Zombie Tycoon (2009)

Developer: Frima Studio
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Where to get it: Website

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How it feels

A tongue-in-cheek zombie-management strategy game mixing fast tactics with gleeful dark comedy.

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About

For those who avoid the stock market in times of recession, now you can apply your managerial skills to amassing live brains rather than cold, hard cash. In Zombie Tycoon, living dead videogame aficionados will encounter a completely new set of challenges in their role as zombie overlord. You are responsible for the overall strategy of attack and the well-being of your zombie troops as you attempt to spread the undead across the globe. Along with the fast-paced action found in games where players control more self-serving zombies, Frima Studios has added humorous strategies and managerial challenges into the gameplay for a new take on a classic genre.

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