The Forest - Vancouver-based studio SKS Games releases a new scary trailer!

Game Type : First Person, Survival Horror
Developer : SKS Games
Game Info Quote : Enter a living, breathing forest with changing weather patterns, plants that grow and die. Tides that roll in and out with the day/night cycle. Below ground explore a vast network of caves and underground lakes. As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Systems : PC, Other?
Release : Late 2013

Eden Star - Destroy, build, protect in this survival-creation game (Kickstarter)

Game Type : Survival
Developer/Project By : Flix Interactive
Developer Quote : A sandbox survival-creation game like no other, with innovative physics based combat and an ultra interactive, destructible world.
Kickstarter Goal : £620,000
Game Info Quote : Eden Star is an immersive first-person, survival-creation game; blending unique physics-based combat, destructible environments, freeform construction, resource management and completely dynamic, freerunning navigation. Excavate resources from the world of Pharus 7 in order to fund the expansion and development of unique and powerful technologies as you create, destroy and manipulate the world around you.
Release : June 2015
Systems : PC, Other(?)

Raindrop - Surreal, environment driven, survival game by Raindrop Studios (Kickstarter)

Game Type : Survival
Developer/Project By : Raindrop Studios
Kickstarter Goal : $200,000
Game Info Quote : Revolving around a horror themed storyline, the chilling and breathtaking atmospheres will keep you inching around each corner while uncovering the hidden truth behind the complex and its inhabitants. Scavenge items to build objects in order to piece together complex puzzles, or dangerous death traps. Gather hints and schematics to unveil rewards and information. Survive both the haunting environment and your own battered sanity.
Release : July 2015
Systems : PC, Other(?)

Live Hard - Uninhabited island survival simulation game (Steam Greenlight)

Game Type : Adventure, Rpg, Simulation, Survival
Developer : DRAGOMIR
Developer Game Quote : Live Hard is an uninhabited island survival simulation game. The character finds himself in an uninhabited area without any connection to the outer space. You struggle for existence using all the means and resources you are able to make use of. Pelting tropical rains, droughts, endless winters, wild animals, exotic diseases and hunger. Get ready to the real hardcore survival!
Release : Q1 2014
Systems : PC, Mac

State of Decay - Zombie-survival open world game set for early access today!

Game Type : Third Person,Open World,Survival
Developer : Undead Labs
Developer Game Quote : The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world. You choose where to make your stand, designing and fortifying your home base, performing daring raids for food and ammunition, and rescuing other playable survivors with unique talents. The open, sandbox world develops in real-time, shaped by your actions, dynamically generating content based on your choices and the ever-increasing zombie threat.
Release : TBA (10:00 AM PDT/1 PM EDT/6 PM GMT Steam Early Access)
Systems : Xbox 360 / Xbox LIVE Arcade, PC

DayZ - Mod 1.8 Update RELEASED!

Game Type : Mod
Game/Mod Info : This is a game(mod) in which you play with lots of other players in a vast infected landscape, while trying to survive with friend or foe or against the deadly zombies themselves.
Patch Update : The latest update for DayZ has been released, this will add some brand new features from fishing to a brand new player UI (Eat, Drink, Blood Icons, Sound/Sight icons). There are plenty of other fixes and improvements and the biggest standout for most is the option to chose your area of spawn. Don't want to spawn in the wilderness, you don't have to. See change list for further details.
Release : DayZ 1.8

DayZero - Mod update : Dusk, Night & Dawn

Game Type : DayZ Mod
Trailer Quote : A quick cinematic showcase of the new, custom lightning system, the sky during the night and some of the new NATO camps spread across the map.
Game/Mod Info : DayZero is a new mod for DayZ, with an expanded new world, balanced weapons, new added features, fixed bugs, optimized performances and much more! This is a game(mod) in which you play with lots of other players in a vast infected landscape, while trying to survive with friend or foe or against the deadly zombies themselves.
Release : DayZero 1.1 soon, 1.0 available now

Project Zomboid - The best top down Zombie based sandbox now for Steam!

