Mist Survival: Early Access Status, How Long It’s Been and What We Know About 1.0

Mist Survival had been in Early Access for more than seven years by October 2025

Mist Survival entered Steam Early Access on August 15, 2018. As of October 2, 2025, it was still listed as an Early Access game, with no official 1.0 release date announced.

That made Mist Survival one of those survival games where the Early Access timeline itself had become part of the story. The developer’s Early Access FAQ said, “I expect everything to be done by 2025,” but that was a development target rather than a confirmed launch date.

This article reflects the game’s status on October 2, 2025. Early Access timelines can stretch far beyond their original expectations, something we also looked at in How Long Is Too Long? Rethinking Early Access in 2025. For another survival game that eventually reached full release, see our Winter Survival review.

Mist Survival Official Gameplay Trailer

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Mist Survival Early Access status at a glance

• Early Access start: August 15, 2018
• Time in Early Access as of October 2, 2025: approximately 7 years, or 2,605 days
• Status on October 2, 2025: Early Access
• Version 1.0: No official release date announced
• Developer FAQ: said, “I expect everything to be done by 2025,” but this was a target rather than a confirmed release date

Was Mist Survival still in Early Access?

Yes. On October 2, 2025, the Steam store page still listed Mist Survival as an Early Access Game. The store page also showed its original Early Access release date of August 15, 2018.

That meant the game had spent 2,605 days in Early Access by the date of this status check.

When was Mist Survival expected to reach version 1.0?

There was no formal 1.0 release date announced at the time.

The Early Access FAQ included the line, “I expect everything to be done by 2025.” That suggested a development goal, but it should not be treated as a confirmed release date. As of October 2, 2025, the accurate answer was that version 1.0 remained undated.

Development was still active

At the time of this October 2025 status check, development was still continuing. Public update notes included the 0.6.2.3 patch in late September 2025, covering bug fixes along with UI and quest-marker corrections.

Those updates supported the same conclusion: Mist Survival was still being worked on, but it had not yet reached its full 1.0 release.

Players interested in other long-running survival projects can also read our look at Wild West Dynasty and our Winter Survival review.

Mist Survival Early Access Trailer

Bottom line

As of October 2, 2025, Mist Survival remained an active Early Access survival sandbox more than seven years after its original Steam launch. The developer had previously pointed toward 2025 as a target for completing the game, but no formal version 1.0 release date had been announced.

For players jumping in at that point, the safest way to look at it was as an evolving survival sandbox rather than a finished 1.0 release.

Mist Survival

Release: August 15, 2018 (Early Access)

Genre: Survival, Open-World, Base Building

Developer / Publisher: Dimension 32 Entertainment

Platforms: PC — Steam

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Winter Survival Review