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Zominate title art: a hulking Brute in torn overalls raises his fist at the head of a horde of zombies in red-lit Control Collars, with a walled Safehouse, gun turrets and floodlights behind them at dusk.

Zombie base-building strategy

Zominate: Build your base. Unleash the horde.

Fortify a Safehouse in the ruins, collar the dead and send them at other players' bases. Every survivor your horde catches joins it.

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Build

Build your Safehouse

The Safehouse is the heart of your base. Every level opens new buildings, stronger defenses and more of the horde, and the whole base changes its look as it climbs, from rusted scrap to black steel and violet-lit fortress. Upgrades run on timers, from minutes early on to days at the top, so plan what your Workers build next.

  1. Safehouse level 1: a narrow tower of rusted metal and planks with glowing windows, sandbags and a water tank on the roof.
    Level 1
  2. Safehouse level 2: the same tower patched with scrap, more sandbags and a boarded porch.
    Level 2
  3. Safehouse level 3: a stone and brick base under the rusted top, with a lit doorway.
    Level 3
  4. Safehouse level 4: whitewashed concrete with yellow trim, a generator and lamps on the roof.
    Level 4
  5. Safehouse level 5: a wider concrete block with yellow and black hazard stripes, red alarm lamps and a radio mast.
    Level 5
  6. Safehouse level 6: a black steel bunker with white chevrons, a floodlit rooftop and a red-lit mast.
    Level 6
  7. Safehouse level 7: the black bunker wrapped in glowing green pipes and tanks of bubbling slime.
    Level 7
  8. Safehouse level 8: a violet-lit fortress with a satellite dish and humming tanks on the roof.
    Level 8

The in-game Safehouse paintings, level 1 to 8.

Man the walls

  • Sentry Turret, level 4: a mounted gun on a yellow and black striped turret ring behind sandbags.

    Sentry Turret

    Fast single-target fire. Hits ground and air.

  • Sniper Nest, level 6: a black steel watchtower with barbed wire on top and white lamps.

    Sniper Nest

    Long range, slow, heavy hits. Picks off Alphas first.

  • Flamethrower Nest, level 5: a round bunker in hazard stripes with red fuel tanks strapped to its side.

    Flamethrower Nest

    Short-range splash that melts swarms.

  • Mortar Truck, level 7: a black armored pickup with a mortar in the bed and green slime tanks.

    Mortar Truck

    Long-range area damage, with a blind spot up close.

  • Flak Gun, level 3: a multi-barrelled anti-air gun on a steel mount glowing with green slime.

    Flak Gun

    Anti-air splash that shreds Crow Swarms.

  • Shock Coil, level 2: a copper Tesla coil topped with a glowing white orb on a green-lit platform.

    Shock Coil

    Lightning that chains between nearby zombies.

Scavenge and spend

  • Scrap

    Buildings, defenses and barricades.

  • Fuel

    Training the horde and its buildings.

  • Serum

    Rare. The top research levels and the Alphas.

  • Catalysts

    Workers and speed-ups. Earned in play or bought.

Command

Command the horde

Every zombie wears a Control Collar. Red light on, it fights for you. Train them at The Cage, research them at the Mutation Lab, then pick the right mix for the base in front of you. Bigger Safehouses unlock more of the dead, and from Safehouse 6 the Alphas: one-of-a-kind super zombies that lead the charge.

  • Shambler: a green zombie in a torn red flannel shirt and work boots, wearing a steel Control Collar with a red light.

    Swarm

    Shambler

    Cheap and relentless. Drop a crowd and let them grind the base down.

  • Runner: a lean zombie in a tank top and running shorts, mid-sprint, wearing a Control Collar with a red light.

    Raider

    Runner

    Fast and fragile. Goes straight for your Scrap and Fuel.

  • Spitter: a zombie in a stained lab coat with a swollen, glowing green throat sac and a Control Collar.

    Ranged

    Spitter

    Hits from range with acid, out of reach of the close-up guns.

  • Bloater: a huge, swollen zombie in suspenders with glowing green boils, wearing a Control Collar.

    Wall breaker

    Bloater

    Walks up to a barricade and bursts. The wall goes with it.

  • Brute: a towering, muscular zombie in torn denim overalls raising both fists, wearing a heavy Control Collar.

    Tank

    Brute

    Ignores everything else and tears down your defenses.

Attack

Raid real players

Pick a target, scout it, then send the horde in. You attack a snapshot of another survivor's base while they are away, and they can come for yours while you sleep.

Raid screenshot in landscape: a giant Abomination and a Brute in Control Collars smash through a violet barricade into a Safehouse 8 base, with smoking rubble, damage numbers, a 2:44 raid timer with the stars and 5% destruction at the top, 2 survivors infected, and the zombie cards plus Rally, Frenzy, Detonate and Static along the bottom.
The horde breaks in, from the test build

  • 3 minutes

    Drop zombies anywhere outside the walls and watch them go.

  • 3 stars

    One for 50% destruction, one for the Safehouse, one for wiping the base out.

  • 8 hours of lockdown

    Get raided and your base is safe while you rebuild.

  • 12 hours for revenge

    Hit back at whoever raided you.

  • Real loot

    Take a cut of their stored Scrap, Fuel and Serum as their buildings fall.

  • Night raids

    After dark the guns only see far where a Floodlight shines.

  • Collar Commands

    Rally, Frenzy, Detonate and Static steer the horde mid-fight.

  • No faking it

    The server replays every raid from your deploys, and you can watch any raid again.

