TOP 10 NEW ZOMBIE GAMES OF 2023,
Hey, do you like zombies in your video games? well, thankfully are plenty of games with zombies to play or look forward to throughout 2022.
We've got 10 great ones, so let's get started off with number 10.
10. PROTECT ''Z''
Is a pretty cool idea. So this a first person, zombie shooter, it's cooperative, it's free to play But it's set in Word War II and you're stranded on an island filled with zombies that the Nazis have been experimenting on.
That's definitely not the first time we've done that in video games, but what makes this one unique is a little bit more of a gritty and realistic atmosphere.
And an emphasis on finding things and building, similar somewhat to ''Fallout 4''s settlement building system. So basically there's like a whole hub and as you got out and conquer areas, it actually will help and affect different areas that you jump into.
And ;in terms of playing that cooperatively, it could probably make things pretty interesting. it's also gonna have, of course, a more traditional wave-based survival mode and you know what it looks cool and simple.
Good, clean, free to play fun. We don't know too much about the monetisation yet or how a lot of this is gonna work out. But if you're into Nazi zombie style stuff but also maybe something a little bit more like ''left 4 Dead'' with a dash of Fallout'' building, '' Project Z'' seems promising!.
It doesn't ever a release date yet, but we're hoping to really see it this year.
9. REQUISITION VR,
Because, hey we got give some love to VR sometimes. Now it has great zombie shooters overall and this '' Requisition'' game looks to be no slouch. Think of something like ''Left 4 Dead ''VR you know? You and three other player cooperatively, or single player just blasting zombies.
But with a bigger emphasis on surviving in one environment and scavenging and crafting improvised items to survive. like, yes there are guns, but there's a big advantage to creative crafting.
Like tape two axis together, or slap some kitchen knives on the end of a chair and just bash some zombies. it seems pretty cool, and since it's in VR you're doing all of this with your hands, you know? physically climbing things, grabbing stuff, and putting stuff together.
I hope it feels as good as it looks now it seems like a really fun and creative idea with an additional PVP and sandbox mode if you want to just do something more traditional.
But the basic setup sounds good to us We'll definitely be checking this one out when it drops in early access this September.
8. SHOWA AMERICAN STORY.
This is a weird seemingly sort of indie project that we've been talking about for a while now. And as you can see on screen, it's pretty wild. It's like this weird mashup of like a post -apolcalyptic, ''DEVIL May Cry'
Lollipop, chainsaw, zombie-killing, adventure game with a really unique hook. You play as this girl who's reanimated from the dead and she's a badass fighter, but she exists in an America that is taken over by the Japanese after World War II.
But the American heartland is riddled with zombies. So it's up to you to do cool combos and use machine guns to kill 'em all.
This game seems super over-the-top in all the right ways. It could also look a little busted But we're hoping we get our hands on it this year because it just looks a little different and we're itching for something different.
And it's got zombies, so points for that.
7. NO MORE ROOM IN HELL 2''
This is the follow up to a game from like 2011? The original ''No more Room in Hell' was a source mod. That was just an incredibly fun and playable co-op zombie shooter with a pretty dark atmosphere.
But also very much heavily inspired by specifically George Romero's zombie stuff. You know, for the legend that he is now. With ''no More room in hell 2'
It seems like they're really just ramping everything up. It's all about surviving, up to eight player co-op, with just endless zombies coming at you.
And coordination across pretty big maps that are featuring some randomly generated elements and procedural elements to kind of keep you on your toes. If that does sound familiar to similar games, yeah I get you, but there's good emphasis on scavenging and making your own items.
And so far visually it also looks pretty good too. The coolest part about this game, and I hope this sticks, the realest date is October 31st, 2022.
6. III
Which was one that a lot of us were wondering if it was actually real, but as more and more gameplay snippets come out it definitely seems like it's a real game it seems like a very small, independent project but visually it's very impressive.
This is Unreal Engine 5, and there's a lot of emphasis on the gore, blowing apart zombies in first person, the weight and physics of the zombies, and of course, tons and tons of details on these gross ick creatures.
The more they tease this game, the better and better it looks. Cause, like we said, at first it kind of looked like a weird prototype, but it's latest showings have looked a little bit more impressive.
We still need to see like a long length gameplay trailer to really understand what's going on' but just a good, gritty, chunky, Nasty first person zombie shooter is something that we would definitely like to see.
Because we talk a lot in This Post about cooperative shooters and zombie horde, but just good old fashioned survival horror elements?
We need those. And we're really hoping that ''III'' delivers and we hope we see a lot moe of it this year.
5. DAYMARE: 1994 SANDCASTLE
This is the follow up to Daymare: 1998'' which was a really awesome indie experience, heavily inspired by the classic ''Resident Evil 2''
Raccoon City outbreak.
And it was just a good solid third person shooter with survival horror elements and good spooky scares and atmosphere and so what they're doing here, with Daymare: 1994 sandcastles'' going for a bit of a prequel vibe. involving government spies and you working for a secret organisation where you're dropped into locations to extract and search.
