With hundreds of players on a single server, real meaningful character progression, an in-depth narrative, and a rich vibrant and changing world driven by the players’ actions, Population Zero will raise the bar for what it means to be a multiplayer survival experience.

Population Zero is a distinctive blend of survival and MMO set on the planet Kepler, an alien world far on the periphery of mankind’s own knowledge. As with all frontiers, the world will resist those who try to explore it, plumb it for resources, and vie to uncover its secrets. The creatures that inhabit Kepler will become for the player not just a source of valuable resources, but clever and skillful enemies, each of which is unique in its behavior and abilities and has its own role in the ecosystem of the planet.

Research a plethora of technologies to drive you and your faction’s fortunes higher. Uncover a deeply shrouded mystery of the world before you arrived. Develop your character to be unique among the thousands, in a world where the actions you take drive your progress in a multitude of skills. Population Zero is a survival game unlike any other, an MMO different from those before it, and an experience that will bring friends closer together over the shared goal of exploring and conquering the new frontier.

Enplex Games announced the shift from free-to-play to premium/buy-to-play distribution model, which will be available through Steam Early Access on May 5, 2020 at $29.99 USD with a 10% discount for the duration of Early Access.

Those who wish to get added cosmetic bonuses and guarantee access to closed beta events can pre-order the game on the Official Site. 

In order to make life on Kepler have purpose, Enplex Games is adding a “win condition” which binds the story and survival mechanics together. When players log in this May, they’ll now have seven days to survive and prosper before Kepler becomes unlivable and the survivors’ DNA is changed irreversibly. The players’ goal becomes about constructing a safe haven before this cycle occurs, and every seven days, players will have to restart their adventures on Kepler, bringing with them not only the knowledge of their past lives, but also other account-based progression rewards. As cycles come and go, Enplex will add new mysteries, new mechanics, and new regions to be discovered. 

The switch from free-to-play to premium was made in an effort to make the best possible game for players, without fear of becoming “pay-to-win”. Everyone who purchases the Early Access version of Population Zero will receive bonus cosmetic items and perks as a special thank you from Enplex Games, as well. 

“The decision to change the monetization model from F2P to a one-time purchase has been made after a series of thorough discussions within the team and core community,” said Enplex Games Creative Director Denis Pozdnyakov. “The shift to B2P will allow the studio to continue the work on the game without fears of ‘pay to win’, as well as allowing us to release new game content that really enhances the gameplay.”

Population Zero will offer purchasable items to make their characters the most fashionable colonists in Lyra constellation, but such items will be purely cosmetic, and never affect the actual gameplay on Kepler or its colonists’ abilities.

More details on Population Zero during PAX East which will be held in Boston, MA from February 27th till March 1st. Interested gamers and press can come by Booth #13074, right next to Nintendo, to see Population Zero for themselves.

Key Features:

• Action-based PVP and PVE MMO with exploration and discovery at its core
• A deep character building RPG system with loads of player choice
• In-depth crafting, tech trees, and building systems
• A perk system that gives player agency to create the character and skills they want
• 2 Factions that a player can switch between by completing quests, these also affect the player's physical biology
• Explore Kepler, teeming with life you can hunt, adapt to, or befriend  

Population Zero will be available through Steam Early Access on May 5, 2020 at $29.99 USD with a 10% discount for the duration of Early Access.