If you’re looking for a survival experience that feels like a grim, top-down love letter to Project Zomboid and DayZ, HumanitZ is likely already on your radar.
It’s a brutal, isometric open-world survival game where the “Zeeks” (the evolved remains of humanity) aren’t just mindless drones—they’re fast, aggressive, and very hungry.
Why It’s Worth Your Time
The World is Huge: We’re talking a massive, hand-crafted open world. You aren’t just looting the same three houses; you’re exploring dense urban ruins and overgrown wilderness.
Deep Crafting & Customisation: From rebuilding an old truck to turning a suburban house into a fortified death-trap, the progression feels earned.
Play Your Way: You can lean into the RPG elements by picking a profession (like a Farmer or Mechanic) that dictates your starting strengths.
Permadeath (Optional): If you want your heart rate at a steady 120 BPM, you can toggle permadeath. One wrong corner, one jammed gun, and it’s game over.
Pro-Tips for the New Survivor
Sound is Your Enemy: Running and gunning is a great way to get surrounded. Use bows or melee until you absolutely have to go loud.
Check the Tires: Finding a drivable vehicle is a game-changer, but keep an eye on fuel and parts. A breakdown in the middle of a city is a death sentence.
Winter is Coming: The weather system isn’t just for show. You need to prep for the seasons, or the cold will take you before the Zeeks do.
Bottom line: It’s challenging, atmospheric, and significantly more polished than many other titles in the “Early Access survival” bin. Whether you’re playing solo or in co-op, just remember: don’t get greedy.
“Suffer like G did?” Not anymore! The zombie-blasting chaos of the late ’90s arcade scene is back, as MegaPixel Studio and Forever Entertainment bring us the revitalised classic: The House of the Dead 2: Remake. If you remember feeding endless quarters into the original cabinet, prepare for a potent dose of nostalgia—with a fresh coat of zombie-gore paint!
The Return of an Arcade Legend
For those who may have missed the original’s frantic, light-gun-toting fun, The House of the Dead 2 was a definitive title of the on-rails shooter genre. It took the formula from the first game—AMS agents fighting bio-engineered horrors—and expanded it into the beautiful, yet suddenly infested, city of Venice. The remake brings that iconic experience to modern platforms, delivering the same story where agents James Taylor and Gary Stewart shoot their way through hordes of the undead to investigate the source of the outbreak.
What’s New in the Remake?
While the core gameplay is faithfully preserved, the remake isn’t just a simple port. It’s been rebuilt with modern sensibilities in mind:
Modern Graphics: The most noticeable change is the complete visual overhaul. The low-poly monsters and environments of the 1998 original have been replaced with enhanced HD graphics and updated character models, making the blood-splatter effects more vivid than ever.
Remastered Audio (with a Classic Option): The music has been remastered to suit modern sound systems, but fear not, purists! The game thoughtfully includes the classic soundtrack as an option, so you can still enjoy the cheesy, unforgettable audio of the original.
Updated Controls: Moving from an arcade light gun to a controller or mouse-and-keyboard setup can be tricky. The developers have focused on smoother aiming and enhanced controls to adapt the frantic rail-shooting action for home consoles and PC.
Co-op Mayhem: Just like the arcade, the remake features a local co-op mode, letting you team up with a friend to save civilians, grab power-ups, and take down massive bosses together.
Gameplay That Stands the Test of Time
At its heart, the game remains an exhilarating on-rails shooter. You don’t control where you go, only where you shoot. This focus allows for pure, unadulterated reaction-based gameplay.
Branching Paths: A hallmark of the original, the remake retains the multiple paths and varied endings based on your performance, giving the game significant replay value. Saving or failing to save civilians will change your route through a level.
Boss Rush and Training Modes: For the competitive player, the new Boss Mode lets you face off against the game’s formidable bosses as quickly as possible. A Training Mode is also available to help new players or those looking to polish their headshot skills.
The Verdict So Far
The release of The House of the Dead 2: Remake has been met with mixed reception, especially concerning the control schemes on certain launch platforms. However, the core of the game—the fast-paced, heart-pounding zombie action and the gloriously awful B-movie dialogue—still manages to shine through.
This remake is an obvious love letter to a cult classic. If you’re looking to scratch that nostalgic arcade itch, or if you want to experience one of the genre’s most iconic entries with a modern sheen, it’s time to reload.
Are you ready to face the Curien Mansion incident’s aftermath? Grab a friend, lock and load, and prepare to yell your favourite cheesy lines from the 90s!