Very much giving off umbrella soldier vibes, but it totally works for this type of thing. As of right now, it is given a 2022 launch window. So we don't know for sure when exactly we're gonna see it in 2022, but we're really looking forward to it.
If you haven't played''DAYMARE: 1998'' consider checking it out.
4. AFTERMATH.
This was revealed at a gaming livestream event and the original trailer really blew us away. We've been thinking about it ever since. In it, you play as Charlie Gray, an astronaut who gets caught up in the events of this world that is just absolutely messed up and filled zombies and you're searching for your sister and everything just looks really chaotic and scary.
As you can see, it's very much a third person zombie shooter where you're mowing down hordes. But it does look like it's got a little bit more of an artsy storytelling vibe to it, a lot more atmosphere ad music and scary visuals.
That is something we are absolutely into and we can use that in our zombie games more and more. Especially with this sci-fi spin.
There's just a lot going on, you know. The initial trailer you might not realise that there are zombie but there's definitely some zombie killing going on.
And we're really excited to see how it plays out. ''AFTERMATH'' is slated as coming soon for PlayStation consoles and PC.
3. SURROUNDEAD
We have surrounded, ''surrounded' get it? I love zombi game puns. Anyway, this is an open world survival game with a really cool art style, I mean look at it. It kind of reminds me of a cross between ''Valheim'' and Minecraft'' Now this was actually made from a solo developer and it's in early access.
And so far people have been really digging it. Now instead of another competitive world, what's refreshing about this one is that it's more of a classic chill survival game where you just fight off zombies, use guns and melee weapons, you find stuff, you trade, and you up little areas to survive.
And really build things up, you know? There's a lot of loot and there's limited ammo which kind of makes you pay attention more and gives it a little bit of a survival horror element, which we definitely like!
There's a solid inventory system, some good crafting. And zombies are, you now, on their own but if you're surrounded or facing off against a few that's where fight or flight is gonna have to kick in.
That's where things can really get sweaty. Now again, it's in early access, so there's not a ton of content, but what is there shows tons of promise.
I mean look at social media or Steam reviews. People seem t be really excited to see where this goes next and there is a roadmap. Now we'd like more to do, more to see, maybe even a bit of co-op?
But if you like survival and you like building, but you want something that just has a little bit of a different vibe, ''Surrounded'' could be something great.
So we're mentioning it there and keeping our eye on it. Now down to number 2.
2. DYING LIGHT 2''
We've talked about this one, a ton it released earlier in 2022. And if you love zombies and open world adventuring, whoo boy, man does this game have a lot for you.
Now, I'm still processing, I'm not sure if I like it more than the first game Burt it has a ton of cool zombies to kill. It has a ton of cool moves and weapons to upgrade and learn to just improve your zombie killing efficiency in a pretty brutal and interesting world.
That is just really, really well developed, not to mention the fact that you can play it cooperatively with friends so you can run around.
Parkouring around the city, killing zombies, grappling hooking, doing your thing. And not only that, we expect the developers to add a lot more content for years to come.
If they support it anywhere near as much as they did with the first game, there's gonna be a lot of cool stuff coming to this if you haven't played it yet.
It's on all the major platforms. And if you haven't checked it out' you should. And finally down at number one.
1. THE CALLISTO PROTOCOL.
This dead space'' inspired, third person, action -adventure, survival horror type game just seems absolutely awesome. And totally what the doctor ordered! you were fighting against gruesome, horrific undead-looking creature dudes that were seemingly once human.
And it's all very unfortunate, but also nice and nasty if you've played a ''Dead space'' game, which this game is not ashamed to admit they are inspired b, expect lots of gore and cool ways to take these things things out.
But also, also a good amount of stress.
With a survival horror game, things are not always easy and you're not always this powerful badass just crushing your way through hoards of enemies sometimes one of these nasties can just take you out and that's what makes these games stressful and enjoyable.
The horror tension, the survival aspect elements seem to be there. We're really looking forward to getting our hands on this one in DECEMBER
We're hoping that realise date sticks because we just love games like this, to be honest. Those are all the zombie games worth mentioning but we got a bonus one we had to drop of course,
EVIL DEAD: THE GAME'' released this year. it's a fun asymmetrical multiplayer game. That is really fun with friends and you're fighting off against all matter of zombies, skeletons, ghouls and of course a Mandarin Demon, which one person is playing as.
It's very cool and if you love'' EVIL DEAD'' personally I feel like they actually nailed it. Another bonus, the Resident Evil Re: Verse '' multiplayer its still slated for this year, towards the end of the year with he resident evil 8: Village expansion stuff.
We're finally supposed to be getting'' Re: Verse'' where you can play competitively against other players. Playing as iconic ''resident Evil'' characters and monsters and zombies are there too.
And also '' OUTBREAK ISLAND : PENDULUM.''
This is where you crash land on outbreak island and fight to survive. it's an open world survival game with zombies and it looks cool.
But like I said, those are all the zombie games worth checking out this year.
So if you've been playing any of these, or looking forward to any of these in the near future. Let us know what you're thinking in the comments.
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