14 years on, the creator of DayZ is still searching for a solution to survival gaming's biggest problem: 'I think I am going to die without having solved it' "And honestly, I'm okay with that." PC Gamer · Aug 30
DayZ creator Dean 'Rocket' Hall has over 2,000 hours in Kerbal Space Program and played the original XCOM at Mount Everest base camp: 'I think when I die, I will still be playing that game' The founder of RocketWerkz talks us through the games on his PC. PC Gamer · Apr 12
The sci-fi survival game from the creator of DayZ heads to space Skyrim in its latest DLC, accompanied by a free update that adds oil processing and chainsaws Dangerous Horizons is available now. PC Gamer · Mar 8
'Kitten Space Agency' is the spiritual successor to 'Kerbal Space Program', and they have an ex-SpaceX engineer on the team (interview) DayZ and Kerbal Space Program's creators have joined forces with an ex-SpaceX engineer to create the ultimate spaceflight simulator. Space · Nov 14, 2025
'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames Are we all letting Valve off easy for its loot crate economy? PC Gamer · Oct 27, 2025
DayZ creator's monster-hunting survival game gets major new DLC offering brutal endgame challenges with lavish loot: 'Survival games should be challenging, after all' Icarus: Great Hunts Campaigns, the big DLC revealed in June at the PC Gaming Show, is out now. PC Gamer · Jul 18, 2025
A 'little educational game for middle-schoolers' left DayZ's creators obsessed, inspired, and embroiled in a contentious presidential campaign: 'It's 4.5 years later, and I'm still talking about this story' DayZ's former creative director thinks the survival genre needs to take a leaf out of Eco's book. PC Gamer · Jul 4, 2025
DayZ creator says Unity is accusing his studio of violating its software license based on the email addresses of two people who never worked there: 'This raises some serious questions about how Unity is scraping this data' Unity gave RocketWerkz a week to get its licenses sorted, but its evidence seems a little suspect. PC Gamer · May 14, 2025
Outer space inspired DayZ's Dean Hall to become a modder and game developer, and now he's making a Kerbal successor called Kitten Space Agency Not even in an alpha state, Kitten Space Agency is inspiring a community of developers to join its mission. PC Gamer · Mar 21, 2025
Co-op survival game Icarus is celebrating 153 consecutive weekly updates by giving you a flamethrower and a free weekend Plus double XP, and it's on sale if you want to buy after you try. PC Gamer · Nov 8, 2024
I played DayZ creator Dean Hall's next game, which is like RimWorld in a submarine In Torpedia, from RocketWerkz, you'll build and manage your submarine and crew. And you'll die, horribly and repeatedly. PC Gamer · Mar 31, 2023