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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.
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“Wtf is this review bombing, the game is actually really good, the type of fast paced survival game with an immersive environment”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Surprisingly Great Zombie Experience I honestly had a blast with this game. I ended up spending way more hours playing than I expected because it’s just genuinely fun. If you're on the fence because of the negative reviews, I’d say give it a chance — it might surprise you like…”
— a player, Steam review · 167 hrs played“After playing for 41 hours to try to see the ending, it seems like it's unfinished. Like, it says the main story is complete and I can do side quests, but I feel like I was owed an ending here. If a 2nd game of this comes out, I'm just not getting it. Dialogue is badly written.…”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
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Latest official news
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July 30 Update Content
Added a new light machine gun, the M249, with a magazine capacity of 150 rounds. It is classified as a high-tier weapon and has a low drop rate. Added resource supply points in the second large map of
Zombie Escape mode is now available!!!
Brand new “Zombie Escape” mode is now available!!! You can start this mode from “New Game” in the main menu. In “Zombie Escape” mode, you and your team are forced to walk through a city completely ove
Update Preview: A Brand New Mode Is Coming Soon!
The brand new "Escape the Zombie City" survival mode will be coming in the next update! Mode Introduction In "Escape the Zombie City" mode, you and your team are forced to walk through a city complete
July 29th Update Notes
When harvesting crops, you can now automatically pick them up. A crop icon will flash during harvesting so you no longer need to press the E key again to collect them, making harvesting more convenien
July 19th Update Notes
A new type of high wall, the Stone High Wall, has been added. This wall cannot be climbed over and can block the movement of both zombies and humans. Stones needed for crafting the Stone High Wall can
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Zombies · Survival · Exploration · Sandbox · Open World · Drama · Base-Building · Adventure · Tower Defense · RPG · Atmospheric · 2.5D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Russian |
| Official site | https://indienova.com/g/jszc |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 10/8/7 Processor: 4 core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: gtx660 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 26 GB available space Additional Notes: Please enable your dedicated graphics card.