Talk:List of zombie video games

message: The games Zombie Shooter and Zombie Shooter 2 should be added, but I don't have much information on them.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.29.168.237 (talk) 04:40, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Therein lies the problem, there's not much in the way of suitable sources to create articles with which in turn means they're not eligible to be on the list. Any further suggestions for games not listed here are most welcome. Someoneanother 16:58, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Is this it? Paul2520 (talk) 04:20, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Zombie Shooter 

message: Would Doom/Doom2 or Doom 3 not count as ZOmbie games?  In Doom 2 Three types of Zombies made up most of the game enemies (Even though I guess they are not the typical zombie in a since the wield guns.)  Nonetheless, Half of the Doom 3 enemeis are Zombies, most being the slow, flesh eating type.  -65.30.143.155 (talk) 01:39, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Games on the list should be defined by zombies, ideally, which is where the first two Doom games fall down, they're just low level grunts and don't receive attention like the Cacodemon, for instance. Doom 3 I'm not sure about, I'll have a good look for sources when I get a min. Thanks. Someoneanother 22:36, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The enemies of Doom are demons--99.101.160.159 (talk) 22:04, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Doom and Zombies 

message: Hey guys, I hope that's cool. Fill in what you know. Babij (talk) 19:45, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It would have helped if you'd have given a reason for the change, particularly as genres are already covered in the description column of each game (or could be added). As it stands there's an extra column containing information which is still present in the descriptions, which looks strange and means most of the descriptions need rewriting. Who's gaining what? Someoneanother 02:59, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: And I've removed it, I was going to wait and discuss it with you before doing anything but looking at it again was just giving me a headache. There were slight inconsistencies within the new column itself, definite inconsistencies with the way genres were labelled within the description sections, and no apparent advantage. Some of the descriptions certainly need updating but I'm not going to go through the lot again for the sake of a surplus column, at least until we can establish that it would help the reader in some way. Someoneanother 03:18, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added 'genre' category to table. 

message: Someone please add Dead Rising 2 to the list, because I don't know how it works.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.202.137.41 (talk) 12:50, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Series are typically limited to a single entry with a link pointing to either a series article, or as in this case, the category containing all of the games. Someoneanother 01:27, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead Rising 2 

message: "Nation Red" is a zombie game in which you can get on Steam.  I would add it to the list, but I don't know what I would add for a description.  Mr. C.C.Hey yo!I didn't do it! 06:14, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Really it would need its own article, which I was poised to create since you've expressed an interest in it, but the only usable source I could find on line is this short GamesRadar review, and a PC magazine score on Metacritic. It's not enough to create an article that will stick. If there are any zombie games with articles that aren't currently on the list then just have a stab, don't worry about things like the description if you're not sure, someone will tweak or fill in the blanks. Someoneanother 13:50, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Nation Red" 

message: even though a vampire is the primary villain, almost all of the minor enemies are undead cowboys and Indians  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.101.160.159 (talk) 22:03, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, I'm looking into this. Someoneanother 14:52, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Added, need to update a few more things in the list. Someoneanother 12:27, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dark Watch 

message: Just wondering why flash zombie games have been omitted such as the last stand and rebuild series?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shakyrivers (talk • contribs) 00:56, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Games without articles aren't listed here, it's not that there's any problem with flash games as such, just that they're more difficult to find sources for. I would have made an article for Last Stand some time ago if the sources were around, Rebuild on the other hand looks like it's got enough sources for an article, it's just that nobody's got around to it yet. Someoneanother 02:44, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flash games 

message: some people seem to be confused about the different between zombies, the flood. The flood are parasites that take over the body even if there living. Last time I checked zombies were the walking dead. The flood have no sign of eating others but mainly focus on infecting others, work as a collective while zombies don't.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ronnie42 (talk • contribs) 11:05, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  halo are the flood, not zombies 

message: If you were to read into killing floor some more you would learn that they are actually clones cloned up by Horzine  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.254.210 (talk) 14:01, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: That needs fixing, which I'll do shortly, thank you. Someoneanother 00:31, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Killing floor has only clones no zombies of any kind 

message: Are popular IOs games included like Age of Z, Into the dead series, and dead trigger?    — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arnold677 (talk • contribs) 12:18, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  IOS games 

message: Is this column actually necessary? In the best case scenario it throws in a number out of 100 but offers no actual information about what reviewers did or didn't like about the game. That's when a game's even listed on Metacritic. It just seems like a waste of space to me. Any opinions? MarvellousMeatpuppet (talk) 00:40, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I went in and updated/added a couple of scores and was planning on going back to update all the ones marked "None". I'm not an expert on metacritic but it looks like we're only using the scores from the metascore column (rather than user reviews which are 1-10) and it takes at least 4 (or maybe 5) critics reviews to get a score. For that I would say keep it as it's a known value and something consistent across most games, which gives people a way to sort the list based on some kind of value. Maybe better than nothing? Bil Simser (talk) 14:37, 16 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry for the delayed reply Bil. While there's nothing wrong with Metascores in general I don't feel that they add anything to this list. For instance: a large number of the entries on this list are for games without a Metascore at all, or are group entries which render individual Metascores useless (a single score for Dead Space, Resident Evil or Dead Island, for instance). Even single games with scores, but are released on multiple formats, are suspect. Which do we use? It's the only column which potentially contains no useful information and in a lot of cases doesn't. The other thing with the Metascores here is that this list appeals to gamers interested in a particular theme - whether a game was rated 60, 70 or 80 doesn't affect whether it's a zombie game. There are a couple of games which have high or low scores (Amy, in particular), but this high/low approval rating can be mentioned in the description column ("Amy was critically panned") etc, which removes the need for the Metascore even more. MarvellousMeatpuppet (talk) 13:58, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. After seeing that half the games don't have a score (and probably never will due to their age, etc.) I think it should be removed. The only other list like this I could find was a List of dragon video games which does not contain the column. It should be removed. Seeing that you and I are the recent editors here I'll give it a few days but clean up the list later this week if there are no objections. Bil Simser (talk) 14:18, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for your consideration. Don't feel you have to do all the clean-up yourself though, I'll do my share. MarvellousMeatpuppet (talk) 11:49, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: It's done. 2 minute macro in notepad++ so no big deal. Bil Simser (talk) 16:33, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice! I've created an article on Zafehouse: Diaries as my contribution, and as thanks for you saving me doing that manually :D MarvellousMeatpuppet (talk) 23:39, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Metacritic column - necessary? 

