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Dead Horde

DnS Development · 2011

Dead Horde

ShooterIndieIGDB 52Steam 34%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Co-op zombie shooter with flexible playtime and straightforward survival action."

Heads up: Story mode pauses anytime; Online co-op requires active participation and can't be paused mid-session.
Best session: 20-45 minutes

Minimum session

15 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Easy to resume

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Missions & levels

Play solo missions for flexibility; co-op sessions require coordinating with friends.

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About

As a survivor of the mutant virus together with a comrade or alone, you must make your way through the city levels, every new area uncovering new challenges to overcome and mutants to destroy. With a large variety of weapons at your disposal, together you must wipe out the hordes of flesh eating mutants. Teamwork is the key to survive the DEAD HORDE...Key features:Dead Horde is an action packed, co-op top down, survival-horror shooter. Play the campaign in single-player, local co-op or online co-op with a friend. Make your way through the levels with a huge variety of weapons. Use assault rifles, shotguns, grenades, mini-guns and a lot more to unlock during the game.

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeBird view / IsometricActionHorrorSurvival

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Dead Horde — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Dead Horde take?
The minimum meaningful session for Dead Horde is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Dead Horde?
Dead Horde uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does Dead Horde pressure you to keep playing?
Dead Horde has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is Dead Horde's Session Respect Score?
Dead Horde has a Session Respect Score of 8.3/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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