Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/survival-z/id1464246022 Survival Z Ember Entertainment After the event, humanity lies on the brink while zombies dominate the landscape! You are a survivor. Armed with your wi… Buy Now Watch Media DetailsAfter the event, humanity lies on the brink while zombies dominate the landscape! You are a survivor. Armed with your wits and bravado, you are determined to save all who remain. Your goal is clear: find survivors and seek out a way to exterminate the undead menace. Choose your way along randomly generated routes to build and battle your way through environments crawling with zombies. Features: • Blast your way through a wide range of zombie types. • Place traps and obstacles to increase your chances of survival. • Collect and upgrade equipment to power up your character. • Ever-changing routes create endless replayability. No two runs are the same! • Bring other survivors into the fold and fight alongside them. • Unique story events that with extra rewards...for those who can survive them. • Over 15 playable characters, 50 unique levels, and infinite possibilities for fun! Information Seller:Ember Entertainment Genre:Action Release:Feb 12, 2021 Updated:May 28, 2021 Version:1.1.3 Size:639.6 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Skall Well-Known Member Oct 25, 2009 500 60 28 #2 Skall, Jan 12, 2021 Interesting! Wicked8146 Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Nov 17, 2009 777 50 28 Dinosaur hunter Los Angeles #3 Wicked8146, Jan 19, 2021 Looks pretty cool. Like Fortnite Save the World kind of. agreen437 Well-Known Member Jun 12, 2014 1,702 222 63 #4 agreen437, Feb 13, 2021 February 19th this coming week Lull4by Well-Known Member Aug 21, 2014 767 313 63 #5 Lull4by, Feb 18, 2021 Game is good, the only part I felt sad is that every character looks more like a skin, if they have unique ability/perk, the game would be great. Rocksaint Well-Known Member Nov 29, 2013 666 367 63 #6 Rocksaint, Feb 19, 2021 I must say. I really like it. Doesn’t overcomplicate things. Knows what it wants to be. Wave-based roguelike zombie survival. I was kinda worried about the building/crafting part of the game. But to my relief, it’s quite simple and straightforward. The focus is more on the story and progression than being hardcore. And on mobile, that’s a blessing. MetaGonzo likes this. MetaGonzo Well-Known Member May 7, 2009 1,459 271 83 #7 MetaGonzo, Feb 19, 2021 I second the sentiment, @Rocksaint It doesn’t ask too much of you and there’s nothing wrong with that. It is indeed a good fit for mobile. Rocksaint likes this. Skall Well-Known Member Oct 25, 2009 500 60 28 #8 Skall, Feb 19, 2021 It s an excellent game and maybe one of the best of AA imo Rocksaint likes this. Rocksaint Well-Known Member Nov 29, 2013 666 367 63 #9 Rocksaint, Feb 20, 2021 Agreed. It's very well made. Highly polished and focused. Disturbinguk Member Apr 21, 2016 10 2 3 #10 Disturbinguk, Feb 20, 2021 After playing it awhile. I can’t help but think this is just a more advanced archero that’s not a bad thing I was just expecting a bit more orangecan Well-Known Member Aug 9, 2011 2,000 150 63 #11 orangecan, Feb 20, 2021 I’m kind of quite liking it. It’s not blowing me away or anything but I am enjoying it. I haven’t worked out how you know what each trap/ gun placement does though, am I missing something somewhere that tells me? The gun is obvious but the others not so much tops2 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2011 2,083 56 48 #12 tops2, Feb 20, 2021 Fun Archero clone to me. I like how there’s no IAP to upgrade what I’ve discovered so far. Only thing I don’t like as much is on the iPad mini 4, the load times a long..but at least the gameplay is smooth. I’ll try on my iPad Pro or my iPhone XR later. Rocksaint Well-Known Member Nov 29, 2013 666 367 63 #13 Rocksaint, Feb 21, 2021 Okay so after my initial positive impressions, I spent some more time with it. There are some glaring issues with the design choices in the game. 1. Like mentioned earlier, different characters/survivors are just a re-skin. Don’t add anything to gameplay. Feels like a missed opportunity. 