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Zombie Cure Lab

Zombie Cure Lab

In a world overrun by the undead, build a lab to fight back with science. Manage survivors, gather vital resources, and turn zombies into allies. Defend your base and research the cure to reclaim humanity.

Released May 27, 2025 Developer Thera Bytes GmbH Publisher Aerosoft GmbH Platforms Windows Colony SimBase-BuildingSurvivalResource ManagementBuilding
View on Steam ↗ $8.49 (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.

67.9%positive468 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Zombie Cure Lab takes a familiar genre premise and deliberately inverts it, turning what is usually a fight for survival into a project of rehabilitation. Instead of wiping out the undead, you are tasked with capturing, curing, and reintegrating them into society as part of a…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I dunno what all the bad reviews are about, I like this game a lot. Its got a querkiness/character to it that makes it a fun colony mgmt sim. You essentially harvest different types of resources for differing purposes putting more complex/rare resources to work to unlock the…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Game incomplete. Buggy and seems abandoned by the developers.”

— a player, Steam review · 68 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

402all-time peak
0 100 200 2023 2024 2025 2026 129 avg · Dec 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

56achievements
22.6%median completion
0.4%rarest: Restore Humanity III
90.2% of players 81.7% of players 81.4% of players 66.8% of players 65.0% of players 63.4% of players 56.8% of players 54.8% of players 48.2% of players 48.1% of players 47.8% of players 45.0% of players 44.7% of players 43.8% of players 43.8% of players 41.2% of players 40.1% of players 39.5% of players 36.5% of players 35.7% of players 30.8% of players 29.5% of players 28.3% of players 28.3% of players 28.1% of players 27.6% of players 23.9% of players 23.1% of players 22.6% of players 20.5% of players 20.0% of players 15.3% of players 14.9% of players 13.8% of players 11.9% of players 11.8% of players 11.1% of players 8.9% of players 8.8% of players 7.4% of players 5.9% of players 5.1% of players 4.2% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 2.7% of players 2.3% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.1% of players 0.8% of players 0.4% of players 90.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.2%Spotted! I — Reach a zombie threat level of 1.
81.7%Building Master I — Build 10 objects.
81.4%Survivor I — You have survived for 1 night.
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Restore Humanity III — Send away a total of 500 cured humans
0.8%Police State FTW — Hidden achievement
1.1%Restore Humanity II — Send away a total of 100 cured humans

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$8.49−66% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$24.99base price
$8.49lowest since tracking began2026-09-18
US8.49 USD−66%
EU8.49 EUR−66%
UK7.13 GBP−66%
Australia12.41 AUD−66%
Canada11.05 CAD−66%
Japan952 JPY−66%
Brazil25.15 BRL−66%
China31.28 CNY−66%

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

China≈$4.7 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$9.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

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

Apr 27, 2026
Global Rescue is now in Early Access on Steam!

Build your own base and take command of firefighting, police, EMS, and SWAT operations. Thanks to real map data, you can play right in your hometown - or anywhere in the world! Manage your fleet, hire

Mar 20, 2026
Aerosoft Spring Sale 🌸 | Get Zombie Cure Lab 66% Off!

🌸 Spring has arrived - and so has the Aerosoft Spring Sale with up to 90% off on your favourite games! Don’t miss your chance to grow your game collection, but hurry up, the sale ends March 26.

Mar 03, 2026
Zombie Cure Lab is participating in the GamesAid Charity Sale 2026!

The GamesAid Charity Sale 2026 is live – until March 8! Organized by GamesAid, a UK games industry charity that supports children and youth projects and has already raised over £5 million for good cau

Oct 27, 2025
Get 60% off Zombie Cure Lab and dive into spooky science today! 🧪🧟‍♂️

It’s time to research, cure, and survive with Zombie Cure Lab! ⚗️ 60% off Zombie Cure Lab 🎵 50% off the soundtrack 🧪 50% off the Complete Package Get ready for some spooky science in the lab of the un

Jun 07, 2025
Hotfix 1.01

You can now press a hotkey to easily assign workers to buildings, this works independent from which tab is selected. Press Y to assign one human worker Press CTRL + Y to unassign one human worker Pres

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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.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsColony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · Resource Management · Building · Singleplayer · Management · Simulation · Science · Sandbox · Strategy · Tower Defense (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
Achievements56
Official sitehttps://www.zombiecurelab.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel i5-6600k // AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB) // AMD Radeon RX 480 (8GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space