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“Terminus: Zombie Survivors – Last Escape” is the first major DLC for the turn-based survival roguelike game, “Terminus: Zombie Survivors.” It was developed and published by Longplay Studios and was released on September 12, 2025.
Key Features of the DLC:
Continues the story: The DLC picks up after the events of the main game, following your arrival at the Terminus.
New locations: It introduces two new large-scale areas to explore: “Inside the Terminus” and “The Platform.”
Deeper survivor interactions: Players can engage with other survivors within the Terminus, uncovering hidden stories and completing character-specific quests for special rewards.
New ending: A new scenario is added, centered on a “Train Escape.” Players must repair a train, fight off zombies to secure the platform, and escape the city.
There is a brilliant new update coming to the Zombie Army VR game, bringing in a new horde mode. Just when you thought that the zombies were under control, they are back in force. Zombie Army VR is available NOW on PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest and PCVR via Steam.
To find out more about the Zombie Army VR game, go to the official game website here http://reb.to/GetZANow
When it comes to zombie games, a turn-based game such as the Terminus: Zombie Survivors can make the game even more intense and therefore much more interesting. Now, this game is getting its first DLC, bringing in new content and challenges for the players to master with resources running low and the zombies never ceasing to turn up unexpectedly. The Terminus: Zombie Survivors DLC will be launching in September.
To find out more about the Terminus: Zombie Survivors game, go to the official game website here terminuszombiesurvivors.com or go to the games page on Steam here https://shorturl.at/2Fkaz
The world has been taken over by a zombie horde and the survivors are hoping to survive in any way possible, times are getting tougher as supplies of almost everything are beginning to run low, so now it’s not just the zombies that are the enemy it is the other survivors too. Coming in August is the classic Terminus Zombie Survivors game, it has the look and feel of an old-school game, but with the latest graphic behind it, this game is going to be a hit, don’t miss it!
Find out more about the Terminus Zombie Survivors game here on Steam; https://store.steampowered.com/app/1534980/Terminus_Zombie_Survivors/
Moving to a new place is always a tense and risky time, have you done the right thing etc, well if your new home is called ParadiZe you might think that you have made it, unitl the zombie apocalypse hits and then everything goes downhill from then.
However, it is not all bad as it seems that local entrepreneur Jeff Tusk and his company Tusk Industries have the answer with the Zombot Hacking Helmet, with this device, you can control a zombie to carry out those mundane tasks that you no longer want to do!
Find out more about the Welcome to ParadiZe game here; https://nacon.me/m/welcometoparadize
You could say that there are two sides to the game’s developer Rockstar who are popular for the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption titles, these games were real high flyers and yet over the years some gamers appear to have become increasingly frustrated with the lack of updates and new games, yet there will always be those die-hard fans that appreciate these new offerings, it’s a delicate line for Rockstar.
After a long time waiting Nintendo Switch and PlayStation gamers will soon be able to get on their horse in Red Dead Redemption and take on a zombie apocalypse in the Undead Nightmare games, these will be released next week and while many gamers will be pleased to visit the wild west, while as ever there are those who are disappointed in the lack of new content from Rockstar, the joys of being a games developer!
Find out more about the Red Dead Redemption and the Undead Nightmare games here; http://rsg.ms/e18cdd8
You might have thought that the zombie outbreak would have been confined to Dead Island, but in this game, things are never quite what they seem. In this extended gameplay, the zombie slayer Dani is in Beverly Hills and Bel-Air it would seem that even the rich and famous are not safe from the zombie uprising. Find out more on Dead Island here; https://deadisland.com/ #DeadIsland #BeverlyHills #BelAir #Zombie #Apocalypse #DeadIslandGame
There are some places that are truly a paradise and yet thanks to the zombie apocalypse these places have become a living hell where every day is a battle for survival. This is Dead Island 2; Welcome to Hell and while the scenery is familiar the welcome is not. Find out more here; https://deadisland.com/preorder #DeadIsland #WelcomeToHell #Paradise #Zombie #Apocalypse #Survivors #ZombieSlayer #EpicGames
If prison was not bad enough there are the undead to compete with too in Prison Architect Undead from Paradox Interactive, can you handle this? More details here; https://store.steampowered.com/app/2154010/Prison_Architect__Undead/ #PrisonArchitectUndead #ParadoxInteractive #Zombie #Jail #PrisonArchitect #Undead #Spooky #Expansion #Wardens #Fights #UndeadAttacks
