Zombie survival game Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days rises into Early Access this April

PikPok’s side-scrolling zombie survival game Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is almost ready for a Steam Early Access launch.

How will you survive?

It’s the summer of 1980, and there’s been an outbreak in Walton, Texas. We’re not talking about a flu here though, nope, we’re talking about a full on zombie apocalypse. That’s the premise for Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, the first PC entry in developer PikPok’s mobile game franchise.

The upcoming title will task players with finding a way out of a city that’s gone crazy, and is overloaded with the recently deceased. That’s not all though, as along with just surviving, the game will offer base-management, plus the ability to forge alliances with other survivors, or leave ’em to fend for themselves.

The action is framed by what certainly look to be some nice graphics too, as the game plays out in a classic side-scrolling format, but with a very modern look. Check out the first look at it in action below.

Brave the undead masses in a compelling mix of sidescrolling survivor horror exploration and base-management gameplay. Survivors will set out from an upgradable shelter to scavenge locations throughout Walton in hopes of securing invaluable resources, weapons, food, and more – all essential for a shot at another night of survival. Move cautiously through abandoned stores and police stations, avoiding loud noises that might alert the undead, or be ready to stand and fight back.

The world of Our Darkest Days is dynamic and challenging. Recruit potential allies or leave them to fend for themselves amid the outbreak — having one less mouth to feed could make all the difference. Balance physical and psychological needs as resources dwindle daily. Build and upgrade shelters, but be ready to abandon them for a new safe haven as the zombie hordes advance. As time passes, parts of Walton may become overrun and completely uninhabitable.

Uncover clues throughout Walton pointing to multi-step escape plans and lead the group to salvation… or an untimely end. How you play — and who will survive — is up to you. 

PikPok press release

As mentioned Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is about to chomp into an Early Access release, via Steam. That’ll take place next month, on April 9th, so the apocalypse isn’t too far off. No word on when the full title might be arriving, or if there are any console editions in the plans, but there is a Mac version, and that’s actually got a demo posted (also to Steam) right now.