So, I’ve been in the mood for some good old zombie apocalypse theme in games and movies for the last few days. It may have something to do with the fact that we’ve been roleplaying an awesome pen&paper rpg All flesh must be eaten, which is the most awesome horror survival you can play old school style. It has been super fun and it’s inspired me to play some cool zombie games on my xbox 360 and playstation 4. So the point of this post is to make a list of a couple of my favourite zombie videogames and see if you get inspired to try out or re-play some of them too!
- State of Decay. This game seems to have it all. You get to play different survivors depending on what skills and other qualities you prefer in a character. You get to build, upgrade and protect one or several bases, this is made easy and fun so you are quite free to try out different options. The map in this game is pretty big, at least for a survival game, and there are lots of things happening 24/7, quests to complete and people to help. You may also lose playable characters since when you are not controlling them, they do stuff on their own and might get in trouble. It’s a fun and lively game, no way this get boring! Available for Xbox 360 and Xbox One, also available on Steam.
- Dead Island. This game is pretty straight forward: you try to help yourself and people around you in a zombie infested paradise island, and your only option is to try and get a hold of some good weapons and hack your way through many different kinds of zombies. The game does have some negative qualities, I personally think most of the voice acting is poor and some tasks given are a bit weird when you think of the fact that you are trying to survive here and not fetch some lost jewelery etc. BUT these features are of minor importance and the game is very much fun. One warning though if you want to co-op with your friend on the same sofa, it seems on the game cover that you could play the game co-op locally(split screen style), but that only works if you have another set of tv, xbox and another copy of the game(or the same with a computer). Dead Island 2 is on it’s way, it’s good to know there’s more to play when I get bored with the first one! Available for Xbox, playstation and on Steam.
- Resident Evil Remake. You’ve probably heard of this game series a lot already, but if you are into some real horror survival and not just hack&slash style zombie games, this remake of the first game is the one you want. The remake is very faithfull to the original(well it IS a remake) and I think it carries through the scary ambiance very well. In this game you get to kill zombies, solve some puzzles and follow an interesting plot line. You can also choose between the two main characters, Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield. The game is a bit different with each character. The game is available for Xbox and Playstation and on Steam.
- How to Survive. Now this is a fun and challenging zombie survival game! And you can play co-op with your friend! The game is pretty simple both in idea and graphics but I think that’s what makes it more awesome, not trying too hard to look like the bigger games. We are getting a sequel for this game soon too and it’s actually already on early access phase as we speak, if you are interested. How to Survive has a variety of different zombies, many weapons and crafting options, and it monitors the character’s hunger, thirst and sleep levels giving the game a more real feel of battling for survival. One thing that annoyed me a bit was this Kovac character(whose survival guide we are following in the game), I’m not sure if it’s only me, or if he really does seem a bit too Borderlandsy(mimicing the game series Borderlands). This game can be bought for Xbox and Playstation(a demo is available for these two too!) and on Steam.
I hope you’ll find something new to play or something old to replay after reading this zombie inspired post! If you are still needing more zombie themed stuff to do, here’s some of my favorite zombie flicks if you wanna watch them: Dawn of the Dead(2004), 28 days later/28 weeks later, Zombieland, Resident Evil(2002), Shaun of the Dead.
Play with passion!
auburn.geek
I loved State of Decay. I always hoped they would release a multiplayer update for the game, but alas I don’t remember if they ever did or not. Nice list of zombie games, though! I haven’t played the remake of Resident Evil, but it sounds lovely.
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If you like good old horror survival games you’ll love it! 🙂 and yes, state of decay is brilliant, but i can’t remember about the multiplayer either!
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