[3] The game, originally known as H1Z1 and later as H1Z1: Just Survive, is set during a zombie apocalypse in a rural area of the United States.

In it, players attempt to survive against the natural elements such as wolves and bears, hordes of zombies, and thousands of potentially hostile survivors through interaction, scavenging for resources, building shelters, and crafting.

The game was released in early access in January 2015, selling over a million copies within two months, before being discontinued in October 2018.

[7] A short-lived bug that crashed the game's servers was also introduced through a patch meant to fix other problems.

[9] In 2016, the game, originally known as simply H1Z1, was split into two separate projects with their own dedicated development teams, subtitled Just Survive and King of the Kill.