Why Are There So Few Good Story-Driven Zombie Games?

[Nomad]

Most zombie games focus on survival and very few games have the narrative depth, for instance The Last of Us or The Walking Dead. What makes storytelling in zombie games so difficult? Do you like open-world survival or a story-driven experience?

 

[Demon_skeith]

Because Zombies is over done and pretty simple story to come up with. Not sure if most gamers want something complex.

 

[lens]

It's true that there are few story-driven zombie games. I do want to see more like The Last of Us.

 

[Kross]

I think that zombie related entertainment are already saturated. That's why developers don't see the market prospect in making zombie games.

And the cost of developing a zombie game looks high considering the many things that the developer has to pay for to get one done.

 

[Ja sa bong]

There's a reason why I don't look forward to playing new zombie games because a lot of them are simply remodeling what I've played already. I'll stick with zombie games that are like in chapters.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

Honestly, I think most devs just focus on action and forget the story. Zombie games usually end up feeling repetitive and that's, shoot, run, survive. But when someone actually builds a proper narrative, it's always interesting.

 

[Kross]

To make a zombie game with a good story would now demand for the development team to pay writers to create characters and storylines. That's more complex and expensive. It is much easier and cheaper to create a fun shooting gallery. That's the very reason why many zombie games tend to be just endless running.