Rogue Survivor

Zombie survival games come in a never ending stream nowadays, yet there is always something new they bring to the genre, which is why it’s difficult to resist playing them. Some put more effort into the actual survival experience, while others make the action as visceral as possible, but the goal is the same: let the players choose how to approach each situation.

Rogue Survivor is a roguelike survival game in which you are offered the chance to pick a side in the midst of the zombie apocalypse and do your best to last for as long as possible. Hence, you can play as a human or a zombie, and there are multiple classes and specializations to choose from as well. The game might not look like much at first, but the sheer number of features is enough to distract you from the low-resolution tiles.

Naturally, it might take you some time to understand how to play the game and make use of all the available functions, but there’s a lengthy guide in there to help you along. There’s even a hint system that provides you with information on everything you stumble upon. However, it’s much more fun to discover everything yourself, especially since there are so many options and possibilities at your disposal.

The character progression system is pretty unique, since you gain experience points at the end of every day you manage to stay alive. These points can then be used to increase your abilities and make your character stronger, and there are plenty of options to choose from. On top of that, you also have to pick up food and various other items to help you survive, as well as sleep every now and again to recuperate.

The world around you is constantly on the move as well, which means that there are other NPC survivors and zombies roaming the city independently of you. In fact, you can interact with other characters and trade items with them, as well as kill them in order to acquire their items. The police is ruthless as well, so you have to watch out for cops even if you are not a zombie.

In the end, Rogue Survivor is quite vast and full of features, which is why not everything works as intended at the moment. However, people are still working on it, especially since the game is now open source. Thus, one can only imagine how the finished version is going to be like.