What is Next Day: Survival?
In this open-world survival RPG, you explore a fictional Eastern European country partly covered in toxic fog. You gather resources, craft items, fight NPCs and other players, and build skills and reputation to join survivor factions and follow their quests. It has single-player and multiplayer modes.
For you if...
- +you like open-world survival built around gathering and crafting
- +you want faction quests alongside survival systems
Not for you if...
- −you prefer fixed paths over open-world exploration
- −you dislike gathering resources and managing your character's health
What players say
62% of 10,227 reviews are positive
Players praise the tense survival and open-world exploration. They complain about sparse or unavailable online play, bugs, unfinished systems, and a lack of updates.
Screenshots and trailer
Next Day: Survival system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64 bit only)
- Processor
- Intel i3 Dual-Core with Hyper-Threading (required)
- Graphics
- 1GB VRAM Shader Model 3.0 or higher
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64 bit only)
- Processor
- Intel i5 Quad Core or higher / AMD Phenom II X6 or higher
- Graphics
- 2GB VRAM Shader Model 3.0 or higher
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 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
- 35
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: Russian. Text only: English, French, German.
Tags
- Survival
- Open World
- Multiplayer
- Post-apocalyptic
- Crafting
- Shooter
- Co-op
- Action
- Singleplayer
- RPG
- PvP
- Atmospheric
- Sandbox
- Adventure
- PvE
- Third-Person Shooter
Recent updates
- Mar 7, 2023 · Fixes 1.3.2 (07/03/2023) :
- Mar 7, 2023 · Fixes 1.3.1 (03/07/2023)
- Mar 6, 2023 · Update v1.3.0 (03/06/2023)
- Jan 14, 2022 · FIXES [14.01.2022]
- Jan 2, 2022 · UPDATE [01/02/2022]
1 DLC available.
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