Into the Dead (franchise)

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Into the Dead is a video game franchise of zombie-themed action-adventure games developed and published by PikPok for mobile devices.

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Into the Dead
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Genre(s) Action adventure
Survival horror
Developer(s) PikPok
Publisher(s) PikPok
Netflix
Platform(s) iOS
Android
Windows Phone 8
Nintendo Switch
First release Into the Dead
December 2012
Latest releaseInto the Dead 2: Unleashed
March 2022

Gameplay

Common themes include player running through a landscape teeming with zombies and moving left or right to dodge them. The player has no choice but to move forward and get as far as possible (or up to the destination point) before dying. Weapons can be picked up from supply crates as the player runs past.

Games

Release timeline
2012 Into the Dead
2013–2016
2017 Into the Dead 2
2018–2021
2022Into the Dead 2: Unleashed
2023
2024Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
TBAInto the Dead 3

Into the Dead (2012)

The first main installment in the series, released in December 2012 to "critical acclaim". [1]

Reception

The game has a Metacritic rating of 84/100 based on 11 critic reviews. [1]

Into the Dead 2 (2017)

The second main installment was released for Android, Apple, and the Nintendo Switch. [3] [4] [5]

Reception

The game has "generally unfavorable reviews". [6]

Into the Dead 3 (TBA)

Third main installment that was announced in December 2022 on the 10th anniversary of the franchise. It is currently in development. [7] [8]

Spin-off

Into the Dead 2: Unleashed (2022)

Released exclusively for Netflix subscribers, a modified version of the previous installment Into the Dead 2. [9] [10]

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (2024)

Announced in December 2022, a spin-off title of the franchise. Currently in development, it is a side-scrolling game set to release in 2024 for PC. [11] [12]

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References

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  11. "Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days - Official Announcement Trailer". IGN . 2022-12-15.
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