Happy Birthday 7 Days to Die!

[God Bless The Dead]

7 days to Die was released 10 years ago today on steam (13th, Dec, 2013)

Let me just start this off by stating this is not a place to bash the game for still being in Alpha, this is not one of them posts.. I actually enjoyed playing the game for 10 years, I have played no other game for as long, seeing the game grow and develop through the years has been a fun journey for me, it all started with square Minecraft type of land and just a few zombies and few crafting items and houses, all the updates through the years kept the game fresh and brought in more of everything, I have also seen some funny bugs through the years, from whole towns spawned deep underwater to floating bases and even picking up a chair and a whole book store collapses, I have seen it all in 7d2d, I have had a lot of fun times from a whole community of Twitch viewers living in caves to taking over the old apartments in the wastelands and taking over and rebuilding cities, I even travelled a 100k + walking in one direction in random gen going places no one would ever go, before vehicles when you could only loot cars once! real Nomad style, the players hands would shake a bit the further you went.
I still remember some of the funnest/scariest times I had when I first started playing, hiding in a basement at night with smelly meat on my toolbelt wondering why the zombies are going crazy ripping down the house when I was hiding in the dark corner not making a sound , I still remember my first death, on top of the junk yard in the desert in Navezgane, I was doing something on the roof, maybe breaking a piece of roof, but the whole roof gave way and me and the roof fell on the oil barrels below, I went out with a bang at least lol.. back then there was barely any help, not many YouTube videos for help or any Wiki's, the crafting menu barely told you how to craft something, it was really just you and the zombies and you had to learn it all yourself.

Anyway, I just wanted to say Happy Birthday 7D2D, I'm sure a lot of players enjoyed the journey too like me, I know some haven't because of the time I took to get this far.

I'd like to hear some other players experiences, good or bad, things they miss or would like to see in 7D2D, or any funny times you've had.

[...👑 JOST AMMAN 👑...]

I came in just before the change from blocky terrain to smooth terrain (don't remember exactly what version that was) but I remember not knowing that the Blood Moon was a thing, and that night I was just hiding out somewhere in the forest.

Imagine my surprise when all the zombies and dogs started chasing me!
Needless to say, I quickly died and started the painful learning process...

I also remember all the attacks and hate from part of the community when something was changed or added and it wasn't well received. Remember the "Bow Gate"? There was only the primitive bow at the time (but I don't think it was called "primitive") and they nerfed it at some point, because it was honestly way OP... all hell broke loose!

At some point there was also that huge attack, from part of the community, to one of the best moderators we had at the time (I think his name was Jaga), and at some point he decided to resign to avoid unsettling the community.

A lot of bad things from this community, but also a lot of good in-game memories.
All in all, I must say it's been an interesting and fun ride.

And by the way... Nixon would be very happy to hear that in this forum, talking about the "watergate", has nothing to do with him!

[Roland]

10 years ago today my son and I were following the Rust key auctions hoping the price would drop to the point where I could justify buying the game but it never fell low enough before they were all bought up. Doing a search for similar games led me to this one and we started following it. We liked Minecraft and in a lot of ways this game seemed like a merging of Rust and Minecraft (at least on paper).

I decided to take the leap of faith and bought the game during the winter steam sale just before the end of the year for $29.99 (regular price $34.99). At the time there were lots of threads on this forum about the game crashing and computers overheating trying to run the game, etc. So I was nervous about whether an early access game like this would even work on my rig which wasn't high end by any means.

I did have to make some sacrifices in the settings so the game didn't look very pretty at all for quite awhile until I eventually upgraded my computer. But gameplay-wise it was one of the best decisions I've ever made in video game purchases. 10-years later I still play, I have explored many mods, and enjoyed the entire evolution of this game over the years, and best of all....I never spent a dime on Rust. lol!

[Hogman]

I bought it in July 2017, played for about an hour, and then gave up because I didn't have a clue what I was supposed to be doing. About 18 months later I had another couple of aborted attempts before finally "getting it" (a familiar story in my gaming history). Well worth the perseverance. Happy birthday 7DTD.

[BigRowdy]

Been playing this game since alpha 7 or 8. I really don't care what anyone else says. This is the BEST game I own. I have been vocal about the change in direction of some of the game play. BUT I still play this game nearly everyday. I think I broke the official 5000 hour mark recently, but in truth I probably have another 1000 or so in offline mode ....
No game I own gives me the feeling 7 days gives. I do find vanilla stale but there are so many great overhaul mods which change the base game. Right now my obsession is A21 Ravenhearst. I will play this game the rest of my life. I LOVE THIS GAME!!!

[MoistGamer]

Met my future (now present) wife on this game several years ago. So it means a lot to me.

Which is why if you sense passion in my critiques regarding 7D2D it comes from a place of love not hate!

[LeftPaw]

Lets wish for another happy 10 years of surviving the apocalypse. What a game hu?

[...👑 JOST AMMAN 👑...]

Originally posted by LeftPaw:

Lets wish for another happy 10 years of surviving the apocalypse. What a game hu?

[DthBlayde]

While I wasn't here 10 yrs ago (rolled in around A14-15) , I wish I had jumped on board sooner :D Discovered the game and was like: "zombie survival exploration in a destroy-anything/build anything voxel world? SIGN ME THE F UP"

To this day, still more hours logged in this madness than any other game I own, outside of an MMO

[Aytest]

7DTD is one of the best games i have ever played

and i am sure that it's golden age didnt even start, happy birthday

[cgwildwolf11]

i sooooo agree with this

[Clan Wolf]

when through more changes than trans surgery or Micheal jackson

[thestile]

I've played since 2014. I've enjoyed all the alphas and most of the changes.
Most fun I've ever got out of 30$.

[♿ The Cook]

Wasted opportunity when they have such a big announcement with no update or sale to go with it

[Jacob Nacob]

Slow progress but been a great ride so far. Keep it up team !!!

[Mad Hatter]

Cool game, but leave early access when?