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Tactical zombie survival game for PC

Night of the Deadis a premiumactiongame for PC from developer Jackto Studios. It's azombiesurvival horrorgame wherein players find themselves stuck in an undisclosed location. They must fend offattacks from the undeadwhile looking for a way to contact other survivors on the outside.

Similar toDays GoneorDying Light 2 Stay Human, Night of the Dead boasts alarge open mapfor players to explore and navigate as they scavenge for resources during the day to survive and craft necessary tools and materials for building their base defenses at night.

Uncover the truth

In Night of the Dead, you play asLucy, who awakens during a human experiment conducted in a mysterious facilityoverrun by zombies. It's located in an undisclosed island but there are means of escaping available. You will have to explore the open-world environment to find clues about how to get out—while taking care of yourhungerandthirstand keeping the zombies at bay.

Unlike othersurvival horror games, hordes of enemies will come for you every night, and you must defend yourself. The game features abase-building mechanicandtower defensegameplay that will occur every night. You must set up platforms, obstacles, and traps to push the zombies back as you wait for sunrise. Thus, daytime is also meant for gathering resources while searching for clues to explain your situation.

You'llhunt and farmfor food, collect materials for crafting, andbuild and upgradeyour shelter. The survival gameplay isn’t really harsh so you will actually be focusing more on discovering all of thequest itemsthat you’ll need to leave the island. As a side note, do be aware that the game isstill in Early Accessand is still being actively developed.

Survive and get out alive

All in all, Night of the Dead seems like another cookie-cutter zombie but it has surprising twists and turns with its gameplay. Whileresource-gathering can feel limitedand the crafting can feel a bit of a hassle at times, the fact that you also need to strategize how your base will function for the nightly waves of zombies makes for a engaging and tactical survival horror experience.