7 Days to Die V3.0 Experimental Patch Notes (15th June 2026)

V3.0 Experimental dropped on Steam yesterday, and if you've been waiting to test the massive sandbox overhaul before it goes live, now's your window. Funcom is asking players to jump in, break things, and report back, this is the feedback phase before the final push.

The big draw here is the expanded sandbox customization and progression systems that shipped with V3.0 earlier this week. If you haven't tried them yet, Experimental is where you can poke around without worrying about a wipe later. Just be aware that a handful of features are still rough: abundancy categories aren't working properly for single items and books, some sandbox selections aren't showing up in your language, and there's a crafting yield bug that resets amounts when you close your inventory. The trader hours are also acting up during Blood Moon mornings.

To jump in, right-click the game in Steam, hit Properties, flip to the Game Versions & Betas tab, and select latest_experimental from the dropdown. Here's what the team is actually addressing in this build:

Hey Survivors! The V3.0 Experimental Release is live now!

Here is how you participate:

Right click on the game in steam
Click on properties
Click the “Game Versions & Betas” tab
The drop down menu will have latest_experimental available <— you want THAT
Select that and wait for the game to download

To learn about the main features, please click here.

V3.0 is in your hands. We want to know what you think before it’s final.

Currently Known Issues with V3.0 we are working on addressing:

Abundancy categories not working well for single items, books, and magazines
Some Sandbox Selections don’t show up localized
Sandbox options crafting yield resets amount upon closing inventory
Trader Hours “BM Closed” closes trader during morning of Blood Moon Day
Changing between item stat and description not updating

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