Summary
- The new trailer for the zombie survival game Undying reveals a release date for the emotional take on the genre, that being October 17.
- Players will take on the role of a mother trying to protect her son in a zombie apocalypse, continuing the trend of using horror to tell deeply human stories of survival.
A new trailer for the stylistic zombie survival game titled Undying has been released, revealing that the game will have an October release date. When it comes to horror games, zombies have been huge in the genre, and Undying is promising to present players with a new and emotional take on the zombie genre.
After being available to play in early access on Steam for a few years, the official release trailer for Undying is teasing a heart-wrenching adventure through a desolate world that has been infested by a zombie outbreak. Although zombies in games were originally featured in action-forward tiles like the Resident Evil franchise and Call of Duty Zombies, the past few years have shown a more emotional approach to the zombie narrative. With the introduction of The Last of Us and Telltale's The Walking Dead, gamers were shown stories that used infectious outbreaks as instruments to tell more thoughtful tales that were as heart-wrenching as they were scary. The list of sad horror games is growing with Undying, and it's arriving just in time for Halloween.
The new trailer for Undying has revealed that the game will officially release on October 17 of this year. In this single-player survival game, players will take the role of a mother who is trying to protect her son through the horrors of a zombie apocalypse. Ever since The Last of Us introduced Joel and Ellie, a parental figure fighting to protect a young survivor is a zombie trope that hits home with many people. Their dynamic made the game even more compelling, and Undying is looking to hit those same notes, but with a twist.
In Undying, Anling is a mother who is trying her hardest to protect her son Cody, but she gets bitten by a zombie. The game's focus is on Anling attempting to teach her son how to survive on his own and take care of himself before she succumbs to her fate of becoming another zombie. This simple concept promises a bleak story that continues the trend of using horror as a way to tug at the heartstrings. Many influential zombie games have given the genre a twist, and it looks like Undying will be continuing this tradition.
The zombie horror genre has evolved greatly over time, and it's been fascinating to see studios use zombies as a way to tell deeply human stories of survival. The game's trailer is teasing a very gripping story, and gamers will get to see if Undying deserves a place among the best zombie games on October 17.
Undying will be available for PC on October 17.