Blight: Survival Is Steam's Fifth Most-Wanted Game. Here's What We Know
A medieval no man's land, a spreading plague and up to four friends with swords. Haenir Studio's co-op horror game still has no date, but it has around two million wishlists and Dead by Daylight's publisher behind it.
Mud, fog, the remains of a battle nobody won. Somewhere ahead, past the corpses and the ruined palisades, is the source of a sickness that is turning the dead into something worse. You and three friends have swords, shields and a very bad feeling about this.
That is the pitch of Blight: Survival, a medieval action-horror game from Haenir Studio, published by Behaviour Interactive. As of November 2026 it still has no release date; Steam lists it as "to be announced". Yet one tracking site's estimates put it fifth among all upcoming games on Steam, with roughly two million wishlists, ahead of a long list of blockbuster sequels.
What kind of game is it?
Blight: Survival is built for solo play or co-op with up to three friends. Your goal is to reach and destroy the source of the Blight, an affliction spreading across a war-torn no man's land. Along the way you fight both humans and monsters.
The Steam page lists the key ingredients:
- Action-horror combat with roguelite and extraction elements.
- Directional combat that is easy to learn but has a high skill ceiling.
- Risk-versus-reward choices: retreat with your loot, or push deeper.
- Customisable weapons, armour and talents.
- A decaying medieval world full of hidden secrets and treasure.
Why so many people are waiting
Blight: Survival's reputation was built on footage: muddy, heavy, grim combat that looked more like a war film than a fantasy game. It quickly gained a following, and Behaviour Interactive stepped in as publisher.
What we still don't know
The silence around release details is the biggest question. There is no date, no window, no price and no confirmed console versions, although Steam does list cross-platform multiplayer among its features. With extraction games, the details matter: how long runs last, what you lose when you die and how progression carries between sessions. Those answers will decide whether Blight: Survival feels punishing in a good way or just punishing.
By the numbers
- About 2.0 million: estimated Steam wishlists in November 2026 (fifth among upcoming games on one tracking site).
- 1 to 4: players.
- TBA: release date, platforms beyond PC and price.
Why it matters
Blight: Survival shows how far a strong mood can carry a small team. Extraction games are usually sci-fi shooters; medieval melee horror is a much rarer combination, and the wishlist figures suggest a big, under-served audience. With a major horror publisher on board, expectations are high.
There is also a question of audience. Extraction games tend to attract competitive, hardcore players, while horror fans often prefer tense, story-led experiences. Blight: Survival seems to want both, with co-op against both human and monster threats. Getting that balance right will matter as much as the combat itself.
WGC's take: the hype is real, but so is the risk. Games that sit near the top of the wishlist charts for years carry a heavy burden at launch. We would love to see a public playtest before a date is announced, so players can judge the combat for themselves.
What to watch
Keep an eye on Behaviour Interactive's showcases and the Steam page for any change from "to be announced". For the bigger picture, see our guide to Steam's most-wishlisted indies.