Survive the Nights

Survive the Nights is a hardcore open-world survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. You scavenge, craft, hunt and fortify by day, then try to survive the infected at night. You can play solo or with friends, relying on preparation, strong defenses and cooperation.

Day and night

By day, zombies roam slowly. At night, they become more aggressive and alert, gathering into large hordes drawn by player activity. Their threat comes from their numbers rather than individual strength, and the nights grow larger and more dangerous the longer you survive.

Daytime tasks include gathering resources, felling trees, crafting planks, hunting and trapping, collecting loot and food, and fortifying a structure. You can lock doors and containers, fuel generators, prepare power systems, light fires, craft bandages and gather equipment. At night, you can shelter with friends in a secured structure, use melee weapons to stay quiet, activate generators and traps, power the building and cook indoors on a wood stove.

Bases and vehicles

You can fortify structures and vehicles by covering windows and reinforcing them. Make a hideout your own with pegboards, player storage and blueprints, and place items physically in the world. Traps can help defend against zombies or raiders. Electricity can provide light for nighttime activities, and some structures need power to operate their interior and exterior doors.

Vehicles can be repaired using engine and wheel parts, and their trunks and truck beds provide storage. You can also use a vehicle as a mobile home, where you can cook, sleep and store items.

Food and survival

Cook over an open fire or on a stove to manage your calorie and hydration needs. Maintaining your vitals increases your strength and carrying capacity over time. You can hunt larger animals, and when food stores run low, farm crops indoors under lights or outdoors during warmer months to produce food that lasts through winter.

Exploration and conditions

Explore points of interest for valuable loot specific to each location. Dynamic weather includes all four seasons, with seasonal vegetation and foliage.

Scenarios and multiplayer

Hundreds of scenarios let you choose the conditions for your survival experience. The mental health system discourages killing other players on sight and promotes alliances against the zombie threat. Player-versus-player combat remains possible, and you have ways to improve a negative mental state.

You can host a game using Steam relays without port forwarding: choose your settings and start playing. The game also supports solo play.

Weapons, mods and achievements

Weapon attachments let you customize guns to suit your play style. The game supports Steam Workshop mods across all areas, which you can browse and install in-game. It also includes almost 100 Steam achievements.