7 Days to Die

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7 Days to Die

Developers
	The Fun Pimps
Engines
	Unity 2021
Release dates
Windows	Early access
macOS (OS X)	Early access
Linux	Early access
Reception
OpenCritic	37
IGDB	36
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Open world, RPG, Simulation, Sandbox, Strategy, Survival, Tower defense, Shooter, Survival horror
Vehicles	Automobile, Bicycle, Motorcycle
Art styles	Voxel art, Stylized
Themes	North America, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Horror

7 Days to Die is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, adventure, open world, RPG, simulation, sandbox, strategy, survival, tower defense, shooter and survival horror game.

General information

Official forums

Official Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\The Fun Pimps\7 Days To Die\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Preferences/unity.The Fun Pimps.7 Days To Die.plist
Linux	$HOME/.config/unity3d/The Fun Pimps/7 Days To Die/

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\7DaysToDie\Saves\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/7DaysToDie/Saves/
Linux	$HOME/.local/share/7DaysToDie/Saves/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Huge impact on FPS and non-centered HUD
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		50-85° as of Alpha 18.3. See also Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Exclusive fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Low, Medium, High, Ultra and Ultra+
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, SMAA, TAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Half and full.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No FPS limit.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Field of view (FOV)

If you still want to set an FOV more accurately than the in-game menu allows, you'll have to do it in the registry.

Set FOV in registry
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Change OptionsGfxFOV_h4285148883 to the value you want. Notes FOV changes do not affect the size of weapons on the screen.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Selecting Player Profiles doesn't work properly yet. Using the mouse while selecting a profile is recommended.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Overall Sound, Ambient Sound, In-Game Music, Menu Music, and Voice Volume. Dynamic Music can be enabled, modified, (for how long the music is played per day in percentage), or disabled.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

The language can be changed in the game properties using Steam.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16	8 by default
Online play		64

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		See the Dedicated Server guide.
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	26900
UDP	26900-26902

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

Devices	State	Notes
Tobii Eye Tracking		Use Tobii Game Hub. Supports head tracking.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	4.5
Metal support		Not fully supported.
Vulkan	1.1	Not fully supported.
Shader Model support	5.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			32-bit Windows support was removed in Alpha 18.
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Interface	NGUI
Input	InControl	Version 1.8.2 build 9357
Multiplayer	Steamworks
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	2.8 GHz Qual Core	3.2 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	4 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.13
Processor (CPU)	2.8 GHz Quad Core	3.2 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	2 GB of VRAM	4 GB of VRAM
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 16.04	Ubuntu 18.04
Processor (CPU)	2.8 GHz Quad Core	3.2 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	2 GB of VRAM	4 GB of VRAM
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.