Thanks for all your support so far! A quick fix for some bug squishing.


Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck in a walking loop when they executed a downed enemy by a locked door.
  
• Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck at a shelter station if their needs dropped too low.
  
• Fixed an issue where Lester and Miguel's dialogue was missing.
  
• Fixed missing NPC dialogue at the entrance to Pogo's Greenhaven.
  
• General visual fixes on St Bernadette's Hospital, including lighting fixes and optimizations.
  
• General audio fixes.

The in-game bug reporting tool is the best way to help us squish bugs, so keep them coming!

And don't forget to join the Discord: https://discord.gg/decJp9nKwT

Harriet
& the Into the Dead team

Need a helping hand to get started in Walton City? We've put together answers to some frequently asked questions, and explained some troubleshooting to common issues.

• You can purchase Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days[store.steampowered.com] here on Steam[store.steampowered.com].

• Below are instructions for using an Xbox controller (XBOX), a PlayStation controller (PS), or keyboard and mouse controls. Other controllers may also function.
  
• We recommend using a controller.
  
• Detailed control schemes are available in-game or at the bottom of this page.

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To progress in the game, you need to assign your survivors to different tasks like scavenging, resting, or rebuilding barricades.

Approach a shelter station with a survivor by moving using:

• Left joystick on the controller
  
• WASD on the keyboard

Once you are at a station, press:

• Y (XBOX) or Triangle (PS) on the controller
  
• E on the keyboard to interact

Add tasks to a survivor’s queue with:

• A (XBOX) or X (PS) on the controller
  
• E on the keyboard

Remove the last queued task on the shelter station screen by pressing:

• X (XBOX) or Square (PS) on the controller
  
• R on the keyboard

Go back with:

• B (XBOX) or Circle (PS) on the controller
  
• Right mouse click to withdraw from the screen

If your survivor is now doing an interaction animation at the station, they have been successfully assigned.
You can change to another survivor by using:

• The Directional Pad on the controller
  
• The number 1 and 2 keys on the keyboard

Once you have assigned all survivors, you need to end the current phase to progress the game.

To do this, hold:

• RB (XBOX) or R1 (PS) on the controller
  
• R on the keyboard until the phase circle in the lower right corner of the screen is filled

Then the phase will end, and your survivors will be set into action.


Survivors can be sent scavenging by using the map station in their current shelter.
Move a survivor to the map using:

• The left joystick on the controller
  
• WASD on the keyboard

Then use:

• Y (XBOX) or Triangle (PS) on the controller
  
• E on the keyboard to interact with the map

Choose a location by:

• Navigating to it with the left joystick then pressing A (XBOX) or X (PS) on the controller
  
• Left mouse clicking on it and then pressing E

Choose items in the shelter inventory for your survivor to take with them.

Once you have moved the items you want into your survivor’s backpack, press:

• Y (XBOX) or Triangle (PS) on the controller
  
• R to go scavenging

Once you end the current phase, your survivor will head out into Walton City.

Tip: It’s always good to make sure you have plenty of weapons and lockpicks in your survivor’s backpack when they go scavenging!


The goal of Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is to escape Walton City with as many survivors alive as possible.

Your survivors do this by completing one of a number of possible Escape Plans.

First:

• Survivors need to discover a Plan Lead. Survivors can find these hidden around the city in different locations. A Lead will also unlock after a set amount of phases if your survivors have yet to find any.

Once they get their first Lead:

• Press the Inventory button on the controller or P on keyboard to view the Inventory menu
  
• Change to the Plans menu. This will show you where to look for more Leads.

Once your survivors have collected enough Leads, you’ll be alerted that an Escape Plan is available:

• Visit the Plans menu again to pin the Escape Plan.
  
• Now your survivors need to follow the objectives listed in the top left of the game screen to progress through the Plan.
  
• Be careful - if your survivors die or they fail to complete an objective, they won’t be able to complete the Plan and escape.

Tip: Make sure to investigate each location you scavenge thoroughly to make sure you don’t miss any Leads.


In the shelter, your survivors can use a Healing Kit from the shelter inventory to instantly restore health. Sleeping will also restore a small amount of health.

If your survivor is suffering a physical state such as ‘Bruised Ribs’ or ‘Sprained Wrist’, they’ll need to use an item like a Bandage or a Splint to recover. If they have a psychological state such as ‘Nightmares’, they’ll need to use a shelter station like the Communal Area to recover. Usually it will require a few phases to pass before the survivor is fully healed from their state.

Check the state’s description in the Survivor menu to see what it requires. To do this:

• Open the Inventory and change to the Survivor menu.

All of your survivors already have a flashlight - they don’t need to craft or equip it.

To use it, aim using:

• The right joystick on the controller
  
• Hold the right mouse button while moving the mouse

Once you have a firearm, your survivor needs to equip it in the Inventory screen. Then they can aim using the same controls as the flashlight.

