- Survival & Scavenging: Players explore the abandoned city, searching for food, water, weapons, and medical supplies. Hunger, thirst, infection, and injuries create constant challenges.
- Base Building & Fortifications: Construct safehouses from debris, reinforce buildings, and establish survivor outposts to protect against the undead and rival players.
- Crafting & Resource Management: Combine materials to create weapons, armor, traps, and tools essential for survival. Ammunition is scarce, encouraging melee combat and stealth.
- PvE & Dynamic Zombie AI: Zombies react to sound, movement, and environmental changes. They vary in speed, intelligence, and aggression, making encounters unpredictable.
- PvP & Faction Warfare: Players can form factions, trade, or engage in brutal conflicts for dominance over key resources and strategic locations.
World & Environment
- Urban Decay: The city features detailed interiors, underground tunnels, rooftops, and abandoned vehicles. Weather, day-night cycles, and dynamic events impact gameplay.
- Story & Events: Hidden lore, NPC survivor quests, and evolving world events shape the narrative. Player choices influence the fate of key locations and resources.
Character Progression
- Skill System: Players develop unique skills based on actionsmarksmanship, melee combat, survival instincts, and medical expertise.
- Customization: Clothing, armor, and gear affect movement, stealth, and protection. Character appearance evolves with scars, dirt, and injuries.
Multiplayer & Social Features
- Player-Driven Economy: Trade supplies, form alliances, or backstab others for survival.
- Persistent World: Server-driven economy, evolving faction wars, and world events ensure no two playthroughs are the same.
Dead City delivers intense survival mechanics, strategic depth, and emergent storytelling in a brutal zombie-infested world where every decision can mean life or death.