Phases

What’s done so far

The whole rebuild, phase by phase. Ticked boxes are finished, with the date they got done.

30%
11 of 37 jobs done overall. Dates get added as things get finished.
Phase 1 Done

Planning

Working out the whole game before building it.

6 / 6
  • Plan the world: Mehville, Home Land and 60 zones in 5 areasOct 23, 2026
  • Draw maps for every areaOct 23, 2026
  • Write the story: MehGen Labs and the pillOct 23, 2026
  • Pick the bosses and the DLC islandsOct 23, 2026
  • Launch this websiteOct 23, 2026
  • Start the brand new Unreal projectOct 25, 2026
Phase 2 In progress

Foundations

The boring stuff everything else sits on.

4 / 8
  • Player character, movement, sprint and cameraOct 28, 2026
  • Main menu and settings (graphics, brightness, controls)Oct 27, 2026
  • Loading screen
  • Save system
  • Online co-op through Steam, hosted by players
  • Backpack and hotbarOct 27, 2026
  • The mapOct 27, 2026
  • Looting
Phase 3 Coming up

Mehville and your home

The safe town and the place you come back to.

1 / 6
  • Mehville town
  • Mehville market: buy, sell and trade
  • Home Land: plots, woods, farm, pond, junkyard, train and the MEH signOct 26, 2026
  • House kits
  • Decorating your house
  • Flying taxi and the airport
Phase 4 Coming up

Zombies and Farmland

The first area, start to finish.

0 / 6
  • Lazy “meh” zombies
  • Weapons, ammo and crafting
  • Zone permits and the zone map
  • Farmland zones 1–12 with zombie nests
  • Mini-boss and the Farmer boss
  • Zombies slowly take zones back
Phase 5 Coming up

Alpha

Testers get in and break everything.

0 / 4
  • Alpha build on Steam
  • Steam keys sent to testers
  • Fix the bugs you find
  • First event night
Phase 6 Coming up

Suburbs and Industrial

Zones 13–36.

0 / 3
  • Suburbs zones 13–24 and the Mall Cop
  • Industrial zones 25–36 and the Surgeon
  • Old sci-fi train for the whole group
Phase 7 Coming up

Mountains and Toxic Island

Zones 37–60 and the end of the story.

0 / 3
  • Mountains zones 37–48 and the Cave King
  • Toxic Island zones 49–60 and the Mutant
  • The MehGen lab and the escape
Phase 8 Coming up

Release

Free on Steam.

0 / 1
  • Full release, base game free

Phases will shift around as the game gets built. Things might get added, moved or broken. Meh.