The Walking Trade

You are a shopkeeper trying to keep a store running in a zombie-infested world. Customers trade batteries for goods, and you manage the shop floor by stocking shelves and setting prices.

Hire survivors and assign them work such as serving customers, guarding the shop, or scavenging for supplies. You can also take on the store’s upkeep yourself while fighting zombies that threaten customers and the premises.

Use collected materials to craft items and shop upgrades, and build defenses for raids. As you develop the store and improve your skills, choices such as helping people or pursuing profit affect your reputation and who comes to trade.

Players who enjoy the game often praise its unusual blend of shop management and zombie defense, with stocking and running a store giving way to scavenging, crafting, and raids. Reviews also describe the staff assignments and unlockable upgrades as satisfying ways to build up the shop, and some find the repeating work-and-defense loop absorbing. Others say the experience can feel rough or run short on goals after the available areas and upgrades are unlocked.