Darkest Days

About

Darkest Days throws you into a zombie-ravaged world where scavenging, base-building, and combat keep you alive. As a weakened survivor, you’ll hunt for supplies, fortify hideouts, and battle both undead hordes and hostile players. The game mixes looter-shooter mechanics with RPG progression, letting you customize gear and skills. Open-world exploration feels tense but methodical, with encounters shifting between solo survival and team-based objectives. What grabs attention is the flexible multiplayer design. Switch between co-op missions, free-for-all PvP, or a battle royale mode that pits 100 players against each other in a shrinking dead zone. Developer NHN promises regular updates to keep the post-apocalyptic sandbox evolving. Free to play with optional microtransactions, it hits PC and mobile April 23, 2025. Early tests show the zombie AI and resource management stand out, though some players call the base-building tools clunky.

Storyline

DARKEST DAYS is a game set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a bleak yet captivating world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, and fight to survive. You can also join multiplayer modes where you can either cooperate with other players to gather resources or compete against them for survival. The world has become a wasteland due to a sudden zombie virus outbreak. You will start as a fragile survivor in this world, overcoming various threats around you and uncovering the secret of the zombie virus.