2. Sandbag Barriers are pretty much useless. They are supposed to act as temporary blockades but they barely hold any zombies off. 3. Zombies do far too much damage. You can literally be two-shotted at times and be like, “Wait, where did all my health go?” This should have been much better balanced. Overall, this game has a lot of potential. It looks good, runs well and the core loop is perfectly suited for mobile. But I feel the balancing is off and it doesn’t respect the player’s time. Which can be very off-putting. Lull4by and Ghostdog1 like this. Ghostdog1 Well-Known Member Jan 30, 2015 319 124 43 #14 Ghostdog1, Feb 21, 2021 Last edited: Feb 21, 2021 I second all your good points. I also have the impression there are some missed opportunities. And i also like what is already here. And i will add one point that is for me the most missed design choice: The game would accelerate to the next level with managing resources and money while on route in the map. Right now you only earn money during a run and spend it after the run is completed. But it would be so much more genius if you could save money and resources for every map and use the saved stuff on the next map of your route for defense structures. For example if you don't use any defense structure in the first 3 maps of your route, you can use all on map 4 or later. This should stack. So you get kind of rewarded for trying to win a map with only your gun. It would make all decisions much more strategic. Also the earned money should be useable during a run. Once your free stacked towers are depleted - you should have the possibility to buy a tower. Every tower should have a cost. And if you want to spend all money you earned in the run to buy towers - so do it. But then you wont have money to upgrade after the run. Everything should have consequences and lead to new strategies. Lull4by and Rocksaint like this. Zipzap New Member Jul 7, 2016 3 0 1 #15 Zipzap, Feb 21, 2021 Loving the game so far with one exception. I can’t get past the suburbs boss fight due to the cactus spray. It is overwhelming to my health and all my gear and trap are max upgraded. seems to be a bug, and has shut down my ability to progress. tops2 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2011 2,083 56 48 #16 tops2, Feb 22, 2021 I guess for my playing style, I need to find the weapon for the current level, level it to max to have an easier possibility to beat the level. I'm on the 4th level. I guess I could go grind the first few stages for coins and to level the rest of the gear/items. The game has become a bit of a grind/bore to me as it feels like I'm on a treadmill without getting "stronger" in comparison of the current level I'm on. But I suppose its similar of games in the Archero style, but without the IAP in this game. The newer items I've unlocked seems kinda useless unless I grind out the coins to upgrade. I wish there would be some HP restore drops..but it may make the game too "easy". Otherwise its a decent time waster but after the first day or two, its lost most of the fun for me. I'll casually spend a few more days to see if I can beat the game without too much grinding. Lull4by Well-Known Member Aug 21, 2014 767 313 63 #17 Lull4by, Feb 27, 2021 The latest update brings an unplayable bug, if you chose the event path, the game would become nothing but dark screen with coins and character UI, I just sent an email and hope they can do a hotfix about the bug. Lull4by Well-Known Member Aug 21, 2014 767 313 63 #18 Lull4by, Feb 27, 2021 You would get a skill on later levels that give you a few hp back once you kill an enemy, which is a game changer, get it ASAP if you are lucky. Skall Well-Known Member Oct 25, 2009 500 60 28 #19 Skall, Feb 28, 2021 Just met this bug.... tops2 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2011 2,083 56 48 #20 tops2, Mar 1, 2021 Annoying new bug. I’ve gotten to just grind and find path without the event (the “?”) path. Or play up to the ? and quit. I’ll try to grind some old levels so for now, not annoying me toooo much as I’ll try to play around this bug. On the plus side, finally beat the 4th level so can try the 5th level now... (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Game is good, the only part I felt sad is that every character looks more like a skin, if they have unique ability/perk, the game would be great.