The twist

Infection

Every base has survivors, and when a raid starts they run for shelter. Catch one on the way and they rise on the spot as a fresh Shambler for your horde.

  1. Catch a survivor running for shelter.
  2. Turn them into a Shambler.
  3. Grow the horde mid-raid.

Hunt survivors early for a bigger horde, or crack the Safehouse to find the people hiding inside. On defense, where your shelters sit decides how bad it gets.

Team up

Join an Outpost

Nobody survives the end of the world alone. Start an Outpost or join one, up to 50 survivors strong.

  • Chat. Global, Outpost and private chat to plan raids and call out who hit you.
  • Your rules. Run it open, invite-only or closed.
  • Safe chat. A word filter, plus report and block on every message, and a switch to turn chat off.
  • Backup. Send zombies to each other through the Radio Tower.
Radio Tower: a black steel mast with a red warning light and satellite dishes, wrapped in green-lit pipes and barbed wire.

The real thing

From the test build

Real screenshots of the current web build, played on a phone held sideways. No mockups. It is a work in progress, so things will change.

  • Home base screenshot in landscape: a fully upgraded Safehouse 8 base of violet-lit buildings inside a ring of barricades, with the Alphas Tombstone and the Banshee by the Safehouse, the player at level 48 with 2,870 Skulls top left, Scrap, Fuel, Serum and Catalyst counters top right, Daily and Chat on the left, UNLEASH bottom left, and Horde, Log, Goals, Pass, Tasks and Shop buttons along the bottom.

    A maxed Safehouse 8 base

  • Raid screenshot in landscape: a giant Abomination and a Brute in Control Collars smash through a violet barricade into a Safehouse 8 base, with smoking rubble, damage numbers, a 2:44 raid timer with the stars and 5% destruction at the top, 2 survivors infected, and the zombie cards plus Rally, Frenzy, Detonate and Static along the bottom.

    The horde breaks in

  • Scouting screenshot in landscape: an enemy Safehouse 8 base called Mile 9 Militia seen from above before the attack, its survivors standing among the buildings, the guarding Alpha outlined in red by the Safehouse, the lootable Scrap, Fuel and Serum top left and Scout the base! under the timer.

    Scouting a target

  • Horde window screenshot in landscape: horde capacity full at 232 of 232, the zombies ready to raid, and training cards with level and Fuel cost for the Shambler, Runner, Bloater, Spitter, Brute, Crow Swarm, Screamer and Abomination, plus Save as preset and Presets buttons.

    Training the horde

  • Alphas window screenshot in landscape: two super zombies, Tombstone the siege tank at level 20 with its Second Wind ability and the Banshee the disruptor at level 5 with Shatter, resting for a few minutes, under the note that Safehouse 8 has one Alpha slot.

    The Alphas

  • Campaign map screenshot in landscape: a painted wasteland with a cracked road linking Rustbucket Ridge, Chainlink Compound, Fort Gristle, Blacktop Barracks and Iron Saint Citadel, the first camp open with a 500 Scrap and 500 Fuel reward, map 1 of 2.

    The campaign map

  • Survivor Pass screenshot in landscape: the Witching Hour season with 11 days left, its pass perks, and a reward track of tiers 1 to 5 with pass and free rewards of Scrap, Fuel, Catalysts and boosts, each with a Claim button.

    The Survivor Pass

  • Shop screenshot in landscape: the Defenses tab with the Sentry Turret, Flamethrower Nest, Floodlight, Shock Coil, Sniper Nest, Mortar Truck, Flak Gun and Rail Gun, each with its build time and Scrap cost, all built on this base.

    Defenses in the shop

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FAQ

Survivor questions

What is Zominate?

Zominate is a free-to-play zombie base-building strategy game. You fortify a survivor Safehouse, tame a horde of zombies with red-lit control collars, and raid other players' bases for their Scrap, Fuel and Serum, while defending your own.

How does a raid work?

You get three minutes to drop your horde anywhere outside the enemy's walls. Stars come for 50% destruction, for taking out the Safehouse and for wiping the base, and you keep a share of the resources they had stored. Collar Commands like Rally and Frenzy steer the horde mid-fight, and every raid can be watched again as a replay.

When does Zominate launch?

There is no launch date yet. The game is in active development, and you can play the free web test build today. Join the waitlist and we will email you when the iOS and Android versions are ready.

Which platforms is it on?

Zominate is coming to iOS and Android later. Right now there is a free test build that runs in your web browser, on a computer or on a phone held sideways (the game plays in landscape).

What are the Alphas?

Alphas are the horde's own champions: one-of-a-kind super zombies wired into the strongest collars. Tombstone wakes at Safehouse 6 and the Banshee at Safehouse 8. Each has an ability you fire once per raid, and on defense they guard your Safehouse.

Is Zominate free to play?

Yes. Zominate is free to play with optional in-game purchases. Anything you can buy can also be earned by playing, and there are no paid random loot boxes.

What is in the test build?

The Safehouse up to level 8 and its buildings, upgrades on timers, training and researching the horde, the Alphas, the campaign, raids with replays, Horde Night and the Survivor Pass. It is an early build, so expect rough edges and changes, and test progress may be reset before launch.

How do I get help, report a player or delete my account?

Everything is on our support page. You can delete your account in the game under Settings > Delete account, or by emailing support@zominate.com. Go to Support

Who makes Zominate?

Zominate is made by Sour Apple Games, a small independent studio.