- Player Garage Upgrades! Correct Part Identifier! - 13 September 2026
New Vehicle Lifts for Tier 4 Garage!There are a few uses for these new lifts, for starters raise a vehicle to store another vehicle under the lifted one, But the main purpose of these lifts... Correct part identifier!When putting a vehicle on a lift it will show you what parts you have that are meant for that vehicle attached, What parts are attached that are wrong and what parts you are missing! As well as durability on each part to know what is getting low!Computer used for upgrades for the garage, Up to 5 vehicle lifts can be purchased, Turret Crafter, and now also the Part Scrapper!Part Scrapper can be used to destroy parts you no longer want in your garage, Putting car parts in will reward Salvage!Use the Computer system to handle upgrades!PLEASE NOTE - REMOVE ALL VEHICLES FROM GARAGE PRIOR TO UPGRADES TO PREVENT ISSUES WITH SPAWNING THE GARAGE UPGRADES!
- New Vehicle - Jackel! - 8 September 2026
New Vehicle added to Nightmare Drive!Welcome the Jackel!for the classic sports car enthusiasts the Jackel is sure to scratch that itch, Don't worry, More vehicles are coming ;)Jackel now spawns in Nightmare DriveJackel Completion Achievement addedThis vehicle comes with the "Reworks" currently being performed on the other vehicles, So the gauges come working and extra details in the engine bay, under carriage of vehicles have more detail.New TV added to Radio Station POIBug FixesIf a player brings up the Pause menu while driving a vehicle, and exits vehicle, player controls would be locked until Escape is pressed is now fixed.Spray cans, Brush's, Food spawns have been removed from the garage to prevent heavy clutter and increasing the need to collect food/waterKeybinding's set should now persist across loads
- Game Update Patch Notes - 9/1/2026 - 1 September 2026
- Nvidia DLSS 4.5 added to game, this will allow frame generation and additional features to achieve higher frame rates and video settings adjustments. - AMD FSR added to game, This will allow for frame generations on non 40/50 series Nvidia GPU's to achieve higher frame rates and video settings adjustments. - Turret brightness when shooting has been reduced by 80%. - Fixed an issue with Clients connected to Host games when playing - Client would see Things disappear on tile loadings, where Cactus, Rocks and mountains would disappear for a second. - Fixed an issue when holding Throttle in the vehicle and exiting the vehicle while holding throttle, the vehicle would drive off forever by itself. - When starting a new game either Single player or hosting a game, the game now auto creates a save file for each new game, which starts the auto save feature to help prevent players from losing p…
- Main Menu Update - 29 August 2026
- Main Menu has gotten an uplift
- Game Update Patch Notes - 8/27/2026 - 28 August 2026
Bug Fixes - Found an issue with Food items that could cause the vehicle to fly is resolved - When loading a game the building the player saved at would be missing, will now show properly when loading the game - Removed Zombie prediction and multiplayer location syncing for zombies when hit with the vehicle in single player mode, "this was causing zombies to sometimes teleport when hit by the vehicle causing visual glitches" Single player games will now be smoother for zombie hits.
