Servers/Sakhal
Is Dead: Sakhal
Our hardest server. Vanilla++ survival on a frozen, unforgiving map, with Inedia Pain and Infected, rotating PvP zones, custom weapons, and vanilla vehicles only.
Sakhal
Hardcore + rotating PvP zones
Difficulty
Vanilla++ survival with environmental danger and harder progression. Inedia Pain and Infected turn every wound and infection into something to manage. Custom weapons, vanilla gear with custom skins, and vanilla vehicles only.
Watch the Sakhal trailer- Last wipe
- June 19, 2026
- Best for
- Veterans who want it hard
- Busiest
Status unavailable
What's on Sakhal
| PvP | Rotating zones |
| Difficulty | Hardest |
| Best for | Veterans |
| Quests | No |
| Custom T5+ zones and AI | Yes |
| P2P player market | Yes |
| Hacked crates | No |
| Inedia Pain and Infected | Yes |
| The Dark Horde | No |
| Drugs Plus and Cannabis Plus | No |
| Mining | No |
| Bitcoin mining (our own mod) | No |
| Bunker base building | No |
| Gear | Vanilla, with custom skins |
| Vehicles | Vanilla only |
| Server browser tags | Vanilla++ · AI · Inedia Pain + Infected · Custom Loot · Hardcore Survival |
Before you join
- Join the DiscordWipes, events, support tickets, and rule changes all happen there.
- Match your namesYour Discord nickname must match your in-game name, with at least 3 English characters. "Survivor" is kicked automatically.
- Get the modsIs Dead is PC only and modded. Most players use DZSA Launcher, which downloads the mods when you join, but any launcher works.
- Read the rulesThe rules page covers bases, vehicles, raiding, and PvP zones.
Our other servers
ChernarusOur flagship and the best place to start. PvE with rotating PvP zones, quests, hacked crates, The Dark Horde, mining and the drug trade, custom T5+ zones, and AI factions holding their own corners of the map.
LivoniaFully PvE, so other players are never a threat. Medium difficulty, with Inedia wounds and smarter zombies, underground bunker bases, our own Bitcoin mining mod, endgame areas open any time, and the Reapers waiting at the Livonia Bunker.
Questions before you jump in?
Ask in our Discord. Wipes, events and support all happen there.
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