I Am Alive was first announced with a release date of March 2009, but reports have come out stating that it could be much later. Instead of being released during March 2009, some reports are stating it won't be released until the next fiscal year, which covers April 2009 to March 2010. Some people aren't very surprised by the push-back, since little information was released about the game in the months before March 2009.Joystiq: I Am Alive, but I've Been Delayed (January 22, 2009)

A trailer for this game was released at the E3 Convention. The video shows the main character running away from a group of people. When they catch up the main character, he's stepping on a piece of glass that begins to crack. When the group demands that the character give them some water he has, the main character throws the water bottle on the glass, which caves in as the group dives for the bottle. When the main character runs out of the place where he was cornered, the camera pans out and shows a destroyed city.1UP.com: I Am Alive, ... Coming in March (January 21, 2009)