Frontline Zed
Zombie defense shooter with daytime scavenging and nighttime barricade battles
Richard East · Published by Volcanic Games · Released Oct 3, 2019
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 57% of 304
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Aug 21, 2020
What is Frontline Zed?
This top-down zombie shooter follows a branching campaign across post-apocalyptic America as you try to reach rescue. You divide daylight hours between repairing defenses and searching for weapons or survivors who help you fight, then shoot the hordes attacking your position at night.
For you if...
- +you prefer short campaigns over lengthy adventures
- +you want to fight alongside a local co-op partner
Not for you if...
- −you prefer roaming combat over holding a fixed position
- −you avoid gore and visible dismemberment
What players say
57% of 304 reviews are positive
Players praise the visuals and familiar Flash-style defense gameplay. Others say it follows The Last Stand too closely and lacks depth in resource and survivor management.
Screenshots and trailer
Frontline Zed system requirements
Minimum: GTX 740, 4 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7 64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core™ Series / AMD FX Series or newer.
- Graphics
- Geforce GTX 740 / AMD Radeon 250
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Minimum Resolution: 1366x768 (16:9), or 1280x800 (16:10)
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core™ i5 / AMD Ryzen R5
- Graphics
- Geforce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon 570
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Frontline Zed have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Frontline Zed run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain.
Does Frontline Zed use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Indie
- Action
- Strategy
- Violent
- Zombies
- Gore
- Survival
- Tower Defense
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Horror
- Post-apocalyptic
- Top-Down Shooter
- Singleplayer
- Isometric
- Co-op
- Shooter
Recent updates
- Jul 15, 2020 · Patch 1.51: Small optimizations and shadow improvements
- May 6, 2020 · Patch 1.41 now live - more Optimisation (+1.41A)
- Apr 30, 2020 · Update 1.4: CrimPlex Prison Complex - New Weapons, Extended Campaign, 21:9
- Mar 23, 2020 · Update 1.3: New Weapons, New Levels, New Enemies, NewGame+. Now Live.
- Jan 17, 2020 · Update 1.22 - Partial Ultra-Widescreen Support, Bug and Balance Fixes