Nether is a first-person multiplayer survival game for Windows. It was developed by American studio Phosphor Games, and was first available on October 29, 2013. Nether became popular in late 2013, when many YouTubers such as Markiplier were uploading videos of them playing the game. Nether has often been compared to other similar sandbox survival games such as 7 Days to Die and Rust. Gameplay Nether is a first-person, multiplayer, survival game, where the player must survive in a landscape based loosely on Chicago (where the developers are based). Players must scavenge the world for supplies and fight off the evil monsters that are hunting for them, known as the Nether. However, monsters are not the only danger to players; players are also a danger to each other. Players can fight over items as well as territory. A server can have up to 64 players. A map has up to 150 blocks of houses, with wasteland beyond the city. The player spawns just outside the ruins of an abandoned city, equipped only with a knife as a means of protection. On the player’s HUD are their health, which ranges from 0 to 1000, a compass, a stamina bar, as well as a hydration bar. The stamina bar will start depleting once the player begins to sprint, but will regenerate when they rest. The hydration bar will deplete over time, so the player must search for food and water to scavenge. As the player starts to explore the seemingly abandoned buildings in the city, they will encounter various new weapons that they can pick up and use. These include melee weapons, such as knives and swords, as well as firearms of different types. All firearms require specific ammunition, which is also found throughout the world. The game also features an inventory system. In the inventory, the player can store eight items in a backpack, as well as separate slots for ranged, sidearm and melee weapons, which the player can choose from the backpack to put into one of the slots as their active weapons. There is also, however, a weight limit of 50 lb, which the player must keep track of when acquiring new items. Additional slots on the HUD are assigned for medications and health items that the player can use quickly when needed. There is also a currency system in the game. As the player explores more, they will