After 12 years of Early Access, The Fun Pimps are ready to launch their sandbox zombie survival game,7 Days to Die. The current version, Alpha 21, will soon transition into what the developers are calling the “Alpha Exodus.” Whether you’re a PC or console player, here’s everything you’re able to expect from the7 Days to Die1.0 release.
7 Days to Die1.0 launch date, post-launch roadmap
“The team, game, and community are ready for the next steps,” The Fun Pimps’ co-founder Richard Huenink said in aYouTube video discussing the team’s plans for 1.0 and beyond.
Currently,7 Days to Die1.0 is set to launch for PC and Console on Thursday, June 28, 2025, at an increased price of $44.99. A public experimental branch for PC players will be available on June 26, 2025, so the developers have a month to iron out any additional bugs. A 2024-2025 roadmap was introduced that shed light on what features players can expect with the 1.0 update along with three additional phases that introduce new systems into the world of7 Days to Diesuch as dynamic weather and biomes, bandits, and the long-awaited story mode.
7 Days to Die1.0, what to expect
At launch, 1.0 will bring overhauls and modernization to many existing systems. While official patch notes have yet to be released, TFP have said that the features previously teased for Alpha 22 will be included in version 1.0. That being said, here’s what we can expect in7 Days to Die1.0:
Random world generation
7 Days to Die1.0 console version differences
In 2018, Telltale games, the company responsible for publishing the7 Days to Dieconsole version, went bankrupt. The Fun Pimps announced that theyfailed to regain control over the console versionswhich led to an increasingly large gap between the state of the console and PC versions as time went on.
Fortunately, the developers seek to start anew and develop a console version parallel with the PC version. A month after 1.0 launches for PC, the new console version of7 Days to Diewill be released. Due to the issues in the past, this will be a brand new version of the game, meaning owners of the previous console version (dubbed theLegacyversion) of7 Days to Diewill have to purchase the latest version from The Fun Pimps to receive future updates.
According to an official Q&A, TFP have said that they are, “working closely with Sony and Microsoft to provide a discount to digitalLegacy owners on their purchase of the new console edition.”
While this may come as a disappointment toLegacyversion owners, it is relieving to know that TFP are unifying the console and PC versions under their own banner to prevent a repeat of the past.
Along with the new console version of7 Days to Die1.0, players can expect to eventually get all of the same updates as the PC version in a timely manner. A few of the notable differences between the console and PC versions at launch are:
7 Days to Diehas had a long journey and many players consider it a prime example of, “Early Access done right.” The exact launch date and official patch notes are to be announced within the coming weeks. Based on the excitement of the developers and the unified direction of the game, the future of7 Days to Dieis looking bright.
