VEIN
Open-world zombie survival sandbox with changing seasons and persistent world events
Ramjet Studios · Released Oct 24, 2025 · Early Access
As of Oct 28, 2026: Reviews trending down: 75% positive in the last 30 days vs 86% overall
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 12K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 75% of 560 in 30 days
- Players
- 546
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 1 week ago
- Oct 15, 2026
What is VEIN?
VEIN is an Early Access survival sandbox set after a near-future zombie apocalypse. You search abandoned buildings for supplies, fight zombies and bandits, and build safehouses. Hunting, fishing, farming, and maintaining cars and trucks support longer-term survival when scavenged food runs out.
For you if...
- +you want solo survival or a shared world with friends
- +you like customizing character stats and adjusting survival settings
Not for you if...
- −you want constant combat rather than scavenging and base upkeep
What players say
86% of 12,404 reviews are positive · 75% of 560 in the last 30 days
Players praise the depth of crafting and the functional everyday objects. A recent longtime player reports bugs and glitches, while another reviewer criticizes weak zombie AI and how easily a locked house provides safety.
Screenshots and trailer
VEIN system requirements
Minimum: RTX 2060, 12 GB RAM, 60 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run VEIN?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Graphics
- NVIDIA RTX 2060 or equivalent
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Storage
- 60 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Graphics
- NVIDIA RTX 3080 or equivalent
- Memory
- 24 GB RAM
- Storage
- 100 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Does VEIN have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does VEIN run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: German, Japanese, Russian, French, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian.
Does VEIN use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Early Access
- Survival
- Open World
- Zombies
- Base Building
- Multiplayer
- Post-apocalyptic
- Co-op
- Exploration
- Crafting
- Sandbox
- RPG
- Simulation
- Survival Horror
- Action
- Immersive Sim
Recent updates
- Oct 15, 2026 · VEIN 0.025 Hotfix 3
- Oct 4, 2026 · VEIN 0.025 Hotfix 2
- Sep 28, 2026 · VEIN 0.025 Hotfix 1
- Aug 31, 2026 · VEIN 0.024 Hotfix 7
- Jul 28, 2026 · VEIN 0.024 Hotfix 6
1 DLC available.
