Ball vs. Zombie

Ball vs. Zombie is a strategy game about defending your home from waves of zombies by placing and matching balls. You choose an initial ball, then collect ball energy dropped in the scene to build your defenses. Zombies that reach the last zombie on the placeable floor enter your home.

Place and attack

Select a ball and choose a green area where it can be placed. You can aim some balls by choosing an attack angle and sector; others do not require aiming. Balls cost energy, which appears as purple balls in the scene and disappears if left uncollected for too long. You can also score headshots against zombies.

After the last zombie in a level dies, a ball can drop. Click it to advance to the next level. The final wave is especially fierce, so developing your defenses early is important. Completing six levels unlocks extremely difficult challenges, while Hardmode unlocks after 12 levels.

Balls and zombies

The game has multiple ball types, and different kinds of balls are needed to counter its hordes of zombies. The zombies include various armed types, each with different ways of attacking your defenses.

Settings and presentation

The game includes multiple weather scenarios and a cyberpunk setting, with adjustable image quality, sound and camera angle. It is powered by Unreal Engine 5 and offers a minimum image-quality setting for smoother play on lower-end systems.