Reddit inspires indie sandbox zombie game

16 July 2011

Some of the greatest and most successful games in history have not been made with budgets of millions of dollars, but by a few dedicated individuals with a unified goal and a lot of talent. This is how many legendary games have been born, such as Counter-strike and DotA. 

In that spirit, a team of independent developers are creating a new style of Zombie game, after being inspired by a post on community website Reddit.com. Their intention is to create a game very different from games such as the Left 4 Dead franchise, which basically involves using an array of weapons to destroy hordes of crazed undead.

Ditching the linear style, the creators hope to create a sandbox style survival game, called Survivor Zero. From their website: “Instead of focusing on combating waves of zombies in high-octane shootouts, the game will allow players the chance to use not only strength but creativity and logic in order to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.” 

The inspiration for this project was a post on Reddit simply requesting a game with “No time limits, no plot devices, no crazy super zombie boss… Just a massive open world where you have to actually be careful what you do.” 

While shooting legions of zombies with varying degrees of creativity can be somewhat one-dimensional, this project looks to have enormous potential for depth. The creators want to emphasize the struggle of living in a post-apocalyptic world rather than non-stop action. 

Keep an eye on this project at Survivor Zero, it could be something really special.

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