Yet Another Zombie Survivors Roadmap (2026)
Everything the developers have announced, in chronological order.
Early Access (Aug 2023 – Aug 2026)
- Three years of Early Access before 1.0, with the studio shipping numbered updates through 0.9.2
- Sold over 500,000 copies by May 2026, announced alongside the 1.0 plan
- Steam Deck Verified in November 2025
- Xbox Game Preview build released September 2025; PS4/PS5 demos followed in March 2026
Version 1.0 — 20 August 2026
- Ranger, the ninth survivor, unlocked at Survival Level 175
- Bio Lab, the fifth arena, unlocked after clearing Dead Terminal on Default
- Boss Rush mode, unlocked after Hardcore on each map
- The Survivors' Camp hub with over 1,000 lines of dialogue
- 15 main story, 45 survivor and 19 repeatable missions
- 88 new achievements (64 of them Story), 21 new items, 28 Torments
- Rank 5 for every survivor, plus a fourth cross-survivor synergy each
- Simultaneous release on Steam, GOG, PS4/PS5 and Xbox One/Series
Launch patches (20–28 August 2026)
- 1.0.0a — SELECT AREA lock, decontamination-zone death lock, Ice Turret damage typing
- 1.0.0b — 60 FPS cap lifted on interfaces, Bio Lab selectable on leaderboards, Cooling Mods damage-order fix
- 1.0.0c — Friendship renamed Team Bond (cap 250), Monkey Business achievement fixed, save-slot deletion restored
- 1.0.0c2 — Bio Lab Boss Rush final boss fix
Still outstanding
- Nintendo Switch version: announced as following 'soon after' the 20 August launch, no date given
- Nintendo Switch 2: the studio says it is not yet approved for Switch 2 development and is waiting on a devkit
- The studio has said it plans to keep expanding the game after 1.0, without publishing a dated roadmap
Want launch-state details instead? See the release date page.