I just realized that I’ve never dedicated an overview to Dead Season on the TBL pages. This tactical RPG, developed by Snail Bite and published by Iceberg Interactive, is set to release on PC this October. To mark the occasion, a new trailer has been dropped, which you can find at the bottom of the page.
Dead Season is an upcoming single-player, turn-based tactics game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. The game blends strategic gameplay reminiscent of XCOM with the horror and atmosphere of classic Resident Evil titles.
Players guide a group of four survivors through a zombie-infested city, scavenging for resources, fending off the undead, and managing noise levels to avoid attracting more danger. The campaign consists of 16 missions, with the story-driven forward by motion comics, adding a cinematic touch. Combat is unforgiving, with players needing to upgrade weapons and abilities to survive increasingly difficult challenges.
The game’s tactical elements emphasize strategy, as players must plan their moves carefully to avoid drawing attention while balancing survival with completing objectives. A variety of enemies, including hostile humans, add layers of complexity to the zombie-infested world.
The trailer gives us a glimpse of the hordes of zombies we’ll be facing, including poison-spitting creatures, werewolf-like beasts, and massive brutes. But it also teases the many clever ways to take them down. You won’t just rely on weapons like pistols, shotguns, and machine guns—you’ll also use the environment to your advantage. Picture frying them on electrified surfaces, crushing them under shipping containers, and much more.
Dead Season will arrive on the 8th of October, 2024 on PC via Steam. Below an overview, screens and trailer.
About This Game
The air hangs heavy with the stench of decay – a grim reminder of the world’s rapid descent into chaos. Streets once bustling with life now lay deserted, haunted by the shuffling footsteps of the undead. A random group of four survivors find themselves thrown together by their shared struggle for survival, in a world overrun by the zombie hordes. Their faces etched with weariness and determination mirror the dark and harsh realities they face.
In this single-player turn-based tactics game, take control of this band of survivors as they navigate through the midst of a zombie infestation, scavenging for resources and completing objectives, while confronting the endless threat of the undead, and surviving through narrow escapes and close calls.
UNFORGIVING TURN-BASED COMBAT: Survive at all costs as you complete objectives and escape dangerous situations with weapons you scavenge along the way. Level up and unlock new abilities to survive even in harsher environments.
HAND-CRAFTED SINGLE-PLAYER CAMPAIGN: Embark on your journey through 16 missions as you tackle new and unique challenges along the way. Immerse yourself in the narrative through captivating motion comics that propel the story forward.
NOISE ATTRACTS DANGER: Do whatever it takes to survive against the threat of zombies, but beware, the more noise you make, the more trouble it will bring.
THE RELENTLESS THREAT OF ENEMIES: Face a wide variety of zombies and other hostile survivors as you traverse deeper into the world, offering unique tactical challenges.
A DARKENED WORLD: Navigate through terrifying nights and grim streets, where destruction, violence, and panic cast deep shadows in the face of the zombie apocalypse.
MADE WITH PASSION: Dead Season was created and made as a passion project by a solo developer. If you have any feedback or thoughts, let me know!
