“Seven Days World,” a supernatural open-world survival game meticulously crafted by Starry Studio, a subsidiary of NetEase, has launched its global open beta on PC at 5:00 AM Beijing Time on July 10th.
Prior to this, the official pre-download and character creation activities have been initiated, along with the announcement of specific PC configuration requirements for the game:
To facilitate new players’ smoother exploration in “Seven Days World,” the official team has prepared a series of beginner benefits, offering over 700 world exploration rewards free of charge, including weapons, armor, accessories, and more cosmetic items; simultaneously, as a seasonal game, “Seven Days World” also prepares multiple benefits for all Overcomers in each season, such as limited edition fashion items, exclusive weapon skins, season badges, furniture blueprints, avatar frames, and more, awaiting players to unlock through participation.
As one of the major hits of this summer’s lineup, the title has been under intense global player attention since its official unveiling. At this year’s Summer Game Festival in June, “Seven Days World” made a strong impression, with its unique grotesque style design, realistic in-game model precision, and environmental effects stunning the audience on-site, refreshing overseas players’ perceptions of “Chinese game quality,” attracting players and media to try out the game, take photos, and leave memorable impressions.
Subsequently, during the Steam Next Fest, “Seven Days World,” which underwent a timed test, swept the charts, securing the top spot in the trending new releases list, the most wished-for list, and the new release online list, showcasing the game’s global attention.
The game is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland that experienced a global disaster known as the “Cosmic Dust Catastrophe.” In this world filled with danger and opportunity, players will assume the role of an Overcomer, needing to survive and build amidst the ravages of the Aberrants.
Aberrants are anomalous creatures triggered by the Cosmic Dust Catastrophe, serving as the primary antagonists for players. These creatures, altered and enhanced by abnormal substances, possess extraordinary strength and special abilities. Starry Studio innovatively combines real-life everyday objects with these aberrant beings to create a bizarre and eerie atmosphere in the game.
Aberrants come in various forms, from colossal giant creatures to agile small creatures with special abilities. Each type of aberrant has a unique appearance and attack method, possibly possessing additional limbs, special armor, or the ability to spray venom and energy attacks. Players need to employ different strategies and weapons when facing different types of aberrants to effectively counter them.
In addition to individual aberrants, the game features large-scale aberrant invasion events. These events lead to masses of aberrants congregating to attack players’ bases or specific areas. Players can collaborate with other Overcomers to collectively defend against invasions and protect their territories.
This collective combat scenario tests players’ teamwork capabilities. Indeed, “Seven Days World” places great emphasis on multiplayer cooperation and social interaction. Players can team up with other Overcomers to jointly face larger-scale aberrant attacks or explore regions together – the game offers over 256 square kilometers of vast maps for exploration.
Players first face the task of exploring the wilderness, gathering resources, and finding suitable locations to establish their own territories. The game incorporates stamina, hunger, sanity (san value), and thirst as four key survival attributes, realistically replicating survival experiences. Additionally, the game provides a rich selection of building options, with construction and development systems grounded in scientific principles. Players can construct and layout in diverse ways according to their strategies and preferences. Buildings not only serve to defend against aberrant attacks but also enhance survival efficiency and living comfort.
The seasonal system is a focal point of “Seven Days World,” dedicated to providing diverse game content for players with different needs. Different players can find their place and enjoyment within the game. Each server in the game exists for only one season duration, with each season featuring a script-based gameplay theme. The game’s playstyle on each server is determined by the script theme, with multiple scripts available for players to choose from. By selecting different scripts, each will offer a distinct experience, allowing players to enjoy different gameplay rules, game scenes, and story plots in various scripts.
This design balances the gameplay demands of PVP and non-PVP players. In terms of gameplay rules, content, and story experience, the seasonal script experience is largely consistent. The primary difference between scripts lies in player-versus-player combat, enabling players with different needs to freely choose their preferred playstyles without interference.
Moreover, “Seven Days World” divides a season into multiple stages, providing players with continuous challenges and reward experiences. Each season typically lasts from several weeks to a few months on each server. In future seasons, “Seven Days World” will introduce new content and gameplay, infusing the game with ongoing freshness and vitality.
Despite adopting a comprehensive and satisfying gameplay design, “Seven Days World” does not intend to pressure players with high expectations. On the contrary, “Seven Days World” employs various methods to reduce goal orientation and gaming pressure. Firstly, the game has repeatedly promised “no numerical pay-to-win,” emphasizing that players’ growth and development should be based on effort and strategy rather than gaining numerical advantages through payments. This approach fosters a fair competitive environment, with no numerical pay-to-win elements, allowing players to choose their preferred playstyles more freely.
Additionally, the game enriches gameplay through various additional game modes, particularly evident in the “Eternal Island.” Designed as an open scene exclusive to players, it serves as a resource repository where items accumulated across seasons can be stored and reused. Simultaneously, it offers a freer building gameplay experience, including inviting friends to co-build, customizing unique game rules, and creating personal playstyles, enhancing the game’s social experience.
The Anomaly System is another critical element in “Seven Days World.” They are mysterious entities that appeared in the world following the Cosmic Dust Catastrophe, possessing special energies and influences. Anomalies manifest in various forms within the game, from simple energy crystals to cute-looking creatures with special abilities. Players can obtain anomalies through exploring the wilderness, capturing, or engaging in specific gameplay challenges. These anomalies, categorized by their functions, can not only be used for construction and technological upgrades but also for synthesizing special equipment and items, or even accompanying players, enhancing survival capabilities and combat power in the world.
“Seven Days World,” through its diverse construction system, challenging exploration tasks, and multiplayer cooperative mechanisms, provides players with a highly challenging and creative survival adventure experience. It also utilizes the seasonal system and a weak goal orientation design to alleviate player burden, encouraging players to autonomously select their favorite game content. This aligns perfectly with the game’s fundamental worldview – in this post-disaster world, every day presents a new survival challenge. Whether to strive to become stronger or enjoy the present, all choices rest in the hands of the players.
Now, “Seven Days World” has officially launched its open beta on PC. Players who enjoy survival construction combined with open-world gameplay and have a demand for high freedom and diversity in experience should not miss this opportunity. Visit the official “Seven Days World” website at https://qrsj.163.com/ to download and start playing for free.
