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Keep Your Cemetery Running (and the Zombies Out) in Zombie Graveyard Simulator
Zombie Graveyard Simulator is now available on Xbox Series X|S, offering a blend of cemetery management and zombie defense gameplay. The game allows players to expand their graveyard by day and defend it against zombie hordes by night, featuring upgrades for tools, weapons, and facilities. Major content updates, including the Stone Quarry & Workshop and Expeditions, are included from day one on Xbox.
Project Zomboid soars to a new Steam high after 19-month wait for an update, but its dev won't rush the next one
Project Zomboid has reached a new all-time peak of 105,786 concurrent players on Steam following the stable release of its massive Build 42 update. Despite the surge in popularity after a 19-month wait for the update, Design Director Christian Allen stated the team will not rush the next major update, emphasizing quality over speed.
Decaying Winter codes (August 2026)
As of August 1, 2026, there are no active Decaying Winter codes available. The article explains how to redeem codes within the Roblox game and suggests checking the Decaying Winter Discord server for future announcements. It also clarifies that the Advanced Armory code is randomized per run but found near the door.
Ground Zero Hero now coming to Nintendo Switch 2
Ground Zero Hero is now slated for release on the Nintendo Switch 2 on August 20, 2026, with a listing appearing on the Nintendo eShop. The game is an action roguelite featuring bullet hell combat and survival mechanics, where players absorb enemy remains to evolve and create unique builds. It will be priced at $9.99, with a 10 percent pre-order discount available.
Zombie Graveyard Simulator Raises The Xbox Dead!
Zombie Graveyard Simulator, a blend of management simulation, base building, and zombie survival, has launched on Xbox Series X|S and PC for £12.49. Players manage a cemetery by day, dealing with grieving families and expanding facilities, and defend it from the undead by night using various weapons and defensive structures. The game also features farming, crafting, and an expedition mode.
Emissary One – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
Emissary One is a co-op horror game for one to four players where participants are sent to a mysterious site to assist a squad, only for things to go wrong. Players explore a large, changing location filled with monsters, complete tasks, and use vehicles, with the option to team up online or play local split-screen. A unique twist allows other players to invade your world as hostile entities, and the entire game is being developed by a single person.
SHORE Announced
Underdog has announced SHORE, a cooperative survival adventure game set on a raft. The game is scheduled to be released this year for Windows PC via Steam.
Project Zomboid build 42 is finally here, and it adds animals, basements, and deeper crafting
Project Zomboid has released its "landmark" build 42 update, introducing a host of new features including animal husbandry, basements, corpse dragging, fishing improvements, and expanded crafting systems. The update also features a significantly reworked map, enhanced lighting, and deeper lore, aiming to provide players with more ways to achieve self-sufficiency in the zombie apocalypse. Build 42 is now available on PC, Mac, and Linux.
Speaking of Matt Damon, there's a new survival game out this week on Steam where you're stranded on Mars and…
The new survival game Sol One, developed by yeetgench, is launching in early access on Steam on July 30. Inspired by the movie The Martian, players are stranded on Mars and must use resources, scavenge, and build a rocket to return home. The game emphasizes grounded, science-driven problem-solving and realistic environmental conditions.
Prison Life Sim - Free Online Browser Game
Prison Life Sim is a text-based browser survival simulation game where players serve a 10-year sentence, managing health, reputation, and heat to survive. The game features a detailed social system with 20 unique inmates, turn-based combat, an economy based on commissary and contraband, and a phone system for contacting outside characters. Players must navigate random events, riots, and guard interactions to achieve freedom.
Zombie MMO Persist Online’s recent pre-alpha test resulted in over 3,000 player deaths
The pre-alpha test for the zombie MMO Persist Online, developed by Cipsoft, concluded with over 3,000 player deaths across its 13-day run. Statistics revealed players favored shotguns, 166 players died from falls, and electronics was the most leveled profession. Cipsoft has released a new update addressing bugs based on player feedback.
Get A Job - Free Online Browser Game
Get A Job is a free, offline, R-rated browser-based simulation game developed by happystoner5420 Games. It offers a dark humor sandbox experience where players manage finances, survival needs, and employment in a satirical commentary on modern work culture. The game features realistic interview systems, financial mechanics, and survival pressures, with multiplayer modes available.
Forever Skies Finally Lands On Xbox – And The World Below Has Never Looked So Dangerous
Forever Skies has launched on Xbox Series X|S, featuring the Deluxe Edition which includes the base game, a cosmetic Supporter Pack, and the substantial Final Echoes content update. This update adds new story content, quests, enemies, and gameplay improvements, making it the most complete version of the survival and exploration game available.
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for July 27 to 31
Xbox has announced a slate of new games arriving on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Game Pass between July 27th and July 31st. Titles include remakes like Halo: Campaign Evolved, new adventures such as Dispatch and Mistfall Hunter, and various other genres like city builders, RPGs, and puzzle games.
Game Demos
Zombuds is a new game available on Steam for PC. Players are tasked with surviving and taking control of a zombie-infested sandbox by looting, manufacturing, and distributing desired goods.
New PlayStation 5 Zombie Game With Co-Op Sets Release Date & Is Out Soon
The open-world survival game Far Lands, featuring co-op zombie survival gameplay, is set to release on PlayStation 5 on July 29, 2026. Players will be stranded on an island after a plane crash and must gather resources, build a base, and fight off zombies to survive.
Conan Exiles has launched the first chunk of Legacy of the Giant-Kings with new story and QOL
Funcom and Inflexion Games have released the first part of 'Legacy of the Giant-Kings,' a new four-part story arc for Conan Exiles. This update introduces a new dungeon beneath the Unnamed City, new challenges, and numerous quality-of-life improvements including rebinding options, clearer thrall status, more save slots, and FSR frame generation functionality. Future parts of the story arc are still planned.
Brand-New Hit PS5 Sci-Fi Game Already Discounted on PlayStation Store
The Planet Crafter, a sci-fi open-world survival game originally released on PC in 2024, is now available on PlayStation 5 with a limited-time discount. PS Plus subscribers can purchase the game for $21.59 until August 2. The game tasks players with terraforming a barren planet into a habitable paradise through resource gathering, base building, and crafting.
Acclaimed PS5 Sci-Fi Game Out Today on PlayStation Store
Miju Games' acclaimed sci-fi survival game, The Planet Crafter, is now available on the PlayStation 5 for $23.99, with a 10% discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers. The game tasks players with transforming a barren alien planet into a habitable world through resource gathering, base building, and terraforming.
The Planet Crafter Launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S After Selling Over 2 Million Copies | Invision Game
Miju Games has released its survival title, The Planet Crafter, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, following over 2 million copies sold on Steam. The game, which focuses on terraforming a barren planet, is also available day one on Xbox Game Pass and features online co-op for up to eight players.