Game Type : Top Down Survival RPG
Developer : The Indie Stone
Developer Quote : The time has come! To make it clear, we are NOT currently available on Steam Early Access, however Desura customers of Project Zomboid are able to redeem Steam Keys. The version that's on Steam is effectively build 17, since the only build possible to use was one with Steam integration we couldn't upload the last Desura build, or forum test 16, So please don't consider this an official release.
Game Info Quote : Project Zomboid is an open-ended zombie-infested sandbox. It asks one simple question – how will you die? Whether surviving in Knox County free-roam or controlling Indie Stone mascot Baldspot in his quest to save his injured wife Kate – death is always a certainty. Quite how long you manage to put it off is another matter…
Release : NOW (Desura+Steam Key £4.99)
Systems : PC

Sunless Sea - Explore the underground ocean in your customised steamship! (Kickstarter)

Game Type : Adventure, Exploration, Survival
Developer/Project By : Failbetter Games
Kickstarter Goal : £60,000
Developer Quote : Explore a vast underground ocean in your customised steamship! A game in glorious 2D from the creators of Fallen London.
Game Info Quote : Trade in silk and souls. Battle sea-beasts, pirates, sentient coral. Explore a map that changes every time you play. Discover islands. Establish staging posts. Win fame as a navigator. Learn the stories of your crew: assist them, seduce them or consume them as you see fit. Sunless Sea is a game of exploration, survival and loneliness set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London. Take the helm of your customised steamship and set sail for the unknown! Light and darkness are your greatest allies, but a stout set of cannon and a gunnery officer with a grudge will come in useful too. And Sunless Sea is a game of stories; the dark pasts of your crew, the hidden coves of the soul-smugglers, the tentacled nemesis that you chased from Hunter’s Keep to the shores of the Elder Continent.Your choices will determine the events of every game.
Release : May 2014
Systems : PC, Mac

DayZero - Move over Epoch & Origins it's time for DayZero the DayZ Podagorsk Release (MOD)

Game Type : DayZ Mod
Developer Quote : Left to die in a country far from home, what are you prepared to do to survive? We've expanded the world. We've balanced every weapon. Added features. Fixed bugs. Optimized performance. Team up or play alone, experience DayZ the way it's supposed to be, This is DayZero.
Game/Mod Info : DayZero is a new mod for DayZ, A mod in which you play with lots of other players in a vast infected landscape, while trying to survive with friend or foe or against the deadly zombies themselves. I myself have been waiting for some time for this release, as it brings forth a brand new map and new features including : New weapons, new buildings, new vehicles, new skins, and much more!
Release : DayZero 1.0 Released

DayZ Standalone - Video/Info Gamescom Update!

Game Type : Fully Standalone Online Survival Zombie Apocalypse Game
Info : So far nearly everyone has heard of DayZ, the all time great online Zombie apocalypse mod by Mr Rocket. A mod in which you play with lots of other players in a vast infected landscape, while trying to survive with friend or foe or the deadly zombies themselves. But it's with great pleasure to show you all the latest and best footage and info so far from Gamescom, from the many different members that have visited the show!
Developer : Rocket Hall
Update : Gameplay Videos/Info

IndieRetroNews - The DayZ Race Part 2

Game Type : Online Survival Zombie Apocalypse Mod
Game Info : This is DayZ, the all time great online Zombie apocalypse mod by Mr Rocket. A mod in which you play with lots of other players in a vast infected landscape, while trying to survive with friend or foe or against the deadly zombies themselves.
Video Info : This is the second part of our IndieRetroNews on DayZ |GITS| video while racing! Enjoy the new intro look as well. Even us editors need to actually play games on occasion and an evening playing DayZ is just what the doctor ordered ;)

Frontier Town - Harvest Moon style RPG (IndieGoGo)

Game Type : Top Down RPG
Developer : Johnjoemcbob
IndieGoGo Goal : £500
Game Info Quote : Frontier Town is a top-down RPG with Harvest Moon style elements in which players can take on a multitude of roles within society. Set in the medieval era, players can do jobs such as farming to grow food for the populous, smithing to create new tools to equip the townsfolk, and building residences and workshops in order to encourage specialists to move in, or to sell to other players.
Systems : PC
Release : TBD

Nether - A new online survival game to take the throne from DayZ/WarZ?

Game Type : Online horror survival mmo
Developer : Phosphor Games
PC Gamer Info Quote : The multiplayer survival genre continues to grow. Add Nether to that category, a new open-world shooter in development by Chicago-based studio Phosphor Games. Revealed exclusively to PC Gamer, Nether will feature persistent online worlds where players are left to live their own stories, create alliances and secure safe houses to survive. But interestingly, it’s a post-apocalyptic world that won’t include zombies.
Release : TBA, Alpha stage. Sign-ups for early access, also expected in the fall, are open now.
Systems : PC, Other(?)

Infestation(WarZ) & Markee Dragon Interview with myself from IndieRetroNews and others!

Here's a little something that even I got involved in, Markee Dragon was having a google+ live interview with the developer of WarZ, Kewk! A number of points from myself was put forward at 08.45, 10.27, 13.23, 30.20, 33.00, 38.00, 40.38(ish) and 41.50. Namely to do with how to deal with clan situations, like team killing for example or how to deal with hackers and med cool down time. I did also put forward the idea for longer loot stay, in other words instead of everything dissapearing in 10mins it would be 30 or more. Anyway, check out the video and the ideas other members have put forward, it's worth a watch.

