Open now · By request
Shadow Of The Union: Survival playtest
by ILIASKA
Fight back against the rebellious machines in an alternative USSR! Join forces in a team of up to 4 players and survive in a dangerous open world. By day, explore and gather resources. By night, defend your base against waves of combat robots!
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- On playtest since
- Jan 13, 2026
- Planned release
- Apr 23, 2027
- Developer
- ILIASKA
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Co-op, Multiplayer, Online co-op, Single-player
- Languages
- English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese
How to join the Shadow Of The Union: Survival playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the Shadow Of The Union: Survival playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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About Shadow Of The Union: Survival
Explore an open world, infiltrate abandoned Soviet-era facilities, gather resources, craft new items, and build up your hideout. Your main goal is to prepare for the night to protect your base. But be extremely careful: these Soviet sites only appear to be deserted. In reality, they are packed with hidden traps and sensors. Make just one mistake, and a signal will instantly be sent to the "KVANT" unified computing center, alerting every iron guardian in the area.
As night falls, Soviet robots will launch relentless assaults on your hideout. They will attack in aggressive waves, storming your base from all sides. Your only goal is to hold the line and survive at all costs! That is why upgrading your base is your only chance to make it through the night. Refuel generators, repair walls, craft weapons, and do whatever it takes to turn your hideout into an impenetrable fortress. If the machines breach your defenses, you are dead.
Your enemies are Soviet combat robots that have taken over the entire world, from the ground to the sky. The zones with the most valuable resources are heavily guarded by these machines. They tirelessly patrol the facilities, block key checkpoints, and instantly attack any intruder—and when night falls, they march straight toward your base!
From the game's Steam page.
