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.

Starting today Population Zero developer Enplex Games wants to launch the #GamesVersusVirus initiative by giving away 5000 game keys. With them, you can jump into the Closed Beta (the next round starts March 21st) and get the full game upon release on May 5th. Plus, we are handing out 5000 additional CBT invites once those full game keys are gone!

In total, we want to share 10000 keys with the gaming community!

Plans for the Early Access period

When Early Access begins in May, sessions will last for seven consecutive days or 168 hours which matches the length of a light day on Kepler.

One session will accommodate 200 concurrent players. In the future, the duration of a default cycle and the number of players per session might change.

At the start of the Early Access period, players will not be able to transfer gear, perks, and learned technologies to new sessions - when players finish a cycle all internal session progress will reset. Later on, such an opportunity might be added but will have certain restrictions. However, the owners of Population Zero founder packs will begin each new cycle with all the features their set includes.

Once we launch the game on May 5th, there will be a limited number of sessions’ variations available to players. These additional modes may have more aggressive fauna, harsher environmental hazards, full loot drop, permanent death or disabled function to do damage to other players which focuses the cycle towards PvE. We are still looking for the right balance of conditions to make the player experience tense, fun, challenging and rewarding.

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.