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AdventureRPGSimulationStrategyResource ManagementSurvivalPost-apocalypticLife SimZombies

2,626 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 4,435

Peak in the last 7 days: 5,211

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Game description

The apocalypse is here, and you saw it coming. Survival Log is a zombie-apocalypse hoarding survival sim. Hoard supplies, reinforce your home, and optimize every run before zombies flood the city. Every failure becomes experience. You must adapt and survive this time.

Basic info

DeveloperMidnight Workshop
PublisherLilith Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateAug 12, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory16 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 6500 XT
Storage10 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 453 reviews from the past 1 year

70.9/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (82%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

A scavenging survival game with daily updates hooks 166 reviewers of Survival Log, but its loop turns repetitive; it scores 70.9.

👍 Strengths

166 reviews find it engaging, the most upvoted after dozens of hours. 30 credit developers who update daily and keep optimizing, and Tech & Support ranks 276th of 1399. 17 find progression sound, the most upvoted praising a well executed food system. Others like the scavenging concept and survival atmosphere, and a few say it is very close to the game they were looking for. Pricing & Fairness ranks 823rd of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay appears in 68% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1302nd of 1396. 94 reviews say the middle and late game repeat the same drone runs and resource management. 71 find furniture placement controls restrictive and tedious. 38 find the difficulty overwhelming, the most upvoted citing zombie hordes, debt collectors and inventory limits. Others call crafting repetitive and say many mechanics go unexplained. Content Volume ranks 1157th of 1351, and Story & World ranks 1023rd of 1096.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“very time-killing, played 72 hours” · 166 reviews
“developers update daily and optimize consistently” · 30 reviews
“Good scavenging concept and survival atmosphere” · 16 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 68% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -2.71 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “furniture placement system is restrictive and tedious to navigate” · 71 reviews
Positive “Detailed UI and quality-of-life suggestions show game has solid foundation with improvement potential.” · 3 reviews

Progression 32% · Difficulty 20% · Onboarding 19% · Freedom 17% · Strategy 19%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.25 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “Good scavenging concept and survival atmosphere” · 16 reviews
Negative “unrealistic apocalypse setting with debt collectors instead of raiders” · 3 reviews

Story 17% · Characters 7%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.85 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “repetitive mid-late game loop of drone operations and resource management” · 94 reviews
Positive “combines advantages from multiple survival game genres” · 1 review

Volume 19% · Replayability 16%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals -0.89 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Negative “all art and text AI-generated, no human touch, feels dead” · 6 reviews
Positive “beautiful stylish graphics that are visually appealing and well-designed” · 2 reviews

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

Community -1.84 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 3% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.33 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “late-game difficulty spikes are absurd and unbalanced, no sense of achievement” · 16 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 9% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.32 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “developers update daily and optimize consistently” · 30 reviews
Negative “korean language support uncertain, patch updates burdensome” · 7 reviews

Stability 11% · Performance 7%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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