Load the gun with:

• RB (XBOX) or R1 (PS) on controller
  
• R on keyboard

Fire with:

• RT (XBOX) or R2 (PS) on controller
  
• Left mouse click on the mouse

Keep an eye on your survivor’s ammo in the lower left of the game screen and don’t forget to reload!
Tip: Your survivor needs the right kind of ammo to fire their gun e.g. a pistol uses pistol ammo only.


Your survivor can throw things like glass bottles to distract zombies.

Equip the item in your survivor’s inventory.

Aim with:

• The right joystick on the controller
  
• Or hold the right mouse button and move the mouse

Then press:

• RT (XBOX) or R2 (PS) or left mouse click to throw

Tip: Your survivor cannot have throwable items and a firearm equipped at the same time.


Gray circles indicate cover, where your survivor can hide.

To use them, press:

• Up on the joystick or W on the keyboard to take cover
  
• Down on the joystick or S on the keyboard to move out of the cover spot

Some cover spots will hide you from zombies approaching in either direction, while others will only hide you from zombies approaching in one direction.
Cover also doesn't work if a zombie is chasing your survivor or is already aware of their presence.

Tip: Your survivor can throw distraction items like bottles or aim their gun from cover.


Stealth is key to surviving Walton City.

Make sure to toggle sneaking with:

• B (XBOX) or Circle (PS) on controller
  
• Left Ctrl on keyboard when moving around in the city

If your survivor makes a loud noise, like attacking a zombie, running, or firing a gun, it will alert zombies around them.
Zombies that are dormant in the background or foreground might move to the middle ground (where they can hurt your survivor) when awoken, even if they’re off-screen.
Certain actions cannot be done silently, like opening rolling garage doors.

Tip:

• Some zombies will let out a primal scream when alerted, which will call other zombies to them.
  
• Make sure to quickly kill zombies that are winding up for a primal scream before they can complete it!

If your survivor isn’t responding to controls or you’re missing button prompts, try the following:

• Launch the game using DirectX11.
  
• Check if all survivors are assigned to shelter stations properly. (If they’re not doing an interaction animation (and are just standing idle in front of the station) then they are not assigned to it.)
  
• Restart the game to refresh inputs.

Today's release is just the beginning. We'll be updating the game with new features every 4-6 weeks for the next 12-18 months.

Leave a review and give us your thoughts. We're building this with you.

See you in Walton City.

Harriet & the Into the Dead team

Check your timezone for your launch time!

Wellington, New Zealand - Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 10:00 a.m. NZST
Sydney, Australia - Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 8:00 a.m. AEST
Tokyo, Japan - Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 7:00 a.m. JST
Seoul, South Korea - Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 7:00 a.m. KST
Beijing, China - Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 6:00 a.m. CST
New Delhi, India - Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 3:30 a.m. IST
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 2:00 a.m. GST
Istanbul, Turkey - Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 1:00 a.m. EEST
Johannesburg, South Africa - Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 12:00 Midn SAST
Berlin, Germany - Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 12:00 Midn CEST
London, United Kingdom - Wed, 9 Apr 2025 at 11:00 p.m. BST
São Paulo, Brazil - Wed, 9 Apr 2025 at 7:00 p.m. BRT
New York, USA - Wed, 9 Apr 2025 at 6:00 p.m. EDT
Chicago, USA - Wed, 9 Apr 2025 at 5:00 p.m. CDT
Mexico City, Mexico - Wed, 9 Apr 2025 at 4:00 p.m. CST
Los Angeles, USA - Wed, 9 Apr 2025 at 3:00 p.m. PDT

A crazy milestone. We're working hard getting everything prepared for Early Access launch in six days, but we just wanted to take a moment to pause and reflect on how far we've come and how grateful we are for your support. We couldn't have done this without all the players who have been playing the demo, giving us feedback, making suggestions, taking the time to tell us what they like and don't like, and providing constant encouragement over the years.

This is beyond what we ever expected and we can't wait to share the launch with you next week - and all the updates for the months to come.

See you in six days, Walton City Survivors.

Harriet & the Into the Dead team

Hey, folks!

We are just over 2 weeks away from our Early Access release.

To give players an idea of what to expect from the Early Access journey, today we're releasing our Early Access roadmap. This highlights what's coming for our very first update in May 2025, along with a list of all our intended new features and content that will be added over the course of the next 12 to 18 months.

Major updates will be released every 4 to 6 weeks, and each update will have a mixture of the features listed in "Future Early Access Content". Details of the exact features included in each update will be announced shortly before the update is released. All players who purchase the Early Access version of the game will automatically get access to each of these features as they're rolled out.

There will also be some things we'll continuously update, especially bug fixes and general improvements, so you'll see hotfixes and patches more frequently than major updates.

Rest assured we'll also be continuously taking on player feedback. Some of you may even notice suggestions that you've made already on the roadmap below.

