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The Front
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“If you like survival games like subsistence, 7 days to die, and a hint of ark you need to own this game. Never played the PVP aspect but the PVE is some of the best in the survival genre.”
— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played“The Front is one of the best survival/base building games that I haver played, in my opinion. Relatively easy leveling and recipe unlocks. You just have to kill zombies and loot areas. The graphics are nice which always helps.”
— a player, Steam review · 107 hrs played“Do not buy. Abandoned cash grab of a half finished janky and laggy game. A shame really. It had so much potential. But the devs are dishonest and lazy.”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:24 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Front Server Maintenance Notice（7/24/2026）
Dear players: We have scheduled an server maintenance on 7/24 from 7:00-8:00 UTC. The servers will go live again when maintenance is complete. Sorry for all the inconvenience and the maintenance could
The Front Server Maintenance Notice（7/17/2026）
Dear players: We have scheduled an server maintenance on 7/17 from 7:00-8:00 UTC. The servers will go live again when maintenance is complete. Sorry for all the inconvenience and the maintenance could
The Front Server Maintenance Notice（7/10/2026）
Dear players: We have scheduled an server maintenance on 7/10 from 7:00-8:00 UTC. The servers will go live again when maintenance is complete. Sorry for all the inconvenience and the maintenance could
The Front Server Maintenance Notice（7/3/2026）
Dear players: We have scheduled an server maintenance on 7/3 from 7:00-8:00 UTC. The servers will go live again when maintenance is complete. Sorry for all the inconvenience and the maintenance could
The Front Server Maintenance Notice（6/26/2026）
Dear players: We have scheduled an server maintenance on 6/26 from 7:00-8:00 UTC. The servers will go live again when maintenance is complete. Sorry for all the inconvenience and the maintenance could
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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, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation |
| Player tags | Early Access · Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Multiplayer · Crafting · Building · Base-Building · Open World · Tower Defense · Sandbox · Shooter · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op |
| Languages | English, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Thai |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.playthefront.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Processor: Intel i5 8400 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 40 GB available space