Zelter is an upcoming game that crosses Stardew Valley with State of Decay

Zelter Screenshot
Zelter Screenshot (Image credit: Super!Games)

What you need to know

  • Stardew Valley is a relaxing game about crafting, and State of Decay is a tense horror survival game.
  • Despite the massive difference in genres, Zelter is an upcoming game that attempts to mash them together.
  • In it, you have to build up a community of survivors, arm yourselves, build a fortress, and survive wave after wave of undead foes.
  • The game looks very interesting, and is coming to Steam in Early Access on October 22, 2020.

Then the game answers that question with its wonderful mix of Stardew Valley graphics and crafting mechanics, with the community building and zombie survival gameplay of State of Decay. Its first trailer was just revealed, along with a date for the game's early access.

As you can see from the trailer, it's clear Zelter does take heavy inspiration from the game that inspired an entire generation of games: Stardew Valley. However, insteady of focusing on building up an adorable house and crafting new tools, Zelter has you build up a fortified shelter complete with automated turrets, traps, and other defenses to protect from the living dead. Instead of farming tools, you'll be equipped with an arsenal of guns and other varoius weapons.

In Zelter, you'll also have to build up a community of survivors and arm them as well, in order to better survive the undead onslaught together. It's a very interesting mash-up of genres, and could be an exciting game if it all comes together well. Fortunately we don't have long to wait, with the game entering Early Access on Steam with a planned release date of October 22, 2020. If you're interested, mark you calendars, and be sure to checkout some screenshots from the game down below.

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