Zombies are everywhere these days, from movies to television to the Windows Store. They have crept their way into a wide range of game genres from tower defense games to first person shooters to arcade action games.
You can snipe them from afar or dive headfirst into a horde of the undead to wage battle. There's even a board game where you try to outmaneuver the walking dead. While the likes of Zombies Run is no longer available for Windows 10, the genre remains a strong and entertaining presence in the Store. These are our best zombie games for Windows 10.
Dredd vs. Zombies
Dredd vs. Zombies is an arcade style game for Windows 10 Mobile where you play the role of Judge Dredd, who must protect Mega-City One from a zombie invasion. Armed with your trusty Lawgiver pistol, you fight your way through hordes of zombies.
The game utilizes simple on-screen stick controls for movement and one button weapons fire. Dredd vs. Zombie's graphic quality is full of detail to enhance the action and the slow-motion sequences that play when you strike down the last zombie of each level adds to the game's cool factor. Additional features for Dredd vs. Zombies include:
- Four upgradeable weapons that range from rocket launchers, scatterguns and sub-machine guns
- Seven equipment upgrades from body armor and combat skills
- 30 levels of play that are spread across three episodes
- Four deadly archetypes of zombies, each with unique fighting skills
In addition to the Story Mode of gameplay, Dredd vs. Zombies also has an Arenas and PSI Mode. The Arenas Mode is a game of survival and the PSI Mode offers unique missions for Judge Dredd to tackle.
Dredd vs. Zombies has been a favorite in the Windows Store for some time and it's entertainment value has yet to diminish. Whether you are a fan of the Judge Dredd persona or just looking for a fun game to spend a little down time with, this free Windows 10 Mobile game is worth a try.
Download Dredd vs. Zombies from the Windows Store
Zombie Anarchy
Zombie Anarchy is the new kid on the block with respect to Windows 10 zombie games and offers a nice blend of defensive and offensive challenges. The game has you leading a group of rag-tag survivors of the zombie apocalypse, determined to save their city from the undead.
The free combat-strategy game has you seeking out zombie strongholds to defeat and pillage for supplies, rescuing survivors to build up your army and build up your base camp defenses to thwart zombie attacks and attacks from other gamers. Survivors deliver unique skill sets for battling zombies and resources collected after defeating a zombie camp are used to build your own defenses and upgrade weapons.
Zombie Anarchy includes a nice strategy element where you can scout out your enemy targets and deploy troops accordingly to make the most of each team members skill set. Graphics are top notch with plenty of detail and controls are simple to learn.
Zombie Anarchy is a free game from the creative minds at Gameloft and is available for Windows 10 PC and Mobile. There is an addictive quality to the game and overall, Zombie Anarchy does a great job satisfying your gaming itch.
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Zombies Ate My Doctor
Zombies Ate My Doctor takes on a more light-hearted approach to slaying the Walking Dead. You play the role of a local Sheriff who has awoken from a coma to find the hospital has been overrun by zombies. Aided by his loyal Deputy, the Sheriff races through the hospital's halls blasting any zombie that stands between him and the door.
Gameplay is presented in endless runner fashion with the Sheriff racing through the hallways in a hospital bed. As your zip down the halls, coins can be collected to unlock weapons and power-ups
Along with shooting down all the zombies, you need to be careful to steer the Sheriff's hospital bed to avoid locked doors and other obstacles that can ruin his day. You can use the phone's tilt sensors or swipe the display to move the bed from side to side. Tapping the screen controls the Sheriff's weapon.
Zombies Ate My Doctor may not hold up to marathon game sessions, but for short bits of time it can be an enjoyable time waster. It is a free game and available for Windows 10 Mobile.
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Last Heroes – The Final Stand
In this Windows 10 game, you are the last man standing in a brutal fight against a zombie invasion. Last Heroes – The Final Stand is an arcade shooter that plays out much like a tower defense game.
Using an arsenal of weapons, you defend your position from wave upon wave of zombies. Last Heroes has over 100 levels of play, over a dozen zombie types and five urban settings to defend. Along with the main path of game levels, Last Heroes has plenty of daily challenges and bonus levels to keep you busy.
Along with the minion zombies that attack your position, the Windows 10 game has several boss zombies to defeat. While the minion zombies are no push over, the boss zombies require a lot more effort to fall. As you defeat the zombies you earn cash that can be used to upgrade and unlock new weapons, power-ups and characters. The upgrades include increasing a weapons damage, rate of fire and ammo capacity.
Last Heroes – The Final Stand challenges your skills at speed to move around the barricade to eliminate the zombies, at accuracy to avoid running out of ammo and with strategy in defending multiple fronts. You also have management elements to keep your weapons upgraded to keep pace with the stronger zombie attacks.
All in all, Last Heroes – The Final Stand is a fun, free game for Windows 10 PC and Mobile to pass the time with.
Download Last Heroes – The Final Stand from the Windows Store (Windows 10 Mobile)
Download Last Heroes – The Final Stand from the Windows Store (Windows 10 PC)
Dead Target: Zombie
Dead Target: Zombie is an epic first person shooter for Windows 10 Mobile that places you in a post-apocalyptic world fighting a zombie outbreak. This free game has over 500 battles to tackle, plenty of guns to unlock and upgrade and plenty of zombies to blast into smithereens.
The graphics with Dead Target are stunning with plenty of detail and ragdoll animations as you destroy the Walking Dead. Battles include quests that improve your ranking, skills and unlocks weapons to better your chances of survival.
On-screen controls are clearly laid out to control your side-to-side movement, weapons control (firing, reloading and switching weapons), special weapons deployment and health kits. Your forward movement is automatic and when engaging the zombies, you stand your ground and take out the Living Dead before they take you out. Just be careful, fallen zombies may only be wounded and continue to attack by crawling. You may not notice them before it is too late.
Dead Target: Zombie is a free game, available for Windows 10 Mobile. While it may qualify as an "oldie but goodie", Dead Target remains an entertaining time waster of a game.
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If you have tried any of these zombie games, let us know what you think of things in the comments. We have only scratched the surface for all the quality zombie games in the Windows Store with the likes of Plants vs. Zombies, Zombies!!!, Shelter SCG and more available on store shelves. If you have a favorite Windows 10 Zombie game, let us know what your recommendation is!