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Explore a zombie-overrun island, gather and craft by day, then build traps and fortifications to withstand nightly hordes.
Released 31 May 2024
Defend Against Nightly Hordes
Build Trap-Lined Fortresses
Drive a Mobile Base
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Developed by Jackto Studios · Published by Jackto Studios









In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, explore an island of varied biomes and uncover its secrets. Play alone or with friends, with a follower available to accompany you.
Gather resources by scavenging, hunting, and exploring towns and dungeons. Craft and improve weapons, armor, and equipment, complete quests, and unlock skills as you progress.
Use the day to prepare a base, setting traps and defenses against the zombie waves that arrive at night. Build production systems to automate some tasks, and use vehicles—including ones that can carry defenses—as you travel.
Players who enjoy the game often praise planning defenses against nightly hordes, building with a range of traps, and playing cooperatively. Some also appreciate the open-world activities and progression. Criticism commonly centers on bugs and rough polish, clunky combat, grinding, and concerns that the game is no longer receiving meaningful support.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 80 |
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| Players | 1–7 |
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| Multiplayer | Night of the Dead supports single-player and multiplayer. Store features list Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Online PvP, and LAN PvP. The description states it can be played alone or with friends, and reviews repeatedly describe co-op play, private hosting, and dedicated servers. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No multiplayer mod support or mod-related multiplayer behavior is mentioned in the provided information. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 6 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
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