Underplayed Gems

ZombMe (2025)

ZombMe cover
Developer
Mike Palotas
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Genres
Platform, Adventure, Indie
Where to get it
Xbox

How it feels

A chaotic 2D platformer where you actively seek out hazards and avoid health, creating a tense, topsy-turvy challenge that flips traditional survival instincts on their head.

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About

ZombMe is a 2D platformer based on old-school platformers with influences and callbacks to Mario, Sonic, Bonk, Bionic Commando, MetalStorm, and Mega Man. The hook with ZombMe, though, is that you're a zombie who is trying to stay DEAD--so the traditional gameplay mechanics of needing health is reversed: catching fire and jumping on spikes is good, and getting health packs is bad!

Trailer

Screenshots

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