Northgrave County

A county that stopped answering.

Northgrave County was an ordinary place: quiet suburbs, a main street, farms along the river. Then the roads filled up and the radios went quiet. You arrive after the collapse with a backpack and not much else. The houses are still full of what people left behind. The streets are not empty.

Northgrave County is an online survival game played in third person on persistent dedicated servers. Survive on your own or team up with friends, scavenge, craft, build and hold out as long as you can.

Explore a 20 x 20 km county

Towns and villages, farms, pine and autumn forest, lakes and rivers, generated from a seed. Everyone on the official servers shares the same map, so the towns you learn stay where they are. Police stations, hospitals and military sites are dangerous, and worth it.

Scavenge over 450 items

Search cupboards, fridges, shelves, crates and vehicles. What you find depends on where you look: a pharmacy holds medicine, a hardware store holds tools, a supermarket holds food. Food spoils, weapons wear out and ammunition is scarce.

Craft, build and fortify

Turn scrap into tools, gear and building kits. Learn recipes from books and survivor notes. Claim a safehouse, then place walls, doors, gates, fences, floors and roofs, and add barricades, workbenches, storage, beds, lights and traps.

Survive the body, not just the dead

Hunger, thirst, fatigue, stress, pain, body temperature and wetness all matter. Wounds are tracked by body region, with bleeding, fractures and infection that bandages, splints and stitches can treat. Clothing keeps you warm and dry and can stop bites and scratches.

Noise is the enemy

Gunshots, engines, breaking windows and running all carry. Zombies investigate what they hear, and crowds drift towards loud places. Night is far more dangerous than day, and rain, fog and storms change how far you can see.

Farm, drive, trade

Plant seeds in planter boxes, collect rain water and harvest crops. Find and repair sedans, pickups, vans and trucks that need fuel, batteries and tires. Meet traders or trade directly with other players.

Your survivor

Create your character: male or female, face, skin tone, hair, height and build. Thirteen skills, from Melee and Firearms to Carpentry, Cooking, First Aid, Farming and Mechanics, grow as you use them and survive death with you.

Together

Form a party, chat with everyone or just your team, and see your friends on the map. Sleeping bags and hideouts let you choose where you wake up after a bad night. Join the official servers or browse community servers. Files for hosting your own dedicated server are coming in a later update.

Early Access

Northgrave County is in active development. Expect regular updates, new items and features, and the occasional rough edge.