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RunningDead is a single player tactical action adventure game. It was developed by PotionWorks and was released on March 3, 2017. It received very positive reviews from players.

Running Dead is a puzzle & shot game. Shot your zombies and get coin from human.

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92%Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews
graphics2 positive mentions
stability1 negative mentions

  • Addictive and fun gameplay with a unique blend of arcade puzzle-shooter mechanics involving infecting humans with zombies.
  • Variety of zombie types, skins, human enemy types, and powerful abilities allowing for tactical depth and replayability.
  • Intuitive mechanics similar to breakout-style games, easy to pick up, with satisfying chain reactions and nice visuals.
  • The game suffers from bugs including black screens on startup requiring workaround and occasional level-up issues causing difficulty spikes.
  • Repetitive gameplay and soundtrack can make the game feel monotonous over long sessions.
  • Progression can be slow and unlocking certain content like skins may feel like a chore.
  • gameplay

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The gameplay centers on strategic space management, timing attacks, and selecting tools to spread infections through crowds, offering a simple yet engaging core mechanic. While it encourages experimentation and features intuitive infection-based breakout mechanics, some players find the gameplay repetitive and reliant on power-ups for optimal experience. Overall, it delivers compact and enjoyable gameplay despite lacking deep narrative or advanced graphics.

    • “The main mechanic revolves around managing space, timing your attacks, and choosing the right tools for the job—all while avoiding being overwhelmed by the very crowd you’re trying to infect.”
    • “The core gameplay is deceptively straightforward: guide your zombies into human crowds, strike, and cause a chain reaction of infections.”
    • “While it may not feature the deep narrative or graphical polish of larger titles, runningdead excels at delivering compact, engaging gameplay with plenty of room for experimentation.”
    • “- Repetitive gameplay”
    • “Very unusual game... first you have to get some power-ups for proper gameplay.”
    • “+ Intuitive breakout mechanics of infecting to cause more bouncing score”
  • music

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, -50% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The music in the game is catchy and memorable, often staying in players' heads for days. However, it can be repetitive, leading some to recommend listening to different music while playing.

    • “The music is catchy and sticks with you for days because it's just a brain worm.”
    • “I recommend listening to other music while playing it, yes, totally.”
    • “However, be ready to get the music stuck in your brain.”
    • “Do I recommend listening to other music while playing it? Yes, totally.”
    • “However, be ready to get the music stuck in your brain... >:(”
    • “Repetitive soundtrack.”
  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics of RunningDead are simple but fun, providing engaging visuals that complement its compact and experimental gameplay, despite lacking the polish of larger titles.

    • “While it may not feature the deep narrative or graphical polish of larger titles, RunningDead excels at delivering compact, engaging gameplay with plenty of room for experimentation.”
    • “+fun visuals”
  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users find the game highly addictive but report frequent bugs that negatively impact the experience and cause frustration.

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers moderate replayability with a sense of progress, making it a potentially worthwhile experience especially for casual gamers.

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RunningDead is a tactical action adventure game. Common tags for RunningDead include turn-based, indie, score attack, trading, roguelite and others.

RunningDead is available on PC and Windows.

RunningDead was released on March 3, 2017.

RunningDead was developed by PotionWorks.

RunningDead has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked RunningDead for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

RunningDead is a single player game.

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