Blazted VR

Blazted VR combines running a tavern with defending it from zombies. You serve survivors who arrive at your bar in a world where the dead are walking and the power grid is down, then fight to protect the tavern and everyone inside when the horde attacks. You can play solo or in online co-op with up to three friends.

Serve and defend

Each night has a service period followed by a horde attack. During service, you pull pints, mix cocktails and carry up to three drinks on a tray while taking orders and talking with customers. Fast, accurate service earns tips; serving the wrong drink costs you money.

When the warning sounds, you put down the tray and take up a weapon. Zombies attack the window boards and doors, so you repair barricades, cover breaches and defend the bar. Make it to the all-clear, count your tips and prepare for the next night.

Survivors at the bar

A dozen handcrafted survivors visit the tavern, including a road-worn biker, a nun with a revolver, a riot cop still wearing armour and a drifter who says he crossed three dead states. More arrive the longer you survive. Each has a distinct personality, thirst and weapon of choice, and fights alongside you when the horde comes.

Keep customers happy and they may return the next night. If you let them down, they may leave—or fail to survive until morning. You can give regulars better weapons to help them stay alive.

Expand the tavern

You can spend your tips to open the Patio, Garage, Back Storage and Rooftop, and clear the stairs to the Upstairs VIP Lounge, where seats earn double tips. New rooms bring more customers, but also give the dead more ways inside.

A basement generator powers the neon, house lights and jukebox. Keep it supplied with gasoline to keep them running.

Weapons and power-ups

You begin with weapons you find around the bar, such as a wooden plank, baseball bat, machete or fire axe. You can work up to pistols, revolvers, SMGs, pump shotguns, hunting rifles and assault rifles. Buy guns from wall racks or merchant customers, try the Lost & Found crate, and upgrade weapons at the garage workbench.

During fights, power-ups can help turn the tide:

• Happy Hour: doubles tips for a while.
• Closing Time: wipes out the current horde.
• Fresh Crate: refills ammunition for the whole team.
• Handyman: rebuilds every barricade.
• Round on the House: serves every customer at once.

Escalating nights

The horde grows bigger, faster and tougher with each night. Every fifth night is Crawler Night, when fast crawlers attack every entrance at once. Every tenth night brings The Bouncer, a heavyweight boss who targets the barricades.

Online co-op

You can host a private tavern, invite friends through Steam or join a public one. In co-op, you can revive downed teammates and use quick team callouts to coordinate. The night continues even if the host drops out.

Key features

• Seven drinks, from Light Beer and IPA to Vodka Martinis and Tequila Sunrises.
• Ten melee and ranged weapons, with upgrades and mystery crates.
• Six tavern expansions, including the double-tip VIP Lounge.
• Destructible window and door barricades that need rebuilding.
• Endless nights, including Crawler Nights and Bouncer boss fights.
• Bartender customisation.