The zombie apocalypse theme is very popular in both cinema and computer games. The best, worthy of attention, representatives of this game genre will be typed no more than a dozen.
10. The War Z | 2011
In the story, players have to fight for their survival in a world full of the walking dead. A good game about zombies, but it lacks dynamics and surprises. We can say that War Z is a straightforward and sometimes boring game.
9. Dead Island | 2011
“Dead Island” is a computer game from Polish developers. Dead Island appeared on the Russian market in September 2011. The creators of the zombie shooter offer users to perform various tasks and quests (in the role of one of the four survivors), during which you need to find other surviving people on a tropical island. Realistic gameplay and thoughtful storyline allow you to call Dead Island one of the best zombie games.
8. 7 Days to Die | 2013
After a nuclear disaster on a desolate, deserted Earth, only you and hordes of terrible zombies remained. Now your main task is to save your own life, no matter what. Fans of wandering around large, open and completely destructible worlds, while fighting off the attacks of the walking dead and collecting all kinds of objects along the way, 7 Days to Die will no doubt enjoy it.
7. Plant vs. Zombies | 2009
Plant vs. Zombies is the only 2D game in our ranking. Released in 2009 for personal computers, it has become very popular and has been praised by players and critics. Two years later, the zombie arcade adapted for iOS and Android. The meaning of the game is to protect your home from zombie attacks, using plants placed on the lawn or roof as weapons.
6. Left 4 Dead | 2008
Left 4 Dead is an excellent multiplayer first-person shooter. The game takes place in the United States during an epidemic of a virus that causes mutations and rabies in the infected. Players control characters who are plot immune to the virus. Their main task is to get out of the city full of zombies. Well thought-out gameplay makes the passage of the campaigns entertaining and unique. Also, Left 4 Dead provides a unique opportunity for users to play not only on the side of the “survivors”, but also on the side of the zombies, the so-called “special infected”.
5. Deadlight | 2012
Deadlight is a survival horror platformer developed by a Spanish studio. If you are looking for a scary game in which you need to tirelessly fight hordes of ferocious zombies, then Deadlight is not for you. Here, encounters with the enemy are quite rare, most often you need to avoid direct collisions by solving puzzles. It is worth paying attention to the fact that this is not a full-fledged 3D game, so a character can only move left, right and forward, not having the opportunity to get outside the designated environment.
4. Day Z | 2013
Day Z presents a modified version of the mod of the same name for Arma 2. The game takes place in the fictional country of Chernorussia, people in which after the apocalypse became zombies. Day Z will delight fans with a vast, open universe of 225 km2. Despite the fact that the alpha version of the zombie shooter lacks some of the features provided for in the final modification, it has already managed to disperse with a circulation of more than 2 million copies, which indicates the undoubted recognition of Day Z.
3. Dead Rising 2
After the incident that happened in the resort town, the risen dead appear. Chuck becomes a witness to what is happening. It is this character who will investigate the root cause of the terrible events, making his way through the city filled with looters and aggressive zombies. Dead Rising 2 is an exciting adventure game, with a well-developed storyline and an abundance of zombies.
2. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | 2018
"Resident Evil 7: Biological Threat" - the eleventh part of the legendary shooter Resident evil, dedicated to the zombie apocalypse. The protagonist Ethan Winters tries to find the missing wife Mia and ends up in an old abandoned house in an American village and falls into the family of cannibals. Very atmospheric game with great graphics.
1. The Walking Dead
The creation of the game is based on the popular comic book by Robert Kirkman. The walking dead combines role-playing elements and dramatic scenes. Unlike others, The Walking Dead focuses on the characters, feelings of the characters and their relationships, rather than an abundance of action. There are no complicated puzzles (as in quests), instead of them it is necessary to deal with the problems that inevitably arise after the apocalypse of any survivor. The Walking Dead ranks first in the ranking of the best, including due to the unusually realistic zombies and the frightening atmosphere of the post-apocalyptic world.