Z-End (2017)

Developer: Smart Tale Games
Publisher: Plug In Digital
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 2.9 of 5, 57 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A serious, choice-driven adventure through a zombie-ravaged world where rebuilding community and uncovering secrets feels tense but not heavily atmospheric or horrifying.

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What players say

Players report Z-End is a very short, mobile-originated choose-your-own-adventure with buggy branching that often gives incorrect or non-accurate text. Several note the lack of an in-game menu and say the game is short, playable in 15 to 20 minutes, with some finding it derivative of The Walking Dead.

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