February 26, 2024 - Day 422 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 458
Game: Undying
Platform: Steam
Released: Dec 7, 2023
Installed: Dec 20, 2023
Unplayed: 68d (2m6d)
Playtime: 30m
Undying is an isometric zombie survival game, with a twist.
Undying is set in the immediate aftermath of a zombie outbreak. With survivors having been shepherded into safe zones, the survivors are being extracted, one safe zone at a time.
Anling and her son, Cody, are in one of these safe zones, which is overrun by zombies during the extraction. The extraction fails, and Anling and Cody make a run for their lives, finding a car, and returning to their home.
Their home becomes their survival base, with all of the standard trappings of any number of other survival games, just with extra zombies.
With one catch - Anling was bitten by a zombie while escaping, and needs to teach Cody how to survive before she turns.
This adds a somewhat melancholic layer to the game, knowing that (playing as Anling), you're on borrowed time, and as a parent, this affected me quite deeply.
As you go through each step of building and repairing items, you encourage Cody to observe, which levels him up, allowing him to do more of these things himself.