StrategyFit check
Is They Are Coming! worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-game players who want to control a zombie rather than a human protagonist.
- Casual players who prefer stage-based play with secrets and challenges to find.
- Strategy-minded players who want to build a horde by recruiting bitten humans.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow-paced or non-combat experience may find the focus on biting humans and avoiding weapons too action-oriented.
- Players who prefer a fixed protagonist and unchanged progression may not want a horde that grows and evolves through play.
- Players looking for a detailed historical World War II simulation may find the alternate zombie premise a mismatch.
Our take on They Are Coming!
Rather than centering on human soldiers or conventional battle tactics, this action game casts the player as a zombie that recruits a horde by biting people. Its wartime setting gives way to a premise that also reaches modern times and the future.
What is They Are Coming!?
Control a zombie in an alternate take on the 1944 Battle of the Bulge, where a failed Wunderwaffe releases the undead.
Bite humans to recruit them into a growing horde, then move through stages populated by people to attack and hazards to avoid. Machine guns, mortars, and tank shells threaten the zombie as it pursues brains. Stages also contain secrets and challenges to find. Actions contribute to a final score and the horde’s evolution. The premise extends beyond Ardennes and World War II, with humans from modern times and the future also mentioned.
How They Are Coming! plays
- 01Grow a horde
- Biting humans adds recruits to the zombie group.
- 02Combat hazards
- Machine guns, mortars, and tank shells can be dodged while pursuing humans.
- 03Stage secrets
- Each stage includes hidden discoveries and challenges alongside its human targets.
- 04Score and evolution
- Actions during a run feed into the end score and the horde’s evolution.
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They Are Coming!: platforms & release
Is They Are Coming! worth it?
It is worth it if: action-game players who want to control a zombie rather than a human protagonist. Skip it if: players seeking a slow-paced or non-combat experience may find the focus on biting humans and avoiding weapons too action-oriented.
Where can I download They Are Coming!?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens They Are Coming!'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is They Are Coming! on?
Windows only.
