Zombie Death for parents: what the game is like
Zombie Death is a top-down zombie survival game in the browser, made for kids from about 8 to 12. The player defends a small rest stop at night against waves of zombies by shooting them with a pistol and building barricades, turrets and spike traps. The zombies are made-up creatures, never people, and there is no blood or gore. This page lists the facts a grown-up may want before their child plays.
What does the player do?
- Walks one survivor around a rest stop building, seen from above.
- Aims and shoots a pistol at zombies, and reloads it.
- Between waves, spends scrap (in-game building points earned by stopping zombies) on barricades, turrets and spike traps, and moves furniture to block windows and doors.
- Plans ahead: the game shows how many zombies come in the next wave and where.
- Tries to survive 10 waves. After the win, the waves go on for as long as the player lasts.
There is one map and one survivor. The full list of waves is on All 10 waves.
Content notes
- Shooting. The player shoots zombies with a pistol all through the game. Turrets shoot too.
- The zombies. They are made-up undead creatures, never people. When hit, they spray green slime, stagger and fall over. Their bodies stay down for a few seconds and then go away. There is no blood, no gore and no cutting up of bodies.
- Being caught. Zombies grab and bite the survivor. The screen flashes red at the edge, and the survivor flinches. With Moving effects set to Calm, the edge stays a steady red instead of flashing. If health runs out, the screen says "Oh no! The zombies got you." Nobody is shown hurt for real.
- Things breaking. Doors, windows and barricades splinter and break, with wood, metal or glass bits and dust.
- Darkness. The game is set at night, lit by lamps, the moon and a flashlight. Crowds of zombies walk toward the player. Some kids find this spooky, even without jump scares.
- Language. Nobody swears. All text is written in short, plain sentences, with no voice acting.
- The same content in the demo and the full game.
Built-in helpers
- Easy mode (in the pause screen): when the zombies get the player, the player gets back up with full health and the game goes on. Nothing is lost.
- Moving effects: Calm: no shaking, no pulsing markers, no gun flash and no flickering lamps.
- First-game hints teach walking, aiming and shooting, reloading and building. Show tips again brings them back.
- The next wave waits while build mode is open in the break, so there is no time pressure when planning.
More on Easy mode and settings.
How long is a session?
A game has 10 waves, and each wave is a natural stopping point. The zombies of all 10 waves take about 13 minutes to come in, plus the time the player spends building in the breaks. The game can be paused at any time, and it saves by itself.
Where is progress saved?
The game saves by itself in the browser on the device being used, every five seconds and when the page is left. There are three separate save slots, so siblings can each have their own game. If the browser blocks saving, for example in a private window, the game says so. When the zombies get the player (without easy mode), that game ends and its save is cleared. Details are on Saving and save slots.
Ads, purchases and data
- There are no ads in the game.
- There is nothing to buy with real money inside the game. Scrap is earned only by playing.
- The game reports a few events to the Contenta Games portal, such as starting the demo, and error reports if something goes wrong.
Devices, controls and languages
- Plays in a web browser on computers, phones and tablets, with no download. It needs a browser that can show 3D graphics.
- Keyboard and mouse, game controller or touch. On phones and tablets the game is played in landscape.
- With only a keyboard, a child can walk, build and use every menu, but aiming and shooting need a mouse, a controller or touch.
- Nine languages: English, Swedish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
All controls are on the controls page.
How to get the game
Zombie Death can be tried in a demo. The full game is part of the Contenta Games membership, which opens every game on the portal. See what a membership includes, or browse the guides to all our games.
See also
- The guide's front page: what the game is about.
- FAQ: quick answers to common questions.
- Your first game, step by step: what the first ten minutes look like.
- Zombies: what the three kinds of zombies do.
- Play Zombie Death together.