message: Guys there's a new upcoming huge official zombie MMO for Playstation 4, set to release this year (2014). It's called H1Z1
:Thank you, I'll see what I can do. MarvellousMeatpuppet (talk) 22:30, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Comment

message: I added this game best I could. I was very surprised it wasn't included, nor discussed at all on the talk page. But looking through the page edit history, I found what I would have expected it has been added and removed several times, and I have continued the trend. I'm supposing some people like to mention how the word zombie is never used and the fact the infection is caused by a fungus the cordyceps, and therefore claim it is not a true zombie game...Well it is so blatantly a zombie game, it has all the traits of a zombie game, many zombie fictions across many media don't mention the Z word, and the fact it's a fungus is only a plot idea by the writers to make the infection seem a little more scientifically possible as far as zombies can be. Everything about them is zombie-like, and the game is always reffered to as a zombie game. The article about the game itself is within the :Category:Zombie video games. Similar discussions have been had about whether to include 28 days later: in the zombie movie categories (here, here and here), but it too has always been called such despite having "infected" and never using the Z word. I know there not dead, but a genre is about artistic style, and this type of game or film definitely has the zombie style all about it and gets described as such. I too am now adding to an argument I hoped I would never get involved in.  Carlwev  05:43, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: [[The Last of Us]]

message: Would it be a good idea to add this game to the list?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Waterfiend (talk • contribs) 12:55, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Terraria]]

message: There's no denying that this is an important list. Zombie games are incredibly popular, and it doesn't look like this trend will be slowing down any time soon. With that said, this list is in bad shape. The lead says that the list includes games where zombies are the primary focus, but it includes several games where they are merely one of several types of enemies, like Minecraft. We also need a clear cut definition of what a zombie is. Certain games like State of Decay and H1Z1: Just Survive straight up refer to the enemies as zombies, while other games like Left 4 Dead dance around the concept, and simply call them infected. Finally, the table needs to be better organized. The year release and platforms are fine, but we should also include genre, as there's a zombie game in virtually every genre now. Also, is it important to include a description? Anyway, I wanted to hear your opinions on the matter. I love zombie games of any kind, and would be more than willing to put some serious effort into this list. However, I'd like to see some feedback on how to improve the list. Famous Hobo (talk) 00:31, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the current title is fine, so long as there is a solid definition of what a zombie game is. By having the list include any game with zombies, your opening the floodgate for god knows how many games. It's just too broad of a title, though if other people like the idea, I'm fine with the change. Also, another question that popped into my mind was what to do with zombie based series? Dead Rising and Left 4 Dead have been and forever will be zombie game series, so should we list out every game for the series? The article as of right now doesn't and just lists the series, though I think it's important to list every game. Famous Hobo (talk) 03:10, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps a separate, shorter table for zombie game franchises is an idea? ~Mable (chat) 09:41, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't most lists of this type go with per game and not per series? ~ Dissident93 (talk) 03:14, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Just because it's the common way to go about it, doesn't mean that it's the only way ^_^; Of course, the table for zombie franchises should be big enough to be worth something, or you could make a section of prose to talk about the way in which these franchises use zombies, if possible. ~Mable (chat) 11:15, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: "... so long as there is a solid definition of what a zombie game is" - This is the key point, I think, and the core problem with any "List of video games with [insert noun]" article. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is no widely recognized zombie genre of video games, so by having an article on "zombie games" we are inventing our own definition and essentially based the article on WP: Original research. On the other hand, if we go with "featuring zombies", we run into huge problems with where to draw the line for inclusion. Resident Evil, despite being cited in the article as the cause of zombies' popularity in video games, could easily be disputed for inclusion: The zombies are portrayed as a minor side effect of the game's central menace, and scarcely even appear after the first 1/3 of the game. Alone in the Dark, which heavily inspired Resident Evil, gives zombies an equally prevalent role, yet is not included in the list. These are just two examples of grey areas which in all likelihood will never be definitively sorted out.--Martin IIIa (talk) 14:30, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: There needs to be a distinction between games where a zombie apocalypse is the main (on any scale) versus games that simply have a zombie appear as a random enemy.2601:346:C201:60C0:CCD2:AD4:C55A:A58E (talk) 15:20, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Time to clean up this list 

message: Why is Days Gone all the way at the top? I thought this list was alphabetical? --Osh33m (talk) 19:51, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Days Gone? 

message: Back 4 Blood could likely use an entry here.--Surv1v4l1st ╠Talk║Contribs╣ 04:52, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.--Surv1v4l1st ╠Talk║Contribs╣ 19:30, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Back 4 Blood 

message: Listen skal omgående revideres, fordi der er nogle spil i den, der er tilgængelige til PS4 og ikke er opført eller er angivet forkert. Du var i stand til at rette op på det. Jeg vil ikke gøre det, ellers ville det siges at være forkert, selvom jeg har dem til PS3 og PS4 og endda kan bevise det med en app. Aabbyyee (talk) 15:28, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Liste og opdatere