- Game Update Patch Notes 8/26/2026 - 27 August 2026
Game Update Patch Notes 8/26/2026Ak47 is now a Line trace and no longer relies on the bullet itself, This will line up the firearm properly for headshots.Navigation had broken in a previous update for zombies, They will no longer get held up on objects chasing the playerLocalization added to containers - so other languages can easily see there are multiple fluid types in containers.Optimizations done to increase FPS
- Desert Landscape Overhaul, 2 New POI's and existing POI improvements - 23 August 2026
Desert Landscape has been overhauled, the ground is no longer flat, and has plenty of rocks and pebbles like a real desert.With this Desert overhaul, there will be slight gaps in transition tiles "not big enough to fall through, just visual" These will be there until transition tiles and the forest terrain gets the same overhaul treatment.Existing POI's have had Trees and bush around them added, as well as the area around them has been shrunk, This is so that all of the items will now be a little closer together to make POIs fell more full and easier to find. Asphalt at POI's has also been updated to have a lot more details / cracks, which help them look older. Two New POI's have been added DinerAbandoned Storage Compound
- Zombie Melee Rework - Game Update 8/16/2026 - 16 August 2026
Melee has gotten some attention as we work into Phase 2 of Zombie difficulty, New Baseball Bat weaponZombies now take 2-3 hits to kill, as well as at least hitting them 2 times with your vehicle to finish them off. Because zombie's are getting harder to kill, zombie amounts have been reduced.Additional Zombie spawns are being added inside of POI's that players will have to deal with on footAdded zombie logic to not run at players unless there is a clear path to do so "to prevent them trying to run through doors and stick out" - There are a few instances still being fixed up, but this is the general behavior now.Zombies will not stop and swing, they will continue chasing while attacking nowCharacter Animations and multiplayer syncingAdded Crouching / walk crouching animationsFixed issue where in multiplayer you would constantly see up/down jitters of other players, This should now be com…
- Game Update - Kobayashi Vehicle Rework - 10 August 2026
Kobayashi has been reworked, Getting a lot of fixes and attention to details in the engine bay area, Undercarriage, Front end and rear end of the vehicle and a highly requested feature - Working Gauges!Vehicle Reworks are happening One vehicle at a time, This takes a lot of time to do, So vehicles are being chosen by how badly they need it done, the next vehicle to be reworked will be the Jalopy - As it is the first vehicle seen by new players in the game, and will be adjusting the trunk, engine bay, undercarriage, front bumper and rear end areas of the Jalopy, and it will also get working gauges, Working instrument clusters will be done on every vehicle rework.Kobayashi - BeforeKobayashi - AfterNew Under Carriage area - Engine is now visible from underneath the vehicleNew Working Instrument Cluster - All Four gauges are properly linked to Water, Oil, Fuel, MPH, getting low on water? Te…
- New Vehicle and Durability / Repair Mechanics - Chow - 29 July 2026
A New Ride joins us in Nightmare Drive! Welcome... Chow! Along side a new vehicle now available, We have a new major gameplay mechanic, You all asked for the zombies to be tougher well... I heard you! this is Phase one. Say hello to Durability on car parts and a repair system!Salvage is now used to repair vehicle partsReinforcement Parts now serve a purpose, They protect your car parts from damage and absorb allof the damage normal parts would take, if a part loses its durability it becomes broken and falls off the vehicle, Don't worry, you can still pick up the part from the ground, it just will not attach until you repair it.Hammer tool is needed for repairs to vehicles and now spawn at major POI'sSalvage spawns have been increasedNew Polman Easter egg added to Double Garage POI
- Game Update Patch Notes 7/26/2026 - 26 July 2026
Game - Vending machines are now interactable - Victory Foods Commercial TV Added to Gas Station 1 - New Achievement added "One more Time" when a player dies and respawns - Vicio One more Time Easter egg's added to game in Hunting Store and Achievement - Vending Machine added to Radio Tower - Vending Machine added to Arcade - Vehicle Spawn and Reinforcement Part spawn added to Small Shooting Range - New Vehicle will be added in the next update ;) "Chow" ^_^
- Game Update Patch Notes 7/24/2026 - 24 July 2026
Bug Fixes - Attachable items randomly making the vehicle take flight - Attachable Items randomly disappearing from vehicle while driving - Turrets attached to vehicle upon loading a save game causing vehicle to take flight Please Note we believe these issues to be fixed, if you ever have a report of a vehicle floating, flying or spinning out, please make me aware of it
- Game Update Patch Notes 7/21/2026 - 22 July 2026
- Fixed an issue where client trying to join host, would not see terrain tiles and everything would be grey - Added additional fixes for client joining host and would see a mountain and be outside of the map
- Game Update Patch Notes 7/21/2026 - 21 July 2026
Game Update - Auto Save feature added 3 Auto saves per game file have been added to the game, Auto save will save the game every 10 minutes, allowing you to go back to a previous save spot to help with sticky situations or even bug issues. Bug Fixes & Optimizations - Terrain has been reduced for GPU performance - Stutter during tile loading / removal improved "This will eventually be gone entirely" Currently this update makes it 50% better - Some code optimizations for more stable gameplay - Player garage duplicating vehicles if parked outside of garage fixed - Jalopy's duplicating when coming up to player garage fixed
- Game Update - Patch Notes 7/19/2026 Leaderboards - 19 July 2026
Leaderboards are now active Leaderboards can be accessed from the main menu or from INSIDE of the arcade!Zombies killedMiles DrivenAll arcade gamesUnfortunately progress made up until now is not retroactive, This is done because there is no way to know when loading into a game to add the stats of these leaderboards of what should be added / not added, for instance loading into another players game with 200 miles driven, should not grant you 200 miles. But all progress made for these boards from here on out will count towards the leaderboards.
