Dread Dawn
This is an open-world zombie survival game set in a quarantined city. You play as a student left behind due to missing the evacuation convoy. Together with classmates and other survivors, you must defend the school, survive, and await rescue.
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Note: The game currently does not support controller operation.
This is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game set in a city quarantined due to an unknown virus. You will play as a student in the city who failed to catch the evacuation convoy to escape the disaster and was forced to stay. As a modern metropolis, the city is fully equipped with public facilities including hospitals, subway stations, prisons, and schools, Etc。
The game will feature a large number of story-driven cutscenes. As you progress through the main storyline, you will experience both the tranquility before the zombie outbreak and the chaos during the city's downfall.
You need to stay in the school with the other survivors who remained in the city, defending your camp and surviving.
Utilizing the various materials collected for construction can enhance your camp's defense capabilities. These zombies like to invade your camp when your attention is relaxed.
You can plant some food in the spare areas of your camp, or raise chickens to get eggs. In the absence of food sources, this is a necessary skill for ensuring survival. The surplus crops can also be used for trading with other survivors.
