Long Gone was one of the new reveals at the Triple-i Initiative 2026 showcase, with developer Hillfort Games confirming a 2027 release window for the post-apocalyptic adventure.
The game’s official Steam page currently lists it as “coming soon” rather than naming a specific date, but it does confirm the title was featured during the 2026 showcase.
TL;DR — Long Gone Reveal
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Set decades after an outbreak, Long Gone drops players into an abandoned suburban neighborhood reclaimed by nature, where the goal is not just to survive but to piece together the lives of the people who used to live there.
The Steam description frames it as a narrative exploration adventure built around environmental storytelling, puzzle solving, and rummaging through the belongings left behind.
More than just a zombie game
The hook here is that Long Gone is mixing several genres together.
According to the official store page, it blends adventure, platforming, point-and-click interaction, and item investigation inside a “beautiful lo-fi 3D pixel world.”
It also emphasizes that the environment itself is the star, with players uncovering quiet tragedies and hidden stories through objects, notes, and the ruined spaces people left behind.
That gives it a different vibe from a straightforward zombie survival game. The zombies are there, but the Steam page explicitly says there is no combat and that every zombie is a puzzle to solve. That suggests the real tension comes from navigation, stealth, and movement rather than direct fighting.
Platforming and exploration are key
One of the more interesting details on the Steam page is how the game shifts between 2.5D platforming in the streets and fully 3D exploration inside houses.
That split structure sounds like a smart way to make the neighborhood feel both dangerous and intimate: outside spaces push movement and evasion, while interiors lean harder into investigation and story discovery.
The exploration side also seems pretty hands-on. Hillfort says players can rummage through drawers, cupboards, boxes, and cabinets, collecting and combining items as they go. Not every object will be useful mechanically, but many are there to help tell the story of the world and the people who are, well, long gone.
What platforms is Long Gone coming to?
Right now, the only confirmed platform is PC via Steam. The store page lists system requirements for Windows and macOS, but there is no console announcement yet.
Final thoughts
Long Gone looks like one of those games that could stick with people more for its mood and world than for pure action.
A quiet suburban mystery, a lo-fi 3D pixel look, light platforming, and zombies you evade instead of fight make it feel more unusual than the average apocalypse game.
There’s still a long wait with 2027 as the only release window for now, but this is definitely one to keep an eye on.