Plain text is below:

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Major updates will be released every 4 - 6 weeks throughout the Early Access period. Each update will have a mixture of the features listed in "Future Early Access Content" below. Details of exact content included in the update will be announced shortly before the update is released. All players who've purchased the Early Access version will receive these updates for free.

• CURVEBALLS: Environmental and world events can now affect your shelter over time. These can be positive or negative and may force you to alter your strategy.
  
• ZOMBIFIED SURVIVORS: You may encounter your zombified survivors when returning to the location where they "died".
  
• NEW THROWABLES: Expanded range including additional offensive, distraction, and explosive options.
  
• DOOR BARGING: When you don't have time to be subtle, sprinting through a door may get you where you need to be faster.
  
• NEW STARTING SHELTER: When starting your game, there will now be a new possible shelter location.
  
• Various general fixes and improvements.

• SHELTER: Shelter breaches and enemy raids, food degrading, additional crafting recipes, new shelter stations
  
• SCAVENGING: Expanded map, new districts, new scavenging locations, elevators, changing environmental factors, expanded lore
  
• WORLD: Water and power cuts, faction and military activity, weather and environmental effects
  
• PLANS: New and more dynamic escape plans, survivor side missions, unlockable content after completing plans
  
• ZOMBIES: New individual and cluster behavior, mourning, additional attacks, hordes will eventually overwhelm your shelter
  
• SURVIVORS: New survivors, character bonds and relationships, skills system, armor, disease, deeper injury and trauma recovery system
  
• NPCS: Traders, factions, recruitment, firearm usage, NPC quests, improved human behaviors
  
• INFECTION: Zombie bite and survivor turning mechanics, infection symptoms
  
• COMBAT: Additional combat moves, ledge and ladder grabbing, improved grappling, new environmental kills
  
• WEAPONS: New discoverable and craftable weapons, assault rifles, shotguns, bows, traps
  
• SCENARIOS: Customizable starting scenarios for different playthroughs
  
• DOGS: Your best friend in the apocalypse.
  
• VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS: Ongoing optimization, additional graphic options, new animations
  
• AUDIO IMPROVEMENTS: Adaptive key moment soundtracks, dynamic audio system improvements
  
• UX/UI IMPROVEMENTS: Difficulty customization, improved accessibility options, save slots, Steam achievements

THIS ROADMAP IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

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Questions? Comments? Feedback? Jump into the Discord to chat with our dev team now: https://discord.gg/Xd8RPnRZjx

We appreciate all the support you've shown us so far. We couldn't have done it without you and we can't wait to keep sharing Walton City with you.

See you soon!

Harriet & the Into the Dead team

You can check out the trailer here:

For those of you who've been asking, yes, the song appearing in our trailer is an original song composed and performed by our audio team here at PikPok called It's Only the End (of the World). The full version is now available to stream. You can check it out on your favourite streaming platform[xelon.ffm.to] or listen to it on YouTube:

We're also thrilled to announce that we'll be releasing on MAC for Early Access, and you can play the MAC version of the demo now:

We'll be releasing an Early Access roadmap shortly that will showcase upcoming features for the development journey, but as always we're keen to keep hearing your feedback as you play through the game. We've got a long road ahead of us and we're nowhere near done.

Don't forget to join the official Discord to give feedback, suggest new features and chat with the development team: https://discord.gg/Xd8RPnRZjx

We'll catch you in Walton City soon...

Harriet & the Into the Dead team

Well, folks, that wraps up an incredible Steam Next Fest for February 2025!

We were proud to be #19 of the top 50 most-played demos for the entire event. You can check out the full list here. And don't worry, if you didn't have a chance to play the demo or the latest update during the fest, we'll be leaving it up for you to explore in your own time.

But that leaves us with: what's next?

We're super excited to share that our next big announcement will be aired during the Future Games Show Spring Showcase on March 20 PDT. (Some of you can probably guess what it might be.)

[www.futuregamesshow.com]Only 16 days away! Mark it in your calendars now...

[www.futuregamesshow.com]In the mean time, don't forget to jump into our Discord[discord.gg] to keep up to date with the latest and share your feedback with the development crew as we head towards our Early Access launch.

We've already started implementing a combat dodge based on demo feedback so far...

And we'll be continuing to add and improve to the experience in the months to come - so let us know what would make the game more enjoyable for you.

More soon!

Harriet & the Into the Dead team

Hey folks! We hope you're enjoying Steam Next Fest and the demo update.

We've got a quick hotfix for the demo, which should address a couple of recent issues that have cropped up, especially with regards to optimisation and graphic defaults. If you're experiencing performance issues, we do recommend you check your default settings just to make sure they're right for your machine.

• Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck after executing an enemy with a weapon that broke at the same time.
  
• Fixed an issue that made some weapons unbreakable.
  
• Fixed an issue with graphic setting defaults.
  
• Fixed an issue with Old Ballard's lighting and optimised the location overall.

Don't forget to join our Discord: https://discord.gg/decJp9nKwT

And let us know below if you're still experiencing any problems.


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Harriet & the team