Dean Hall, creator of DayZ, has spent 14 years trying to solve survival games’ biggest problem: the endgame. Once players have seen most of what a survival game has to offer, there is often little left to keep them interested. Adding more content can help, but Hall is looking for a better long-term solution. He admits he still hasn’t found it: “I think I am going to die without having solved it.” Hall likes Valheim’s approach of adding different pressures, especially how preparing for boss fights can be more interesting than the fights themselves. The studio is now investing in a new game described as having a DayZ/Arma-style