Zeverland news: the official timeline
Every official Zeverland statement in one place, newest first — Fireside Chats, playtests, roadmap pivots. Dated, sourced, and updated within 48 hours of anything official.
Last verified: October 26, 2026 · Primary source: the Steam news hub.
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Fireside Chat #03: public demo officially planned for Q1 2027 — exact timing may shift; official + private servers reaffirmed. Community FAQ answered, new content teased.
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Gamescom 2026: playable booth build shown to press; wishlists reported at 370,000+.
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Fireside Chat #02: buy-to-play direction reaffirmed; the team enters a "heads-down" long development cycle; third test undated.
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300,000 wishlists. Roadmap: pivot to buy-to-play co-op PvE; solo mode + self-hosted servers; vehicle mobile-home modules; power, farming, fishing; PvE protection rules; larger maps.
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Second playtest (no NDA, ~8,000 players per official recap). Studio later apologized for the build state and published a thank-you recap.
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Test 2 sign-up window on Steam (Jun 12–18); keys out Jun 22–24.
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First playtest — closed pre-alpha tech test under NDA, saves wiped afterwards. Wishlists pass 100,000.
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Zeverland announced — open-world zombie survival with a deceptively cute art style, initially pitched as a persistent online world.
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One row per official event, no aggregation spam — when the studio posts anything new on Steam, X or its community channels, it lands here within 48 hours with the date and a one-line summary. Rumors stay off this page; the release date and demo trackers carry the forward-looking state.