- Game Update Patch Notes 7/18/2026 - 18 July 2026
Game Play - Engine Performance is now tied to engines, Swapping engine types in vehicles will change performance now depending on the engine - Neon Attachable Light's Added "10 Colors" - Red Hazard Light Attachable Added - Blue Hazard Light Attachable Added - Attachable item grabbing improved on vehicles - Improved host dropping of items and item falling through map issue "client fixes coming soon" - Vehicle Oil and Water consumption rates now match and reduced and verified player skills work with consumption rates - Attachable item "Desk Lamp" can now be turned on - Max held turrets capacity raised from 2 to 10 - Jalopy steering speeds reduced at lower speeds Bug Fixes - Extended exit positions on the Bertha to avoid getting stuck if lower reinforcements are on vehicle - Client Walking/Standing Jittering reduced drastically - Added Guards for vehicles going missing in player garage's -…
- Game Update 7/14/2026 New POI Added - 15 July 2026
Gameplay - Arcade POI Added to Map - Arcade POI has 6 arcade cabinets all playable - When playing an arcade machine, players food and water will not decrease Main Menu - Ability to delete saves in the loading screen added Localization - Additional things have been translated into all available languages that were originally missed - New languages added into localizations - zh-Hans - zh-Hant - Japanese - Korean - Polish - Turkish Bug Fixes & Optimizations - If a player saved in a player garage while driving the vehicle, would prevent the vehicle from being saved is fixed. - Settings in Main and pause menu's have been lightened for easier viewing - Single player disabling of zombies was not disabling zombies, now will properly remove zombies in single player sessions. - Zombie optimizations to reduce some GPU strain - Various Crash issues fixed "Thank you for the reports being sent"
- Game Update 7/8/2026 Patch Notes - 9 July 2026
Game Update Patch Notes 7/8/2026VehiclesNew Vehicle Added "Golf Cart"GameplayNew random Road Events New fail safe system for newer players in case they get stranded, If a player is without a vehicle around them, a Golf Cart will be provided to help get them to the next POI to get items they need to save their current vehicle.Bug Fixes Fuel pump models updated and now visually correctFuel pump nozzles are now properly connected to the fuel pumps and no longer floatWhen client interacts with Fuel pumps and drops nozzle, will no longer teleport to the groundFuel pumps now display the proper amounts of fuel in themZombies killed objectives not displaying on saved games being loaded will now persist.Zombies should no longer send items flying when they run into them
- Game Update Patch Notes - 7/5/2026 - 5 July 2026
General Updates Steam Cloud Save Files enabled for game Fixed a bug where some save files would not be displayed in the loading screen Save File fall back guards to help prevent items from being corrupted on changes made to items during updates. Steam Achievement Fix for "Survive Night #" All previous achievements should now unlock for example, if on night 11 and you load a game, when hitting night 12, all previous achievement tiers will unlock up to night 12. Allowing this missed achievement to properly unlock all tiers. Steam achievement for Survive Night # will unlock when day transitions at midnight.Added safety guards for food/water adding to inventory and consuming, to help prevent a crash issue.,Fixed an issue when loading a game where the next 2 or 3 POI's items would be duplicated at those POI's,Fixed an issue when loading a game, if the player saved at a zombie spawn location,…
- Zombie Apocalypse Major Game Update - 22 June 2026
Zombie Apocalypse has arrived! The crabs are taking a back seat, along with the midnight horde event, Massive hordes of zombies will spawn throughout the wasteland and at POI's! THE HORDE UPDATE — Zombies & Survivor Progression The roads of Nightmare Drive just got a lot more dangerous. This update brings a living, hungry horde to the world and a brand-new way to grow stronger every time you put one down. A Horde That Actually Feels Alive, Zombies aren't just reskinned targets - they're a threat with weight and variety.No two are the same — every zombie rolls its own movement speed, animation style, and attack, so a crowd never moves like a single blob.Real crowds, no chaos - our custom crowd system keeps the horde packed and solid without the physics freak-outs you see in other games. They press in on you like a wall of the dead and your vehicle will plow them with ease.They swarm from…
