The Black Death

The Black Death is a multiplayer survival game set in a plague-ravaged version of 14th-century Europe. You search for scarce resources such as food, learn crafting techniques and defend yourself from bandits while trying to avoid the plague. Servers support up to 50 players, who can work together to survive and rebuild society or take resources from others by force.

A land under plague

The plague spreads across towns and the countryside through a world event system. You can avoid affected areas or try to combat the disease and stop its spread. Staying in a plague area too long or coming into contact with a plague victim will eventually cause you to succumb.

The open world covers 8 km² of 14th-century Western Europe, with castles, bandit camps, busy ports and abandoned mines. Hundreds of NPCs live in a world with a day-and-night cycle; you can trade with merchants, hunt animals, talk to townsfolk and fight bandits.

Professions and homesteads

You can follow different medieval professions, including working as a Blacksmith to craft armor, a Peasant to tame animals and farm, or a Bandit who tricks other players with counterfeit goods. Skills from different professions help you survive.

You can build a homestead alone or with friends, develop your building skills and expand a shack into an estate. Buy deeds to houses, upgrade them and hire staff to work on your estate. An estate can include a research lab where you conduct experiments and seek a cure for the plague. You can also investigate the disease through physical examinations and autopsies of infected animals and humans.

Items and crafting

The game contains over 300 items, including more than 40 weapon and armor pieces that you can craft using medieval tools and utilities.