Welcome to the inaugural installment of Early Access Later On, a new series where we’ll be taking a look at Early Access games that have had time to ferment. To kick things off, we’re once again checking in with DayZ, Bohemia Interactive’s zombie survival sandbox.
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If, for some reason, you’re not familiar with Early Access, it refers to in-development games that you can already buy – often, but not exclusively on Steam – and ostensibly assist in their creation by providing feedback and searching for bugs.
DayZ arrived on Steam Early Access during the program’s first year, and it was one of the most high profile games to take this approach. It started out as a popular mod for Arma II, long before the days of Early Access, and its popularity led to the development of a standalone sequel.