''Just Survive'' was a

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for Windows. The game, originally known as ''

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'' and later as ''H1Z1: Just Survive'', is set during a

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in a rural area of the United States. In it, players attempt to survive against the natural elements such as wolves and bears, hordes of zombies, and thousands of potentially hostile survivors through interaction, scavenging for resources, building shelters, and crafting. The game was released in

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in January 2015, selling over a million copies within two months, before being discontinued in October 2018.

Gameplay

The gameplay of ''Just Survive'' emphasized multiplayer cooperation, trading, and team-building. Players scavenge supplies, craft items, and build strongholds to defend against the zombie horde. The main focus of the game involved surviving against zombies through teamwork with other players, rather than having a

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(PvP) environment with zombies as a backdrop.

Release

The game was released for

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via

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as an

title on January 15, 2015. The game suffered from several issues at launch. A short-lived bug that crashed the game's servers was also introduced through a patch meant to fix other problems. The game sold over a million copies within two months. In February 2016, Daybreak announced that the game, originally known as simply ''H1Z1'' had split into two separate projects with their own dedicated development teams, subtitled ''Just Survive'' and ''

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''. In August 2017, the game's title dropped the ''H1Z1'' brand name, becoming simply ''Just Survive''. The game was delisted from the Steam store on August 26, 2018, and its servers shut down on October 24, 2018.

References

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* {{Daybreak Game Company Early access video games Open-world video games Post-apocalyptic video games Video games developed in the United States Video games set in the United States Cancelled Windows games Video games about zombies Video games with gender-selectable protagonists Inactive massively multiplayer online games Products and services discontinued in 2018