- Update 21.4 Alpha - 5 June 2026
The watering and fertilizing system for beds has been significantly improved. Now, bed drying occurs only over time and is not reset after harvesting any plant. Watering and fertilizing can be done independently. You can water and fertilize beds with a single resource or apply the maximum amount at once. There is no longer a need to fertilize the entire large bed before planting; this can be done gradually by adding the necessary amount of fertilizer for the planned number of plants. However, the entire bed still needs to be watered at once with the required amount of water to enable planting. Three very simple recipes have been added to simplify survival in the early stage of the game. CHANGELOG Improvements Added 3 very simple recipes to ease survival in the early stages of the game. Improved watering and fertilizing system for garden beds. Disabled ladder destruction in the swamp loc…
- Update 21.3 Alpha - 20 May 2026
Hey, engineers! This is the last update for version 21 of the game, unless a critical bug pops up of course. In this update, I decided to improve the water filtration, since clean water acquisition had been quite difficult, especially in the early stages of the game. Now water is filtered in a primitive construction with a plastic tank, which is crafted from the train construction menu under "miscellaneous". This is the first workstation created in the train construction menu and it is installed on walls. For filtration, coal, sand, and cloth are still required, but the amount of produced water has been increased. Before this update, there were 3 locations where the player could not gather sand, limiting water filtration opportunities unless the player stocked up. Sand heaps leftover from construction have been added to 2 of those 3 locations. Due to frequent complaints about the robot'…
- Update 21.2 Alpha - 11 May 2026
CHANGELOG Improvements Production time for the repair kit reduced from 3 minutes to 1 minute. Fixed Issues Fixed a bug where workbenches outside the train did not save production progress when saving the game. https://i.imgur.com/F2NAUhb.png
- Update 21.1 Alpha - 9 May 2026
CHANGELOG Fixed Issues Fixed a bug that prevented switching tracks and caused save loading at railroad junctions to collapse the entire train into the locomotive. https://i.imgur.com/F2NAUhb.png
- Update 21.0 Alpha - 9 May 2026
Hey, engineers! I’m happy to announce the release of the update dedicated to farming and cooking. But I must mention that behind these two themes lies a multitude of new mechanics, both big and small improvements. Well, let’s begin describing all the details of the update. At this stage, the game introduces the ability to grow 12 different plants, including vegetables, grains, lettuce, and mushrooms. All plants are grown by planting seeds. Seeds can only be found on shelves in local stores. A new elongated planter box for growing plants has been introduced into the game. The box names have been changed according to their dimensions. Information about the number of planting spots is added for better clarity before crafting a box. Now, to plant crops, you need to care for the soil in the farming boxes. Before the first planting, watering and fertilizing the soil with a certain amount of d…
- Open beta test of update 21.7 - 4 May 2026
CHANGELOG Improvements More loot wealth categories added in the game difficulty selection menu. A "Continue Game" button added to the start menu, which loads the last manual save; if none exists, it loads the last autosave. Fixed food consumption bug. Improved fonts for the in-game tablet. Mouse wheel works only when the cursor is over the tablet area. Bug Fixes Fixed bug blocking flower gathering due to overload. Fixed collecting all loot using the F key. Added button clicks in controller and mouse-keyboard settings menus. Fixed fuel collection from gas stations. https://i.imgur.com/F2NAUhb.png
- Open beta test of update 21.6 - 2 May 2026
CHANGELOG Improvements Growth of all plants reduced by 25%. Increased amount of provisions found in the barracks at the starting location. Chance to find rot on store shelves reduced by 25%. Revolver no longer loses bullets during premature reload. Important warning texts refined and localization implemented. Model sizes of bow and tomatoes reduced. Added information about box storage capacity in the train construction menu. Clarified the use of the Q key in the mouse-keyboard control menu. Max sleep duration setting increased from 12 to 24 hours. Capacity of all remaining train inventories from the previous update increased. Bug Fixes Fixed bug causing wooden workbench to spawn under locomotive’s workbench. Fixed bug causing complete music shutdown after pausing the game. Fixed double activation of sleep and chest opening in the bed with storage for controller users. Fixed inventory op…
- Open beta test of update 21.5 - 29 April 2026
