The Front is Samar Studio's open-world survival game with a time-travel twist: you play a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. It entered early access in October 2023 and was fully released on October 30, 2025. The world is a post-apocalyptic sandbox of deserts, forests, snowlands and swamps, populated by mutants and hostile factions, and the game leans hard into base building, base raiding and war machines.

You can play alone, but The Front is built for servers, where clans build, recruit and fight over territory. Community servers decide the rules of that fight - when raids are allowed, how big clans can grow and how fast everyone progresses - so choosing one shapes the whole experience.

Bases, Recruits and War Machines

Bases are built from hundreds of building components, and traps work in a tower-defense style, so a well-planned base defends itself. Rather than doing every job yourself, you use Jammers to subdue NPCs, who then work at your workbenches and raise your production. A good base turns into a workshop staffed by recruits.

The Front's other signature is its vehicles. More than twenty functional types can be crafted and driven, from trucks to anti-aircraft guns and attack helicopters, and a vehicle assembly system lets you put your own machines together. Those vehicles matter most when you raid another clan's base or hold off an attack on your own.

What to Look For in a Server for The Front

Open PvP, PvE or Raid Hours

PvP servers make every base a target and every road a risk. PvE servers turn the game into survival and building against mutants and hostile factions. Many PvP servers limit raiding to set hours, so a clan cannot lose everything while it sleeps. Check those hours against your own time zone before you build.

Clan Size and Alliances

Clan caps decide whether a small group can hold its own. On servers with large clans and open alliances, one group can end up controlling the map, while tighter caps keep raids and territory more balanced. Read the alliance rules as well as the number.

Gathering and Crafting Rates

Server owners can speed up gathering, crafting and experience. Boosted rates get you to vehicles and late-game gear quickly, which suits players with little time; settings near default make the climb longer and the gear you build more valuable. Pick a pace you can keep up with for a whole wipe.

Building, Recruit and Vehicle Limits

Big bases, many working NPCs and fleets of vehicles all cost server performance. Good servers set limits on structures, recruits and vehicles, and explain them up front. A server that stays smooth during a large raid is worth more than one with no limits that lags when it matters.

Wipe Schedule, Admins and Population

Ask how often the server wipes and whether it announces wipes in advance. The game uses Easy Anti-Cheat, but servers still need admins who handle reports, cheaters and rule breaks quickly through Discord. Then check the population at your hours, since a raiding game needs enemies and allies online at the same time as you.

Getting Started

Choose PvP or PvE first, then a raid schedule and clan size that fit your group. Join near a fresh wipe if you can, recruit your first workers early and keep your first base small and well-trapped. Read the server's rules on raids and limits on its Discord. The ranking below lists the servers for The Front that players vote for here. Vote for the server your clan defends - rankings start again every month, so the list follows where the resistance is active now.