Essential survival tips and beginner tools for the V2.6 Stable release.
Professional server setup, optimization, and administration guides.
Advanced info for V2.6, including seeds and console commands.
Browse all 7 Days to Die mods for V2.6 — Darkness Falls, Undead Legacy, Ravenhearst, plus 20+ QoL modlets.
What's new: V2.6 Stable dropped on April 28, 2026 — fresh patch notes are on Steam. Behaviour Interactive acquired The Fun Pimps earlier in April 2026. For the full arc from the 2013 Kickstarter to V3.0, read the complete history of 7 Days to Die. The next major update is V3.0 Sandbox Siege with 100+ gameplay simulation options — release-watch tracking confirmed details and what's still unknown. Brush up on XML server settings and performance tuning, or browse all 7 Days to Die mods for V2.6 while V3.0 cooks.