7 Days to Die

The Fun Pimps developed 7 Days to Die in Early Access from December 2013 to the 1.0 release on July 25, 2024, shipping over twenty large updates with PC owners paying nothing extra. Post-1.0 support has continued through at least October 2026 with real feature work (crossplay, the Storm's Brewing weather overhaul, the 3.0 Dead Hot Summer customization release). On the other side of the ledger, the Telltale-published PS4 and Xbox One versions lost updates after the publisher's bankruptcy around 2017, sat on storefronts without support for years, and were delisted in 2024 with legacy owners asked to buy the new Console Edition (with a 25 percent discount) and no save carryover. The studio has a well-documented habit of missing its own roadmap deadlines, but it has also reversed course on controversial changes, notably the 2.0 biome progression backlash, after community pushback.

• Nearly twelve years of free Early Access updates culminated in the 1.0 release on July 25, 2024, with PC owners paying nothing extra for the launch update.
• Post-1.0 support continued with real feature updates through at least October 2026, including crossplay, a weather system overhaul, and the 3.0 customization release.
• The Telltale-published console versions were sold for years without updates after 2017 and were delisted in 2024, with legacy owners asked to buy the new Console Edition at a discount.
• The studio publicly reversed course on controversial 2.0 biome progression changes after community backlash, outlining specific fixes in a dev broadcast.