How to play the Zombie Survival Game

You start with three survivors, each with a job. Scavengers bring in Scrap, Farmers grow Food, and Guards add to your Defense. Use the plus and minus buttons beside each job to move survivors around. Anyone without a job sits idle.

Resources build up every second. Spend Scrap on building upgrades, and spend Scrap plus Food to recruit more survivors. Recruits cost more each time, and you can only recruit up to your population cap.

When your Defense is at least the Threat of the next night, the FACE THE NIGHT button lights up (until then it reads NOT READY). Press it to survive that night, gain a cache of Scrap and Food, and move on. If you are not ready yet, the button simply waits.

Buildings, food and nights

There are four buildings, and each one can be upgraded again and again at a rising Scrap cost. The Scrap Rig adds 50% Scrap per scavenger. Hydroponics adds 50% Food per farmer. The Watchtower adds flat Defense and makes every guard stronger. The Barracks raises your survivor cap by two.

Every survivor eats Food. If Food runs out while the camp eats more than it grows, scavengers work at half speed until you fix it. Survivors never die, so a food shortage only slows you down.

Each night's Threat grows by about a third over the last, so the climb gets steep. Your progress is saved in your browser, and your camp keeps gathering for up to 8 hours while you are away. Neons are paid for the furthest night you ever reach.

Zombie Survival Game tips

• Keep Food positive. Check that farmers grow more than the camp eats before you recruit, or Scrap income gets cut in half.
• Build the Watchtower early. It adds Defense on its own and boosts every guard, so it beats adding guards alone.
• Upgrade the Barracks before you run out of room. Recruiting is the main way to grow every resource at once.
• Move survivors off guard duty after a night if you are far from the next Threat. Put them back on just before you face it.

Is the Zombie Survival Game free?

Yes. HypeGameRoom is free: no sign-up, no download and nothing to buy to play. Arcade games reward Neons, a play-only currency that can never be cashed out.

Can I lose my camp?

No. Survivors never die and you can only face a night once your Defense meets its Threat. If you are not ready, you just keep building.

Does the camp keep working when I leave?

Yes. Your camp keeps producing Scrap and Food while you are away, for up to 8 hours, and your progress is saved in your browser.

How do I raise Defense?

Assign more survivors to guard duty and upgrade the Watchtower. The Watchtower adds Defense on its own and makes each guard count for more.