Survival Craft Away From Life Enters Early Access on Steam
The open-world survival crafting game Away From Life launched into Steam Early Access on April 22, 2026. Players take the role of a helicopter crash survivor stranded on a dangerous archipelago. The game features resource gathering, tool and base crafting, food procurement, exploration, combat with wildlife, and underwater exploration. It supports cooperative multiplayer for up to eight players. The developer has published a roadmap on the Steam store page outlining plans for the full release, which is targeted for the end of 2026. Planned additions include new items, AI improvements, optimization, a custom island creation tool, fishing and advanced farming systems, new character progression elements, open-world activities, and vehicles. The article from Game Spark notes that Away From Life ranked second in a roundup of popular survival games for the first half of May 2026, behind the removed-then-restored Pickmos and ahead of the SSD-wear issue game Windrose.