Sony Online Entertainment has released a video demo of its upcoming zombie survival game, H1Z1, that showcases crafting and driving.

Narrated by game designer Jimmy Whisenhunt, the video shows a developer playthrough of the demo originally presented at this year's E3 conference. It gives a look at the massive open world, the weather system, and the crafting. This playthrough also shows, for the first time, combat using the bow and arrows.

H1Z1 is an MMO survival game about crafting, teamwork with other players, and exploration. SOE wants to tell its own story and create its own world with H1Z1, even though the developer acknowledges it is inspired by DayZ and The Walking Dead.

It releases this year on PC, first as Early Access available for $20, then as a free-to-play game later on. You can check out our interview with SOE president John Smedley about the development of the game here.