DayZ on |GITS| The falling Man!

Had a bit of fun on DayZ last night with Dlknight, Neil79 and Gabe on the |GITS| server, I'm not usually one for doing videos. But hey check it out and giggle at the ending ;). Oh and the game I'm playing is a mod called DayZ, in which you play with lots of other players in a vast infected landscape, while trying to survive with friend or foe or against the deadly zombies themselves.

DayZ - Devblog 3 August 2013 : An update on the best upcoming Zombie game?

Game Type : Fully Standalone Online Survival Zombie Apocalypse Game
Info : So far nearly everyone has heard of DayZ, the all time great online Zombie apocalypse mod by Mr Rocket. A mod in which you play with lots of other players in a vast infected landscape, while trying to survive with friend or foe or the deadly zombies themselves. It's a game that I myself have spent many many hours just trying to live in a dangerous wilderness. But it's with great pleasure to show the latest dev blog about the standalone from the developer himself. The question on all our lips is, WHEN WILL IT BE RELEASED????
Developer : Rocket Hall
Update : Dev blog 3 Aug 2013

Will to Survive : RTS Survival with Z... I mean Aliens!

Game Type : RTS Survival
Developer/Project By : Alex Dawson
Kickstarter Goal : £20,000
Developer Quote : Will to Survive is a fully real-time survival RPG set in a persistent and perpetual world full of alien invaders.
Game Info Quote :Will to Survive is a true real-time survival game with base building elements and a few twists. You control Will, a resourceful survivor living in a world inhabited by deadly alien invaders. The objective of the game is to keep Will alive for as long as you possibly can. Will to Survive's persistent and perpetual world means even while you are away from the game events are simulated, so make sure you have enough supplies to last and that your safe-house is suitably fortified or you may well return to find your Will has been destroyed. Death means death in Will to Survive. Permadeath means that if Will dies, you start from scratch at the beginning along with any of the unlock-able perks that you may have collected. To help you keep your Will alive it will also feature the ability to synchronise your save between devices. That way you can check up on your Will, any-time, anywhere.
Release : Sept 2014 
Systems : PC, MAC, LINUX, OUYA, Other(?)

Balrum - A fantasy RPG that has an ultima feel about it (Kickstarter)

Game Type : RPG
Developer/Project By : Balcony Team
Kickstarter Goal : $50,000
Developer Quote : An open world fantasy RPG with building, farming and crafting.
Game Info Quote : The world is realtime in Balrum. This means that you will see NPCs and animals living their daily lifes. For example: You will see the blacksmith create a weapon, or NPCs will sit down at home and eat, sleep, talk, or the woodcutter will actually go and chop down trees. Animals live their lifes as well, they eat, sleep, even hunt each other. You will find vast amount of herbs and materials in Balrum. For your home you will need huge amounts of materials that is why you can chop down trees and mine stone. The world is hand made. Nothing is randomly generated. Every chest you find will have loot that was placed by hand. There are lots of dungeons to explore in the world of Balrum, some of them are multiple levels deep. Every dungeon will have a master who is the boss of the given dungeon. These dungeon masters will drop carefully selected loot so that you will feel that beating the dungeon was really worth it. A game that is aimed at mature players.
Release : Sept 2014 
Systems : PC, MAC, LINUX

7 Days To Die - Minecraft meets DayZ in a survival horde crafting game (Kickstarter)

Game Type : Survival Third/First Person Crafting
Developer/Project By : The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Kickstarter Goal : $200,000
Developer Quote : An open world, voxel-based, sandbox game blending the best elements of FPS, Survival Horror, Tower Defense and Role Playing Games.
Game Info Quote : 7 Days to Die is an open world, voxel-based, sandbox game that is a unique mash up of First Person Shooter, Survival Horror, Tower Defense and Role Playing Games combining combat, crafting, looting, mining, exploration, and character growth. In the near future where the a third world war leaves the Earth in ruins but the worst was yet to come. Nobody knows for sure if it was the radiation, the biochemical weapons or an act of god but an unknown virus soon transforms the surviving humans into an army of the animated dead, acting as a single-minded being. You play a survivor trapped in the savage zombie infested world of Navezgane County Arizona one of the last true Eden’s on Earth. Ironically Navezgane means “Killer of Monsters” to the Apache who have inhabited the land for centuries, and that’s pretty much what you’ll do as you fight to survive and search for the truth behind what really happened.
Release : May 2014
Systems : PC, MAC, LINUX