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March of the Living

Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.

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Developer
Machine 22
Publisher
Creaky Corpse Ltd
Release
April 20, 2016
10 years and 106 days ago
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Mostly Positive535 reviews71.2%

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About the Game

About the game

The world is crumbling and the dead are roaming, but a glimmer of hope remains. A safe place where humanity can start over, protected from the hell this world has become. This is your destination.

Along the way you'll meet allies, defeat foes and battle through the infected. Manage your resources and make the tough decisions necessary to ensure the survival of your group. In this march for salvation, your choices matter.

Genre

March of the Living is a survival roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction.

Features

  • Manage a group of up to 6 survivors
  • Define your journey through over 160 unique events
  • A new procedurally generated game world on each play-through
  • Real time combat with the possibility to pause at any time
  • Over 80,000 words of quality writing
  • Trade for the supplies you need
  • Scavenge for goods in cities
  • Four starting characters to unlock
  • Adaptive music for an immersive experience
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