The Dead are Not Dead

The Dead are Not Dead is a short survival horror game set five years after a zombie virus devastates the world. You play as Alfred, who sets out with his guitar on his back to find his older brother, Jake, in a post-apocalyptic world filled with flesh-thirsty zombies. His journey is perilous, with no guarantee he can turn back.

Explore and survive

You explore and revisit areas to complete objectives, solve simple, intuitive puzzles and face slow-moving zombies. The game lasts about an hour and uses a third-person camera with tank controls. It has no automatic saving: you save at typewriters using ink found during gameplay.

A low-budget horror style

The game recreates the look and feel of PS1-era survival horror, with graphics inspired by old PS1 games and a plot styled after low-budget 1980s films. Its presentation also draws on cult horror movies of that decade and VHS-era filmmaking, including unprofessional dubbing. The game emphasizes the loneliness of a world where everything is dead.