Heat Death: Survival Train
Survival crafting in a frozen world aboard a custom-built train
Mass Game Devs · Published by LightOnDevs · Released Dec 12, 2024 · Early Access
ActionAdventureIndieSimulationEarly Access
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 727
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 11 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 7
- peak 24h 11
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 weeks ago
- Aug 31, 2026
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Heat Death: Survival Train?
In this early-access, single-player survival crafting game, you build a train that serves as shelter, transport, and defense in a frozen world. You gather supplies, manage food and power, weather storms, and fight hostile drones while searching for clues to humanity's fate.
For you if...
- +you enjoy customizing a train rather than a fixed base
- +you like finding story clues while scavenging for supplies
- +you prefer methodical solo survival to fast combat
Not for you if...
- −you want to play cooperatively with friends
- −you dislike managing scarce food, warmth, and power
What players say
78% of 727 reviews are positive · 81% of 11 in the last 30 days
Players praise building and driving the train and uncovering story clues while exploring. Many say the current early-access content runs out quickly; others report resource shortages, progression blockers, and bugs that interrupt play.
Screenshots and trailer
Heat Death: Survival Train system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon RX 570 with 4 GB of VRam
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11 21H2
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Tags
- Early Access
- Open World Survival Craft
- Crafting
- Survival
- Post-apocalyptic
- Base Building
- Building
- Adventure
- Exploration
- Lore-Rich
- Trains
- Open World
- Futuristic
- Sandbox
- Atmospheric
- Transhumanism
Recent updates
- Aug 31, 2026 · Public update v0.4.2.e
- Aug 25, 2026 · Open Beta v0.4.2.e
- Jul 23, 2026 · Update v0.4.1.d is public!
- Jul 18, 2026 · Open Beta v0.4.1.d
- Jun 23, 2026 · Update v0.4.0.b is now live! + Summer sale discount!
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