BIG news for No More Room in Hell 2 - 1.0 coming in the first half of 2026

As a studio we have made the decision to prolong our Early Access window past our one year Early Access release anniversary, and we couldn’t be more excited! Looking at the state of the game, community feedback, and our aspirations for the title, we’ve come to realize that October of this year won’t give us the time we need to launch the 1.0 version of the game that we envision. We still have a mountain of work that we want to fit into the game before 1.0 launch, which we’re now targeting for the first half of 2026.

Moving forward production and updates will look slightly different. Up to this point we’ve pushed to get big bulk features into the game as fast as possible in an effort to give players a “fuller” experience. The game is getting closer to 1.0 feature complete (we’re not there yet, more on that below!) and we’re now really looking to fine tune a lot of individual pieces within the game, and make the experience just right. Our new difficulty system is a great example of the type of changes we’re looking to make, and the levers we’re hoping to give our development team. Players should still expect monthly updates right up to 1.0 launch. Over the next few months you’ll experience a lot of changes to the game, and they won’t always hit the mark on the first pass. Our goals and expectations for the 1.0 version of the game are extremely high, and getting it right might take some experimentation.

As we continue our development of No More Room in Hell 2 in Early Access and move ever closer to 1.0, we want to confirm to the community that child zombies will not be present in the final product. Our top priority is the long-term success and growth of No More Room in Hell 2, and including child zombies would jeopardize that. Whether it’s losing opportunities to be featured in major game showcases, being unable to sell the game in certain regions, risking platform availability, or alienating prospective players, the risks are far too high for a game still finding its footing. We understand that some fans may be disappointed by this news, but we want to assure everyone that we're committed to portraying a gritty and grounded zombie apocalypse—and we're incredibly excited about what the future holds.

Core Gameplay Experience:

Since our Early Access launch in 2024 we’ve put a lot of work into getting the core gameplay of our original game mode to its most challenging and fun place, and the game has seen giant changes since its genesis iteration.

Zombie Spawning

We’re still hunting for the gold-standard of zombie spawning in No More Room in Hell 2. Our maps are very open and each is different, which makes creating the perfect zombie spawning system difficult. We took a big pass during August’s Spawn update, but we know there’s a lot of work left to do.

Difficulty Balancing

Difficulty balancing also saw a giant change with difficulty preference & difficulty 2.0 in Spawn. The changes feel promising, but moreso act as tools to help us further refine our difficulty tiers. Players should expect more changes to difficulty balancing in the coming months. We feel that zombie spawning and proper difficulty balancing are the most important keys to unlocking the full potential of No More Room in Hell 2 before our 1.0 launch

Progression

Progression in No More Room in Hell 2 is another aspect of the game which needs