I must say. I really like it. Doesn’t overcomplicate things. Knows what it wants to be. Wave-based roguelike zombie survival. I was kinda worried about the building/crafting part of the game. But to my relief, it’s quite simple and straightforward. The focus is more on the story and progression than being hardcore. And on mobile, that’s a blessing.
I second the sentiment, @Rocksaint It doesn’t ask too much of you and there’s nothing wrong with that. It is indeed a good fit for mobile.
After playing it awhile. I can’t help but think this is just a more advanced archero that’s not a bad thing I was just expecting a bit more
I’m kind of quite liking it. It’s not blowing me away or anything but I am enjoying it. I haven’t worked out how you know what each trap/ gun placement does though, am I missing something somewhere that tells me? The gun is obvious but the others not so much
Fun Archero clone to me. I like how there’s no IAP to upgrade what I’ve discovered so far. Only thing I don’t like as much is on the iPad mini 4, the load times a long..but at least the gameplay is smooth. I’ll try on my iPad Pro or my iPhone XR later.
Okay so after my initial positive impressions, I spent some more time with it. There are some glaring issues with the design choices in the game. 1. Like mentioned earlier, different characters/survivors are just a re-skin. Don’t add anything to gameplay. Feels like a missed opportunity. 2. Sandbag Barriers are pretty much useless. They are supposed to act as temporary blockades but they barely hold any zombies off. 3. Zombies do far too much damage. You can literally be two-shotted at times and be like, “Wait, where did all my health go?” This should have been much better balanced. Overall, this game has a lot of potential. It looks good, runs well and the core loop is perfectly suited for mobile. But I feel the balancing is off and it doesn’t respect the player’s time. Which can be very off-putting.
I second all your good points. I also have the impression there are some missed opportunities. And i also like what is already here. And i will add one point that is for me the most missed design choice: The game would accelerate to the next level with managing resources and money while on route in the map. Right now you only earn money during a run and spend it after the run is completed. But it would be so much more genius if you could save money and resources for every map and use the saved stuff on the next map of your route for defense structures. For example if you don't use any defense structure in the first 3 maps of your route, you can use all on map 4 or later. This should stack. So you get kind of rewarded for trying to win a map with only your gun. It would make all decisions much more strategic. Also the earned money should be useable during a run. Once your free stacked towers are depleted - you should have the possibility to buy a tower. Every tower should have a cost. And if you want to spend all money you earned in the run to buy towers - so do it. But then you wont have money to upgrade after the run. Everything should have consequences and lead to new strategies.
Loving the game so far with one exception. I can’t get past the suburbs boss fight due to the cactus spray. It is overwhelming to my health and all my gear and trap are max upgraded. seems to be a bug, and has shut down my ability to progress.
I guess for my playing style, I need to find the weapon for the current level, level it to max to have an easier possibility to beat the level. I'm on the 4th level. I guess I could go grind the first few stages for coins and to level the rest of the gear/items. The game has become a bit of a grind/bore to me as it feels like I'm on a treadmill without getting "stronger" in comparison of the current level I'm on. But I suppose its similar of games in the Archero style, but without the IAP in this game. The newer items I've unlocked seems kinda useless unless I grind out the coins to upgrade. I wish there would be some HP restore drops..but it may make the game too "easy". Otherwise its a decent time waster but after the first day or two, its lost most of the fun for me. I'll casually spend a few more days to see if I can beat the game without too much grinding.
The latest update brings an unplayable bug, if you chose the event path, the game would become nothing but dark screen with coins and character UI, I just sent an email and hope they can do a hotfix about the bug.
You would get a skill on later levels that give you a few hp back once you kill an enemy, which is a game changer, get it ASAP if you are lucky.
Annoying new bug. I’ve gotten to just grind and find path without the event (the “?”) path. Or play up to the ? and quit. I’ll try to grind some old levels so for now, not annoying me toooo much as I’ll try to play around this bug. On the plus side, finally beat the 4th level so can try the 5th level now...