CHANGELOG Improvements Added effects for mill operation. More characteristics are displayed for weapons. Improvement of characteristics is also shown when using modifiers. All train cabinet weights are displayed in the workstation info window. Information about available planting spots is shown for plant boxes. Menu adjustment range increased from 10% to 100%, with step reduced to 1%. Color names are added in fields when hovering the crosshair over them. A pause feature is added for all game sound effects except buttons. Capacity of all cabinets doubled. Time to produce fertilizer reduced by 50%. Chance to find brass doubled. Bug Fixes Fixed a bug causing increased debuff duration on game load. https://i.imgur.com/F2NAUhb.png
- Open beta test of update 21.0 - 26 April 2026
Hey, drivers! I'm pleased to announce the start of testing for version 21 of the game. This update focuses on advanced farming. Since players will now be able to craft a large variety of dishes, a system has been implemented for a gradual reduction in provisions found while moving from one location to another. This solution will create a real necessity for farming and cooking. The main goal of the testing is to evaluate the balance of ingredients received for cooking alongside a simultaneous decrease in food supplies that players can find during looting of locations. All current innovations are detailed below. CHANGELOG Improvements Advanced farming system implemented. Walls and other interior elements now have shadowing effects that impact plant growth. Added a new larger farm storage box. Rainwater tank now allows filling with dirty water from plastic bottles for irrigation. Farm stor…
- Day of Toilet Zombie Heads. - 1 April 2026
Hello, engineers! Yes, this is a repeat of last year's event. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to coordinate events alongside developing the next update yet. Nevertheless, the game has gained many new players over the year, and it will be useful for them to participate in this important event. Therefore, I announce this one-day but very important event: Toilet Zombie Head Day. Destroy 30 toilet zombie heads and receive an incredible, useful, and rare item that can be crafted at one of the workbenches. The event will start at 12 am in your time zone. https://i.imgur.com/F2NAUhb.png
- Update 20.5 Alpha - 13 March 2026
Hey, engineers! I wasn’t planning to release any more updates dedicated to version 20, but a player reported a critical bug that required an urgent fix. Since I was already working on update 21 at the time of the bug report, some features had already been implemented in the game. This change concerns gathering sand and soil. Now, you only need to dig sand or soil in any location as long as these resources are simply beneath the player’s feet. Sand piles have been completely removed from the game. Soil is currently necessary for creating farmer’s boxes. CHANGELOG Improvements The sand gathering system has been changed. Now sand can be dug anywhere on the map where sand is present. The ability to gather soil has been added. Soil can also be gathered anywhere where there is soil beneath the player’s feet. Soil is now required for creating farming boxes. Fixed Bugs Fixed a bug where the bri…
- Update 20.4 Alpha - 7 March 2026
CHANGELOG Improvements Added the ability to change the clock activation button in the keyboard and mouse settings menu. Implemented a special sound when installing electrical wiring. Numerous minor interface improvements. Fixed Bugs Fixed a bug where individual control settings were not saved. Fixed a bug where the robot could be placed not only on surfaces but also when looking at the sky, causing the robot to be lost. Fixed another cause of infinite loading cursor rotation. https://i.imgur.com/F2NAUhb.png
- Update 20.3 Alpha - 2 March 2026
CHANGELOG Improvements Improved controller button settings in the construction section. Fixed Bugs Fixed a bug where double-clicking robot control elements caused the game to crash. Fixed the name of the keyboard and mouse settings menu. Fixed a bug where the attack button was blocked after opening external inventories. Disabled closing the inventory if the robot menu is open and its behavior is being changed. Fixed a bug where item repair did not work on the keyboard. Moved the repair button from the D-pad left to RT, as it previously closed the inventory instead of repairing the item. Fixed a bug where freely placeable wall elements could not be placed with the controller. https://i.imgur.com/F2NAUhb.png
- Update 20.2 Alpha - 2 March 2026
CHANGELOG Improvements Mouse and keyboard settings menu implemented in the same style as the controller settings menu. Key settings divided into categories, allowing more freedom to customize controls. Controller settings changed to a more classic version, familiar to players. Optional auto-reload implemented for weapons when ammo runs out. Can be disabled in difficulty settings. On starting a new game, the start menu is completely disabled to fix the bug where the difficulty selection menu was inactive for controllers. For controllers, auto-highlighting of buttons in menus or items in any crafting list upon opening (previously, highlighting only triggered by the first controller click). Fully adapted controller support for the gramophone player. Gramophone interface now opens on the right side of the screen so players can see the records change, clarifying the long pause between melodi…
