Fear, tension and difficult decisions are omnipresent in the stealthy zombie survival game Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

Personally, I prefer slow zombies to fast zombies—and not just because I have bad knees and can’t run faster than a toddler, let alone a starving member of the rotting undead. In my opinion, zombie scares in games and movies are more effective when they’re built on a creeping dread rather than outright horror, a slowly building tension that gradually builds as more zombies approach from all sides.

That’s why Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days looks so damn good in a new trailer revealed today at the PC Gaming Show. The 2.5D sidescroller from developer PikPok is bursting with atmosphere and tension. Sure, there are zombies bursting through windows and clawing at survivors, but they’re the slow, shuffling zombie types that give you just enough time to kick one away before running up a ladder to safety. Those are my zombies.

The game is set in 1980 in Walton City, Texas. The outbreak has overwhelmed the city and fighting the zombies is just one of the challenges that lie ahead. Lead a group of survivors to a safe shelter and tend to their physical and psychological needs. Upgrade your shelter to protect your crew for as long as possible. However, be aware that zombies will eventually break through your defenses and you will need to advance to new areas of the city to stay ahead of the horde.

As you can see in the trailer, you can complete missions like finding fuel and batteries, go on stealthy and dangerous looting and reconnaissance missions, and scout out new hideouts before the zombies completely overrun your last one. Craft and use tools and weapons, like the good old baseball bat with lots of nails in it, a classic for smashing zombies. And we’re in the US, so there are plenty of weapons lying around for you to use too.

And as is common during the apocalypse, you’ll also have to contend with other human survivors. Will you become a true monster by gunning down strangers and taking their supplies, or will you take newcomers into your pack and try to survive together? You can find out for yourself in October when the demo for Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days hits Steam.

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