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7 Days to Die

Windows, macOS, Linux Reviewed August 22, 2026

A survival crafting game from The Fun Pimps. The video policy permits creating, uploading, livestreaming and monetizing video through authorized methods. The store listing records explicit violence, horror content, and drug use.

Preflight overview

At a glance

Six independent findings, each linked to the reviewed detail below. No single answer clears the others.

Independent findings, not an overall verdict. Each short answer carries the reviewed finding beneath it, and every tile links to the evidence.

Before you go live

6 actions from reviewed records

  1. Authorized monetization means the advertising and partner programmes of services the public can watch for free. Publisher policy
  2. Anyone who owns a copy of the game, including a press copy, is covered by the permission. Publisher policy
  3. Check the in game audio options yourself before the first recording you intend to keep, because this guide found no documented setting to rely on. Licensed audio
  4. Recheck this guide after a major game update, since audio options and publisher policies both change without notice. Licensed audio
  5. Set the music and effects volume yourself before going live rather than looking for a broadcast preset. Streamer mode
  6. Treat this as a limited research result rather than as confirmation that recordings of this game pass a platform audio check. VOD reports

Publisher policy and monetization

Permitted with conditions Reviewed August 22, 2026

The publisher permits creating, uploading, livestreaming, and monetizing video of this game through authorized monetization methods, meaning the advertising and partner programmes of services that stay free to the public.

Conditions

  • Authorized monetization means the advertising and partner programmes of services the public can watch for free.
  • Anyone who owns a copy of the game, including a press copy, is covered by the permission.

Restrictions

  • Other commercial monetization of the publisher intellectual property, including putting content behind a payment, is not permitted.

Sources

Licensed audio, VOD reports, and streamer mode

Licensed audio

Unknown Evidence: Official store or rating data Reviewed August 22, 2026

No conclusion about licensed music in this game was reached from the official store listing and publisher policy reviewed for this guide.

Details and 2 sources
  • The reviewed sources did not state whether this game carries recorded music licensed from a third party.
  • Absence of a statement in these sources is not evidence that no such music is present.

Streamer mode

No verified streamer mode found Evidence: Official store or rating data Reviewed August 22, 2026

No setting described as a streamer mode was found in the official store listing or publisher policy reviewed for this guide.

Setting details and 2 sources

Reported VOD and claim incidents

No issue identified in reviewed sources Evidence: Official policy Reviewed August 22, 2026

No VOD mute or copyright claim incident for this game was found in the sources listed for this review.

Review detail and 1 source
  • This states only what the listed sources contain. It is not a survey of every creator report about this game.

Content warnings and rating descriptors

Warning coverage is limited to five categories in this version and is not a complete account of a game's content. A category that reports no evidence is a statement about the sources reviewed, not proof that the content is absent.

  • Flashing lights and photosensitivity

    No evidence found in reviewed sources

    No statement covering this category was found in the official store listing or rating rows reviewed for this guide.

    Reviewed August 22, 2026 · 1 source
  • Self harm or suicide

    No evidence found in reviewed sources

    No statement covering this category was found in the official store listing or rating rows reviewed for this guide.

    Reviewed August 22, 2026 · 1 source
  • Animal harm or death

    No evidence found in reviewed sources

    No statement covering this category was found in the official store listing or rating rows reviewed for this guide.

    Reviewed August 22, 2026 · 1 source
  • Sexual violence

    No evidence found in reviewed sources

    No statement covering this category was found in the official store listing or rating rows reviewed for this guide.

    Reviewed August 22, 2026 · 1 source
  • Graphic violence or gore

    Confirmed present

    The store listing mature content description for this game reads: Explicit Violence Shock and/or Horror Content Drug Use

    Reviewed August 22, 2026 · 1 source

Age ratings

The headline rating is shown first. Ratings are kept with the board and region that issued them and are not an editorial content verdict.

ESRB
M - Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol Source: publisher-declared Steam store metadata
View 3 other regional ratings
DJCTQ (Brazil)
16 - Violência Extrema, Drogas ilícitas, Medo Source: publisher-declared Steam store metadata
IGRS (Indonesia)
18 - Kekerasan, Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya, Penampilan Tokoh Source: publisher-declared Steam store metadata
Steam (Germany)
18 - Drastische Gewalt, Alkohol / Tabak, Sexuelle Andeutungen Source: publisher-declared Steam store metadata

Mature content descriptors

  • Frequent violence or gore
  • General mature content

Playtime

This is an ongoing game without a finite completion point, so a completion estimate would be misleading.

Game information

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Editions
PC Standard
Developer
The Fun Pimps
Publisher
The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Released
Jul 25, 2024
Reviewed
August 22, 2026
Review due
November 20, 2026

Sources and review history

Guide last reviewed August 22, 2026. Next review due November 20, 2026.

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