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Ascension of the Dead

Kick, yeet, and explode your way through undead chaos in this fast-paced zombie shooter with brutal physics and over-the-top action.

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Fohrax
Publisher
Fohrax
Release
July 10, 2026
23 days ago
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About the Game

Ragdolls. Explosions. Soviet rocket legs.

Ascension of the Dead is a chaotic physics-based zombie shooter where every kill turns into a chain reaction of explosions, ragdolls, and ridiculous moments.

This is not survival horror.
This is undead sandbox chaos.

GAMEPLAY:

Kill zombies.

Launch them across the map.

Earn points.

Buy absurd weapons and machines.

Break the game in increasingly stupid ways.

FEATURES:

Physics Combat Chaos – Every bullet, explosion, and kick sends zombies flying in unpredictable ways

Ragdoll Mayhem – Watch enemies collapse, launch, and collide into chain reactions

Weapon Roulette Systems – Get random weapons from machines like the Soviet Washing Machine

Explosive Sandbox Gameplay – RPGs, grenades, cannons, and environmental kills

Momentum-Based Fun Loop – The more you kill, the more ridiculous it gets

ABSURD ZOMBIE RAGDOLLS

You shoot one and it flies like it got hit by a truck.

You kick one, it explodes.

You throw an RPG into a 30-zombie pile and watch your GPU beg for mercy.

Soviet Washing Machine

Costs zombie kills

Gives random weapons

Could be a MAC-10… could be an RPG… could be regret

Perk Gumball Machine

Rocket Jump Legs

Explosive Ammo

Speed boosts

More chaos perks planned

MAPS SO FAR:

Ascend – Vertical Platform Chaos

Reactor - Nuclear Core Physics Arena

and more in development (Backrooms, Theater, Football of dead)

It’s janky. It’s busted. But it’s fun as hell.

Every weapon, mechanic, and feature has been added to make the gameplay loop feel better, faster, dumber.

THE VISION

AOTD is not a horror game. It’s not serious.

It’s a sandbox slaughter sim with polish layered under madness.

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