Survive the Wilderness in The Last Plague: Blight—Now in Early Access

The Last Plague: Blight has officially launched into Steam Early Access, offering players a brutally realistic co-op survival experience. Developed by solo dev Sergei Bezborodko of Original Studios, this indie survival game brings a fresh take on the genre by leaning heavily into realism—and we mean heavily. If you think surviving a plague-ridden post-apocalypse sounds tough, wait until you’re carefully balancing a bowl of water back to camp just to boil it.

In The Last Plague, players find themselves in a world reclaimed by nature, where an incurable disease (known as the Blight) turns everything from wildlife to the very land itself into a hostile force. If that doesn’t sound bad enough, your survival depends on mastering wilderness skills like building shelter, decontaminating resources, and scavenging for food. As Bezborodko put it, “I wanted to avoid streamlining things too much so I could build a more immersive experience overall.”

This isn’t your typical survival game where you slap some wood together to build a mansion in five minutes. No, The Last Plague takes things slow and steady, rewarding players who love the grind. Want to build a fire? First, you’ll need to fell a tree, chop it into logs, split those into firewood, and then you’re good to go. It’s a refreshing approach—if you’re the kind of player who enjoys a bit of reality with your games.

Despite The Last Plague’s hardcore vibe, the addition of co-op gameplay for up to four players means you don’t have to face the Blight alone. The game’s launch trailer gives a tantalizing glimpse of the danger that awaits. So, gather your friends, boil some water, and see if you’ve got what it takes to survive this unforgiving world.