The Front takes place in a post-apocalyptic sandbox landscape populated with zombie-like mutants and hostile factions. In another reality, a tyrannical empire has conquered the world and is enacting a global "citizen" policy. Using monitoring devices, a ruthless will to kill, and advanced technology, the empire seeks to change mankind forever. Already stripped of their freedom, faith, and in many cases, life, humans are on the verge of finally losing that which they call home. The surviving members of humanity's resistance are hoping to use time travel technology to return to the past and correct the course of history.

On this war-torn land, players will engage imperial forces, exiles, and rebels in an epic battle that will determine the fate of humanity. In their fight to rewrite the world’s fate, players will explore ruins and enemy areas, craft weapons and equipment, build bases, pilot vehicles, battle the elements, and contend with fearsome foes.
 
Danger lurks everywhere in The Front, and players will need to work together to survive. Building a base with adequate defenses is important, but friends can mean the difference between death and survival when exploring the world to scour for resources and crafting formulas — especially when fighting off waves of enemies.

Samar Studio announced that The Front is now available through early access on Steam and Epic Games Store for $19.99 USD.

Players will receive a 20% discount at $15.99 USD if they purchase within the first week of release.

Early access in The Front will unlock level 1-60 content, where players can progress through the ranks and unlock more advanced gathering and production equipment, modern weaponry, and a wide range of ground and air vehicles. 

“At this stage, we have built a large world of 36 km² for players to survive, build, and explore. At the same time, the Early Access version also has good audiovisual effects and considerable content to meet basic gaming needs. We have plans to improve the game in various ways, including more efficient performance, better graphics, better music&SFX, and additional language options. We're working to create richer game content, which may include more explorable areas, more diverse building modules, vehicles, and weapons, and modding options for players to create exciting new content.”

Official and Custom Servers

Official PvP and PvE servers are now live in Europe, North America, and Asia. Samar Studio will wipe data on official PvP servers every 45 days.

The Front supports single-player and multiplayer online modes. The game features an easy-to-use in-game and external parameter configuration tool, allowing players to set up custom servers on their own PCs. They may also rent servers from select providers. The Front’s custom servers give players the power to dictate their own server’s name, type, and individual parameters, allowing them to play alone or with friends.

Development Plans Involve Mod Support and New Gameplay Features

Samar Studio has a three-stage development plan for The Front’s first year, which includes new gameplay features, functions, structures, vehicles, gear, NPCs, and more. Additionally, The Front will receive Steam Workshop support, modding tool support, a new battlefield mode, new maps, and mobile bases in the future.

Steam Community Market & Content Creator Events

Upon Early Access release, The Front will debut item crates that players will receive by spending a certain amount of time in the game. After opening these crates from the game's main menu, they will receive item skins that will appear in their Steam inventory and can be traded or sold on the Steam Community Market.

From October 11 to November 11, 2023, verified content creation collaborators on YouTube and TikTok can participate in an event to earn Steam gift cards after reaching specific benchmarks. After the event, the content creators who receive the most likes on The Front’s official Discord server will earn additional prizes. Discord members who react to posted content are also eligible to receive Steam gift cards.

Key Features:

• An open world 36km² in size featuring distinct biomes such as forests, snowlands, and deserts, each with its own resources and ecosystem
• A realistic day/night cycle and ten different types of weather, including blizzards, fog, and thunderstorms
• 400+ tech formulas to learn
• 30 types of basic building modules and nearly 100 different functional components used to construct logical electrical systems, irrigation systems, automated defenses, and more
• 20+ kinds of defenses and traps used to protect bases from onslaughts, including crossbows, catapults, meat grinders, arrow walls, poison gas, shocking electrical devices
• An arsenal of modern weapons customizable with attachments like sights, grips, and tactical flashlights
• A wide array of land, air, and sea vehicles that can be augmented with additional armor and weapons
• Ten distinct survival indices, including hunger, thirst, hypothermia, and infection
• Formidable enemies with unique characteristics, such as high HP or the ability to self-detonate and unleash devastating toxic clouds

The Front is coming to PC (Steam / Epic Games Store) in 2024.