God Save Birmingham Is Free to Try on Steam, Bringing Medieval Zombie Survival and 4-Player Co-Op
If you have no plans this weekend and want something different from the usual zombie survival formula, God Save Birmingham may be worth adding to your Steam library. The upcoming medieval survival sandbox is currently free to try on Steam until November 9, giving players a chance to explore its brutal version of Birmingham, England, where daily life was already harsh before the dead started walking.
Developed by Ocean Drive Studio and published by Kakao Games, God Save Birmingham is still in development and is expected to launch in Early Access in the future. After a closed test with more than 1,000 players, the developers have now opened a larger public playtest that anyone can join for a limited time.
Unlike story-driven survival games, God Save Birmingham focuses on open-ended sandbox gameplay. There is no traditional campaign pushing players from one mission to the next. Instead, the goal is simple: stay alive for as long as possible in a medieval town overrun by flesh-eating undead.
Survival is about more than just swinging a weapon. Players need to search for food, find clean water, secure shelter and manage the dangers of a hostile environment. The setting gives the game a distinct identity, replacing guns and modern gear with medieval weapons, improvised tools and desperate close-quarters combat.
One of the biggest additions in the current playtest is co-op multiplayer. For the first time, players can team up with as many as three friends, allowing up to four survivors to face the undead together. The co-op mode is still in an early alpha state, so bugs and rough edges should be expected, but it adds a new layer of chaos and strategy to the survival experience.
The feature that may set God Save Birmingham apart from other zombie survival games is its physics-based world. According to the developers, many objects in the environment can be moved, pushed or used in practical ways. A table can become a barricade in front of a door. A barrel can be rolled into a group of zombies. Everyday medieval clutter can turn into either a tool for survival or an unexpected hazard.
That same physics system can also punish careless players. Tripping over objects may cause you to drop your weapon at the worst possible moment, while a badly timed jump or fall could lead to a broken leg. The result is a survival game where the environment feels unpredictable and where quick thinking can matter as much as combat skill.
Player feedback so far suggests that God Save Birmingham has strong potential, though it is clearly still a work in progress. Some players have pointed out that the constant need to find food can leave little room for exploration or crafting. Others have reported strange zombie behavior, such as undead enemies appearing inside shelters that were believed to be fully secured.
There have also been some co-op-related issues, including reports of zombies not spawning correctly on private servers and attacks not always functioning as expected. Since the game is still in beta testing, these problems are not surprising, but they are worth keeping in mind for anyone jumping into the playtest.
Even with its current rough edges, God Save Birmingham offers an intriguing twist on the survival genre. Its medieval setting, physics-driven gameplay and newly added four-player co-op make it stand out in a crowded field of zombie games. For players looking for a gritty survival sandbox with unpredictable moments and plenty of undead danger, the free Steam playtest is a good opportunity to see what the game has to offer before its Early Access release.
