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Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning

Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning

Join Hank and Larry, two small defenseless animals, as they manipulate their way through the zombie apocalypse. Meet various characters and get them to scavenge for you while guiding them to "safety." Make life-or-death decisions, bargain, manage inventory, trade, and gamble.

Released Jun 8, 2018 Developer Entertainment Forge Publisher GrabTheGames Platforms Windows · Mac Point & ClickChoices MatterStory RichInteractive FictionDark Comedy
View on Steam ↗ $0.79 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

81.6%positive773 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“A fun short point and click adventure game. Who knew barter and negotiation skills would be so necessary in the zombie apocalypse? I didn't expect much for the price but was pleasantly surprised.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Awesome artwork, cool voice acting, I love wombat. Wombat = friend/10”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“The game feels incredibly sluggish due to its repetitive gameplay loop and lack of meaningful choices that actually impact the story. The art style is unique, but it can’t compensate for the shallow writing and annoying characters that make the experience more frustrating than…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:39 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

8playing at last check
1524-hour peak
688all-time peak
0 50 100 2019 2022 2023 2026 63 avg · Mar 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

19achievements
10.5%median completion
5.7%rarest: Vengeance Dicer
30.0% of players 22.6% of players 20.3% of players 14.9% of players 13.0% of players 12.6% of players 12.3% of players 12.2% of players 10.6% of players 10.5% of players 9.9% of players 9.0% of players 7.5% of players 7.5% of players 7.2% of players 7.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.7% of players 30.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
30.0%First Loot — Looted your first items.
22.6%Call to Adventure — Left the safety of Hank’s apartment.
20.3%First Prospect — Convinced your first animal to scavenge for you.
Rarest badges of honor
5.7%Vengeance Dicer — Hidden achievement
6.0%Professional Dicer — Hidden achievement
6.1%Professional Scavenger Guides — Brought loot worth over 700 points to the guild.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$0.79−84% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99base price
$0.79lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US0.79 USD−84%
EU0.79 EUR−84%
UK0.68 GBP−84%
Australia1.20 AUD−84%
Canada1.03 CAD−84%
Japan92 JPY−84%
Brazil2.71 BRL−84%
China3.52 CNY−84%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$0.5 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$0.9

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 22, 2025
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Hello everybody! I just released the first devlog for my new game Dreadwoods Gatekeeper! Here’s the Youtube: Steam post: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2389020/view/539976073378530276 If you’

Mar 13, 2025
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Apr 16, 2024
"Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse Ep2: Caged" is Finally Released!

"Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse Ep2: Caged" is finally released! Thank you so much for your patience. I know it’s been a crazy long time, but I’m so excited to show you the second episode and

Apr 16, 2024
Episode 2 Is About to Be Released!

Hi all! We’re super excited to tell you that we are about to release Episode 2 in an hour or two! Buckle up! https://store.steampowered.com/app/946770/Scheming_Through_The_Zombie_Apocalypse_Ep2_Caged/

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsPoint & Click · Choices Matter · Story Rich · Interactive Fiction · Dark Comedy · Visual Novel · Comedy · Zombies · Post-apocalyptic · Inventory Management · Loot · Trading (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain *
Achievements19
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or greater Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256mb Video Memory, capable of Shader Model 2.0+ Storage: 1500 MB available space