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The Fifth Day
The Fifth Day is a post-apocalyptic survival game set in the time after mankind's extinction to the machines that it created. Your role, as one of these machines, is to survive in the hostile world left behind by man.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“It is such a shame they abandoned this game. It had a lot of potential.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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Hot fix V0.0.7.3a
Hi all, This update corrects the issue with game loading and level switching taking a long time and in some situations causing the game to crash. Please note, initial game load may take additional tim
Patch V0.0.7.3
Hello Everyone, I have pushed the latest build V0.0.7.3 to the hot fix branch now. See a full list of changes for this patch below: Added a visual effect at the start of the fifth day to the harpoon l
Patch V0.0.7.2
Hot fixes: -fixed a bug causing hangs on scene switch -changed network serialization of constructions, allowing upto 9000 blocks in multiplayer game -fixed miscalaneous bugs
Patch V0.0.7.01
Hot fixes: -reduced saved game file size to address long loading times -reduced player's collision impact damage -increased effectiveness of radiation shield to muffle radiation signature
Patch V0.0.7.01
Hot fixes: -reduced saved game file size to address long loading times -reduced player's collision impact damage -increased effectiveness of radiation shield to muffle radiation signature
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access |
| Player tags | Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Open World · Multiplayer · Post-apocalyptic · Action · Adventure · FPS · Robots · Sandbox · Crafting · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® XP or later Processor: AMD 1.8 GHz or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT or better DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible