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
- Mixed
- 66% of 720
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 4
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 months ago
- Aug 21, 2026
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
66% of 720 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.
How many players finish Survival Machine?
1.2% of Steam players have unlocked «Void Witness», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Survival Machine system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 16 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Survival Machine?
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- 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
Recommended
- 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
Does Survival Machine have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Survival Machine run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 57
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- 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.
Does Survival Machine use AI-generated content?
Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:
- Some achievement icons were created with the help of AI tools - Some localizations were AI-assisted and reviewed by native speakers
The statement mentions: ArtText & translations
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Strategy
- Tower Defense
- Base Building
- Online Co-Op
- Zombies
- Resource Management
- Crafting
- Combat
- Exploration
- Third Person
- Action
- Parkour
- Hack and Slash
- PvE
- Survival
- Building
Recent updates
- Aug 21, 2026 · Patch 1.6 - Game Modes Update & Bugfix
- Jun 30, 2026 · Hotfix 1.5 - Mission Fixes, Structure Loss & Skin Issue Resolution
- Jun 18, 2026 · Hotfix 1.4 – Achievement & Building Fixes
- Jun 16, 2026 · Hotfix 1.3 – Zombieburg, FOV, Achievements & Loading Fixes
- Jun 15, 2026 · Hotfix 1.2 - Co-op, Alpine Biome & Quest Fixes
1 DLC available.