Containment: The Zombie Puzzler

About

Containment: The Zombie Puzzler tasks you with corralling zombies by encircling them with survivors sharing the same color. Each move shifts the balance, zombies retaliate by spreading their infection, turning your carefully placed groups against you. You’ll navigate a grid-based city, using limited tools and environmental hazards to slow outbreaks. The single-player campaign forces tough choices: save a cluster of survivors or block a path, with consequences rippling through later levels. The game’s story unfolds through scattered notes and environmental details rather than dialogue, letting the decayed setting speak for itself. Released in 2012, it leans into strategic depth over frantic action, with survival modes testing long-term planning. Its minimalist art style and reliance on color-based mechanics make missteps feel punishing but fair. Players often note the tension of watching a secure perimeter collapse in seconds, a design choice that keeps even mid-level puzzles fresh.

Storyline

There's no time for cutscenes or dialog boxes when the undead are trying to eat you—the story of Franklin County and its survivors is told through in-world text as you make your escape through what's left of the city.