What is Survival Log?
Survival Log is a zombie-apocalypse hoarding survival simulation released in Early Access on Steam on August 12, 2026 by Midnight Workshop and published by Lilith Games. The core twist: you know the apocalypse is coming in 10 hours. You get one loop to hoard supplies, reinforce your home, and prepare — then zombies flood the city and you must hold out in your stronghold, day by day, until Day 100 and beyond.
The game fuses two distinct phases: the desperate scramble to hoard before the outbreak (raiding supermarkets and construction sites, stocking food, buying materials, upgrading doors and windows) and the relentless challenge of managing your safehouse after (power, cooking, farming, traps, trading, rescuing neighbors, and defending against hordes). Every death becomes experience for the next loop — no run is wasted.
Game Facts at a Glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Developer / Publisher | Midnight Workshop / Lilith Games |
| Release | Early Access, August 12, 2026 |
| Price | $10.99 (launch discount ended Aug 26) |
| Platform | PC (Steam), Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| Genre | Adventure, RPG, Simulation, Strategy |
| Mode | Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing |
| Review | Very Positive — 3,259 reviews across all languages (Steam, Oct 11 snapshot) |
| Peak players | 13,042 (all-time peak, SteamCharts Sep 1); 5,920 concurrent on Oct 11 |
| Achievements | 115 Steam achievements (20 added in the Autumn Update) |
| Official page | store.steampowered.com/app/4164790 |
Start Here — Featured Guides
Full Walkthrough
The complete game flow: countdown, first horde, storylines, all 9 endings and Endless mode.
All Endings Guide
All 9 story endings plus the Autumn Update's challenge routes, with what each trophy confirms.
All 115 Achievements
Full list with unlock conditions, including all 9 story endings and the new Autumn Update achievements.
Latest Updates
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Survival Log guide?
You are on it — this page is the Survival Log guide hub. The Beginners Guide walks through the 10-hour countdown and the first week, Tips & Tricks collects the daily habits that keep runs alive, the full walkthrough covers every phase through all 9 story endings, the endings guide breaks down every story ending and challenge route, and patch notes track every official update.
What does this Survival Log guide cover?
Everything verified from official sources: the hoarding strategy, safehouse defense, all 115 achievements, all 9 story endings plus the challenge routes added in the Autumn Update (broken down on the endings guide), items and recipes, system requirements, player count, and every official patch note since Early Access launch on August 12, 2026.
Is Survival Log multiplayer?
No. Survival Log is strictly single-player. There is no co-op or multiplayer mode announced as of August 2026.
Is there a PS5 or Xbox version?
No console version has been announced. Survival Log is currently PC-only on Steam. See the console page for updates.
How much does Survival Log cost?
$10.99 on Steam (the launch discount ended August 26, 2026).
Does Survival Log have mods?
No official mod support or Steam Workshop has been announced yet. See patch notes for the latest news.
Why is it called "Survival Log"?
You are logging your survival: before the disaster you plan and hoard; after it you record what works. Each loop is another entry in your survival log.
Ready for the outbreak?
Start with the beginners guide, then build your stockpile and safehouse before the horde arrives.
First Week Survival Roadmap
If you are searching for a Survival Log guide that gets you through the first week, this is the high-level plan — the detailed pages expand every step. The game plays in two acts: a 10-hour pre-disaster countdown where you hoard and prepare, then the outbreak where you defend and survive until the final horde.
Phase 1 — The 10-hour countdown: buy food variety and materials first, visit supply points every day, and start door/window reinforcement by day 2-3. The exact purchase order lives in the stockpile priority list, and the hour-by-hour countdown plan tells you what to do each in-game day.
Phase 2 — The first week after the outbreak: keep Satiety, Morale, Stamina and Life above 80, cook proper meals instead of eating raw food, connect power, and build traps before the first horde hits. The first-week survival guide covers the stat priorities, and the tips & tricks page collects the small habits that keep runs alive.
Phase 3 — First horde and beyond: stay calm, defend doors and windows, and use the death-loop to your advantage — a failed run converts your survived days into Conviction Points that make the next cycle stronger. Mistakes are cheap, so restarting on a whim is not the play.
About the Developer & Roadmap
Survival Log is developed by Midnight Workshop and published by Lilith Games. Before the Early Access launch on August 12, 2026, the team ran a public demo for about a month (demo updates on July 10, July 13 and July 21), which built a small but enthusiastic community — the launch-week peak of 10,425 concurrent players is several times higher than typical demo-week numbers for this genre.
The Autumn Update (September 29, 2026, V1.1.18153) delivered the October roadmap in full: household robots and safehouse automation, the explorable Tech Company map, new challenge routes and endings, home renovation and recoloring, and an expanded Endless Mode. The developer has confirmed a Winter update is in development, adding a new Veteran character and his stronghold, enhanced defenses, and pets plus animal husbandry; multiplayer remains under feasibility evaluation. Because the game is patched almost weekly, this guide re-checks official announcements at every update.
The multi-character system is now fully playable: the Wage Slave (crafting-focused), the College Student (farming/cooking, added 8/14) and the Warehouse Manager (whose storyline completed 8/21), each with a different starting safehouse layout. Post-disaster exploration has grown from the ruined supermarket and abandoned school to the new multi-floor Tech Company; a smartphone-style Survivor messaging system is in too.