57
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Swedish, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.