
2026 · Zombies
Dawn of the Zeds: Designer Edition
A viral outbreak has turned citizens into ravenous Zeds converging on an isolated town. Players coordinate defenses across the town and surrounding districts, deploying survivors, fortifying locations, and allocating limited resources to slow multiple avenues of attack. Gameplay blends tactical combat with an evolving campaign: resolve zombie movement and attacks, recruit and upgrade ordinary townspeople into named heroes, and pursue a parallel research track to develop a cure. Sessions support solitaire or cooperative play and present scenario-driven events, evolving threats, and branching choices that force trade-offs between holding the line and advancing the cure.
- Players
- 1–4 best 4
- Playing time
- 60–120 min
- Age
- 14+
About the game
- Design
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