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Survivors, The zombie scourge continues to plague Birmingham and we’ve been working tirelessly since Closed Beta to improve and add new features. Now we are expanding the Core Group and will be inviting even more players to participate for our most complex test to date: the CO-OP
Survivors, We've said it before, but we've never SHOWN it to you. So here it is--co-op in action. Birmingham doesn't care if you're alone or with friends, but you may last longer with friends. So we're making it official: co-op is confirmed for the Early Access launch , not a pos
Good morrow, Survivors! Zombies from God Save Birmingham are back once again in Seattle for PAX West! Discover us at Booth #617 , September 4 to 7. Get hands on and try your luck at surviving the zombie filled town of Birmingham. Here is a mock-up of the booth to give you a bette
Survivors, The Closed Beta gave us the largest pile of player feedback in the game's history. We've now finished working through the survey responses, videos, streams, Discord, and Steam comments, and as promised, we want to share the results with the people who created them: you
Survivors, Hard to believe, but it’s already been more than 10 days since our first public beta test wrapped up. We’ve run several tests before with a passionate group of early testers, but this was our first time opening the game to everyone without an NDA. Safe to say, the team
Survivors, We hope you enjoyed God Save Birmingham ’s beta. It was our first Steam playtest without an NDA, and we saw many Survivors streaming gameplay this time. Being able to see how you tackle the game in real-time was both refreshing and eye-opening for us! Some of you may f
Build #485 Change List (6/26/2026) Additions/Changes Blocked controller input, as it was causing erroneous input in some cases God Save Birmingham currently does not support controllers Improved the “Escape (if stuck)” feature so that it works in more circumstances and moves you
Dear Survivors, Since we first announced the game at Gamescom 2024, we’ve come a long way. And we’re incredibly excited to finally share this milestone with you. As we open this larger public test, we want to sincerely thank our Core Testers who helped shape the game through our
Survivors, The gates are finally opening wider. Our Closed Beta kicks off on June 22 at 3 PM PDT and will be available for one week to accepted testers. Since the Core Group Test, we've been heads-down addressing bugs, tuning hunger/thirst/fatigue balance, and improving controls
Survivors, Our first Core Group Test has wrapped up! For those who participated and provided feedback, we are deeply grateful for your passion and support for God Save Birmingham . The next step for us would be taking in the feedback to refine the gameplay experience for a bigger
Changes in Build #444 Deployed on June 5 12:00 PM PT Fixed the issue where some zombies in the Priory respawn even after being killed Fixed the issue where attacking zombies with a spear type weapon across a doorway sometimes did not register as hits Fixed the issue where the gam
Survivors, We hope the dev logs provide you with a good look at what we’re working on, but if you are wondering what other things are cooking… voila! We would like to hold a Core Group Test for our pre-alpha and alpha testers to get feedback on different changes and new content w
Survivors, A while back we wrote about breathing life into the mundane — the philosophy behind making Birmingham feel grounded through physics, object interaction, and the small tactile moments that add up to a believable world. Picking up an apple. Throwing something. The way an
Survivors, As you know we’ve had to work on improving combat after the alpha test, but today, we’d like to share what we’ve been working on in tandem–it’s one of the most ambitious features we've been working on for God Save Birmingham: a dynamic weather system that doesn't just
Survivors, The Alpha Retest has officially wrapped up. To everyone who jumped back in — thank you. Your time, feedback, and dedication mean more to us than we can express, and this test would not have been possible without you. As a reminder, this retest was exclusively reserved
Hello Survivors! First of all, thank you once again for participating in our tests and helping with development of God Save Birmingham. After the previous Alpha test, we reviewed a great deal of feedback and confirmed that many aspects of the game are moving in a positive directi
Survivors, Build Notes (#384 CL106273) Combat Adjustments and Fixes Changes Slightly increased zombies’ head HP Reduced the chance of zombies stumbling and falling Fixed the issue where an invisible wall blocked weapon attacks Known Issues Repeated climbing may cause camera angle
Survivors. It's been a few weeks since our Alpha test wrapped up, and we've been buried in spreadsheets ever since. 301 of you showed up to the survey, and told us exactly what you thought of the game. That's what this is all for. Before we get into the numbers, a genuine thank y
Survivors, We'd like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who participated in our alpha test. Now both phases of the alpha have concluded, and we will be going through all the feedback you shared in the survey. Your input is crucial for us in creating the best gameplay exp
Survivors, Phase 2 of God Save Birmingham ’s closed alpha starts now! This round is for both phase 1 testers and new testers who were selected from the recent sign-ups. Important Notes The alpha is under NDA, under which sharing/streaming the content is strictly prohibited If you