Zombies in the Dark

Zombies in the Dark is a top-down horror shooter in which you play as 27-year-old Alan Rogers. A serum has been created to stop the zombie virus, but the dead still need to be cleared out and the virus can produce new mutants. The human confederation allows anyone to claim an estate overrun by the undead if they eliminate its occupants. Alan sets out to claim a three-storey mansion by the ocean, where zombies, mutants and other “cleaners” are competing for the same property.

Clear the mansion

You fight through the mansion and its surrounding areas, destroying zombies and mutants as well as hostile cleaners who arrived before you. Enemies attack when they spot you; some monsters hiss as you approach, while armed foes shoot immediately. You can flee, but enemies that lose sight of you wait where they last saw you.

To move on, you must clear every enemy from the current location and find the green arrow marking the exit. If enemies remain, the exit will not let you pass and indicates that the area is still uncleared.

Weapons and survival

You start with one weapon and unlimited ammunition. Another weapon is issued automatically between levels, appears in your hands immediately and also has unlimited ammunition. Ammunition is displayed around the sight and runs down as you fire; you can reload when ammunition remains, or reload on request. Health replenishes automatically, with its status shown by the sight changing from green to red. Taking damage fills the screen with blood and indicates the direction the attack came from.

Your lantern has unlimited energy and helps you find enemies. There is no map of each room, so you can use red glowsticks to mark places you have visited. Their supply is limited, replenished between levels and increased by drops from defeated raiders. Glowsticks work only in the dark and can also help you fire pre-emptively: throw one near the edge of an obstacle when an enemy behind it has spotted you and is approaching.