Halloween is the perfect time to don a Michael Myers outfit to creep out your neighbors or simply hunker down to rewatch your favorite horror movies. It also gives you an excuse to grab your favorite Android tablet and play some of the best horror games available on Google’s ecosystem.
Horror has many faces, from stories about ghosts and the occult to slashers, monsters, and the timeless favorites, zombies. So we’ve gone ahead and rounded up the best zombie games on Android in 2022, including nifty free-to-play titles as well as premium experiences so that everyone can find something that suits their zombie-killing needs.
Dead Ahead
What would you do if a zombie outbreak were to happen? Apparently, the guy in Dead Ahead decides to make his escape on a scooter. He’s also determined to wheelie over as many of the undead as possible. Take control of the hero and his scooter and try to rush past obstacles, jump ramps, and kill zombies while you accumulate a top score. Dead Ahead throws bigger challenges at you the further you get.
But fret not; collected points allow you to purchase better wheels, from dirt bikes to choppers, weapons, and even locations that boast greater rewards. Dead Ahead has an appealing visual style and fast-paced gameplay that will keep you coming back for another race.
Dead Trigger 2
Forget about fast zombies, bulky zombies, or exploding zombies for a moment. How about zombies the size of a skyscraper? Welcome to Dead Trigger 2. In this apocalypse-driven first-person shooter, you must not only fend for yourself but also help out other survivors by blasting zombies in the face with a selection of guns.
Thankfully, most of them return the favor by joining your base of operations and crafting valuable supplies. Control your character by using digital on-screen controls and guide them through desolate ruins. Fend off zombies by using various weapons and help survivors in need to possibly gain new allies.
Unlike Dead Ahead and its sequel, Dead Trigger 2 has a more serious vibe to it.
Death Road to Canada
The apocalypse finally happened! Zombies have taken the world by surprise, and allegedly, there’s only one safe place left on Earth. Take control of an unlikely cast of survivors as you traverse the treacherous roads between Florida and Canada.
Death Road to Canada is an undead-filled action RPG in which you face off against hordes of flesh-eating monsters. You can recruit new characters to your cause to bolster your offensive capabilities. But it comes with a downside as each character requires a weapon and consumes valuable provisions.
Death Road to Canada goes for $9.99, but it’s also included in the Play Pass subscription. Plus, you get jokes written by an actual Canadian, which ensures the trip to Canada is genuinly humorous.
Doomsday: Last Survivors
Doomsday is an isometric adventure game that throws you into a world ravaged by the undead. It takes obvious cues from popular games in the genre, such as The Last of Us and Lollipop Chainsaw. For example, a group you take control of consists of a gruff middle-aged man with a fluffy beard and a brash teenager wearing a baseball cap. Doesn’t that sound like Joel and Ellie? Early on, you also meet a vibrant girl in a school uniform who takes out zombies with a pink… chainsaw.
During frequent encounters against zombies, you can use conventional weapons and abilities unique to each character.
Dysmantle
Dysmantle is an Android game that has already garnered many positive responses on the Play Store. Prepare to partake in almost every survival aspect of a zombie apocalypse: foraging and cooking to hunting and scavenging.
The game’s main selling point comes in the form of being able to break and salvage materials from almost any object. Turn materials into weapons and supplies to help you fend off the undead as you inevitably venture out to explore the apocalyptic wasteland.
At $9.99, Dysmantle is also a fairly expensive title for a mobile game. That said, it’s a small price to pay for never seeing a single ad or in-app purchase.
Into the Dead 2
Into the Dead 2 follows the tale of a father who desperately tries to get home to his family. Seemingly endless waves of the undead stand in his way, and it’s up to you to guide him across desolate fields and grim forests while evading danger.
You’ll unlock new weapons to defend yourself with as you complete levels and various challenges. Into the Dead 2 strikes a great balance between risk and reward by placing loot right amidst groups of zombies. Do you run for safety? Or risk dying while trying to grab hold of valuables? The choice is yours, and if you choose wrongly, you’re dead.
State of Survival: Zombie War
Existing as an isometric adventure game, State of Survival plays similarly to Doomsday. In fact, it’s amazing that both games aren’t made by the same company. State of Survival puts you in charge of a small group of survivors who band together to form a settlement. To ensure their well-being, you must expand the settlement, collect produce for sustenance, and clear nearby areas of zombies. Much like in Doomsday, you have access to conventional weaponry as well as abilities unique to each character, such as gun turrets, grenades, and much more.
The Walking Dead No Man’s Land
As an officially licensed video game adaptation of the show, No Man’s Land features pivotal characters from the Walking Dead series. In other words, expect characters like Daryl, Merle, Abraham, and many more to eventually join your cause.
Combat takes place on a grid-based field, and you progress by completing the requirements, like killing all the zombies or collecting all the supplies. In essence, The Walking Dead No Man’s Land is a strategy game filled with tons of things to grind as you build your team.
The Walking Dead Survivors
The Walking Dead definitely deserves more than one mention. This time, with Survivors. Based on the series, Survivors is an isometric tower defense game in which you recruit characters and protect your settlement from the attacks of increasingly greater zombie hordes. Survivors also features characters from the series, including Glenn, Rick, Shane, and many more. With enough luck, you can recruit them to help you fortify your base of operations, erect guard towers, and fix up surrounding walls to, hopefully, survive the next onslaught of zombies in this strategic tower defense game.
Dead Ahead: Zombie Warfare
Zombie Warfare takes a more tactical approach than Dead Ahead. In this sequel, you take charge of an armored bus and a group of survivors. Your goal is to guide the bus across the zombie-infested wasteland, clear areas of the undead, and restock on valuable supplies. Zombie Warfare progresses at a slower pace. Most levels see you sending your troops to a barricade in order to break it down and allow the bus to move forward. Of course, zombies don’t simply let you do that, and every level becomes a race of clearing the path while also protecting your bus from attacks.
What’s your favorite zombie game?
Android is a gold mine of free-to-play zombie games, spearheaded by titles like Dead Ahead and Into the Dead 2. But if you’re willing to shell out a tenner or so, it doesn’t get any better than Death Road to Canada and Dysmantle.
Have you played any of the games on our list? Is your favorite missing? Give it a shoutout in the comments below, and we may include it in the next update. And if you wish to experience these zombie games with tactile controls, perhaps one of the best controllers for Android will help you out.