- Update 20.1 Alpha - 21 February 2026
CHANGELOG Improvements Improved interaction with the virtual keyboard. Now holding keys such as Caps Lock or Tab is indicated by a green dot. Fixed Bugs Fixed a bug where selecting low graphics settings would activate high settings. https://i.imgur.com/F2NAUhb.png
- Update 20.0 Alpha - 19 February 2026
Hey, engineers! I’m excited to present update 20 dedicated to controller support. Initially, I thought it would be simple — just plug in and play, a 20-minute adventure. But the old control system turned out to be completely unsuitable for adaptation, so I had to redo it entirely. Since I had no experience playing 3D action and survival games with a controller, I started studying the configs of the most popular games in this genre — and how wrong I was about the simplicity of the setup. But I won’t bore you with details. In the end, a lot of work was done, and the controls were carefully refined to provide players with the best possible experience playing with controllers. Still, I’m sure we’ll improve some aspects after the official release when many players share their experiences and suggest better solutions for various control issues. Here are more details about this update. Current…
- Open Test of Game Version 20 - 15 February 2026
CHANGELOG Zombie Wiki has been adapted for controller controls. Fixed a bug with weapon tilt when the player is crouched. Fixed the system for saving new button settings. Added the ability to press important buttons via the start button on the controller for quick activation of frequently used buttons. For example, the crafting button, save and load the game, and start a new game from the difficulty settings menu. These buttons are marked with the corresponding icon. Added a hint that many menus and inventories can be closed with the B button on the controller. Added a start button to the controller settings menu. https://i.imgur.com/F2NAUhb.png
- Open Test of Game Version 20 - 10 February 2026
Delete the following files from your game's saves folder: Bindings.hotkeys SettingsController.json CHANGELOG Fixed the button binding sequence in the controller setup menu. Fixed a bug where after firing a bow, the camera would slow down as if aiming. Fixed an arrow offset when the player crouched. Removed duplicate control button prompts in the character's inventory. When swinging a grenade, a prompt now appears in the lower left corner indicating two options for throwing the grenade. Fixed a bug where workbenches would not immediately be placed after the workbench plan was canceled before construction. Added more prompts when placing workbenches. Fixed exiting the game difficulty selection menu when starting a new game. Fixed the Y button icon color from black and white to yellow. Fixed grid snapping when placing furniture and workbenches on the train. Added prompts for switching betw…
- Open Test of Game Version 20 - 5 February 2026
CHANGELOG Added support for Xbox and PS controllers. Implemented a convenient controller settings menu. Added the maximum number of key/button prompts. Key/button prompts are interactive and display the current active controller. Adaptive control button prompts added to the inventory window. Expanded information panel in the crafting window. Added full localization for Traditional Chinese. For convenience, the localization menu is now part of the main menu, and flags have been added next to language names. The game language is automatically set based on the operating system at first launch. The optimal screen resolution is automatically set at first launch. https://i.imgur.com/F2NAUhb.png
- Open Test of Game Version 20 - 4 February 2026
Hey, train engineers! I’m excited to announce the start of the open testing phase for version 20 of the game. Since this update focuses primarily on controller support, the testing will be especially interesting for players who, for one reason or another, prefer to play using controllers. During the closed testing period, most bugs and issues were fixed, so I welcome player suggestions on how to further improve the player’s interaction with controllers. Players may still encounter rare bugs that have not yet been discovered, so please report them. However, players who prefer to play with mouse and keyboard should not overlook this update. Since the entire control system has been completely redesigned, errors and issues may also occur with these input devices, so please report those as well. You can report bugs in the comments of this post or by emailing the game at: [email protected]…
