Fit check
Is Frontline Zed worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Zombie-action players who want a campaign focused on defending a fixed position
- Players who enjoy choosing between daytime scavenging and fortification repairs
- Pairs looking for a campaign they can play cooperatively
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want varied objectives throughout each day-and-night cycle may find the repeated scavenging and barricade defense limiting.
- Players who prefer a relaxed pace may find the trade-off between daylight tasks and nighttime attacks demanding.
- Players looking for a single-player-only campaign may not need the co-op option.
Our take on Frontline Zed
Its central structure divides survival into two jobs: use daylight to search or repair, then hold the barricade through the night. That recurring day-and-night choice defines the campaign's play pattern.
What is Frontline Zed?
Frontline Zed is a survival action game built around a day-and-night cycle.
During daylight, choose whether to search for weapons, look for survivors who can fight alongside you, or repair the barricade. At night, defend that position from approaching zombies. The campaign follows a route through America toward rescue, with survival required to make progress. A ragdoll and dismemberment system is part of the combat. NewGame+ offers a higher challenge, and the campaign can also be played cooperatively with one other player. The ZiGen Science Facility and CrimPlex Prison Complex were added in free updates, bringing additional levels, weapons, and a branching campaign.
How Frontline Zed plays
- 01Daytime resource choices
- Daylight can be spent on finding weapons, locating survivors, or fixing the barricade.
- 02Nighttime defense
- The player must hold a fortified position against a zombie horde after dark.
- 03Two-player co-op
- A second player can join the campaign.
- 04NewGame+ challenge
- The game includes a NewGame+ mode for a tougher run.
- 05Additional campaign areas
- The ZiGen facility and CrimPlex prison updates add levels, weapons, and branching campaign content.
Frontline Zed compared to similar games
Frontline Zed centers on alternating daytime scavenging and nighttime defense of a barricade, while Anomaly: Warzone Earth uses a reversed tower-defense format against alien forces. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG play with tower defense, loot, leveling, pets, and character customization.
Frontline Zed: platforms & release
Is Frontline Zed worth it?
It is worth it if: zombie-action players who want a campaign focused on defending a fixed position. Skip it if: players who want varied objectives throughout each day-and-night cycle may find the repeated scavenging and barricade defense limiting.
Where can I download Frontline Zed?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Frontline Zed's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Frontline Zed on?
Windows only.
