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About Zombie Derby
Zombie Derby is a post-apocalyptic driving action game where the road ahead is always packed with the undead. You accelerate a heavily armored vehicle through zombie-infested terrain, mowing down everything in your path while collecting fuel and cash to keep the run going. The physics of zombie impacts — bodies flying, the vehicle lurching over piles of undead — give the destruction a satisfying weight that pure racing games rarely match.
Fuel management is the real constraint shaping each run. Your engine burns fuel continuously, and while zombie kills and road pickups replenish it, the supply is never guaranteed. Running dry stops the vehicle and ends the run immediately, which means a player with a weak engine and poor fuel capacity will always have a shorter run than one who has invested in those upgrades — even if they are equally skilled at the wheel.
The upgrade system is the game's backbone. Cash earned during runs goes into a garage between sessions: engine speed, fuel tank capacity, armor plating, tire grip, and mounted weapons can all be progressively improved. Early runs feel constrained and short; upgraded vehicles travel further, survive larger zombie clusters, and generate more cash per run — a virtuous loop that makes each session incrementally more capable.
Zombie types vary in how they interact with the vehicle. Standard walkers crumple on impact and yield small cash rewards. Heavier or armored zombie variants slow the vehicle more on impact and require better-upgraded armor to push through without losing significant momentum. Planning which upgrade to prioritize depends on what is cutting your runs shortest — if you stop from fuel exhaustion, tank upgrades matter most; if zombies slow you to a halt, engine power and armor are the priority.
Key Features
- Fuel management mechanic — the run ends when fuel hits zero, making tank capacity and fuel pickups as important as combat performance
- Progressive upgrade garage — engine, fuel tank, armor, tires, and weapons each have multiple upgrade tiers that compound run length and earning potential
- Physics-based zombie impacts — different zombie types have different mass and resistance, affecting vehicle speed and requiring armor investment to push through larger clusters
- Mounted weapon systems — unlock and upgrade roof-mounted guns and explosives that clear the road ahead without relying solely on vehicular impact
- Escalating zombie density — the undead population thickens the further you travel, ensuring no run becomes routine even with a fully upgraded vehicle
Controls
How to Play
- 1Accelerate immediately when the run starts — forward momentum is your primary defense. Stopping lets zombies pile up and halt the vehicle.
- 2Watch the fuel gauge constantly. Collect glowing fuel canisters on the road; prioritize them over cash pickups when the gauge is low.
- 3Use the tilt controls on uneven terrain to keep all wheels on the ground. A flipped vehicle ends the run instantly.
- 4Fire mounted weapons into dense zombie clusters ahead rather than waiting for impact — clearing the road preserves vehicle speed and armor condition.
- 5After each run, spend all earned cash in the upgrade garage before the next attempt. Saving cash across runs is rarely optimal — every upgrade improves immediate run performance.
Tips & Tricks
- Invest in fuel tank capacity before engine speed in early upgrades. A faster vehicle that runs dry after 500 meters earns less total cash than a slower one that reaches 900 meters on a fuller tank.
- Tilt forward when climbing zombie piles to prevent the vehicle from flipping backward. Backward flips are the most common non-fuel cause of run endings in the early game.
- Use weapons on dense clusters before impact rather than after — clearing five zombies with a shot costs less momentum than plowing through all five physically, especially before armor is fully upgraded.
- The cash multiplier from killing zombies increases with weapon upgrades, so later-game runs earn disproportionately more cash per meter than early ones. Push for weapon upgrades once the vehicle can reliably reach mid-range distances.
Game Info
FAQ
Two things end a run: running out of fuel, or the vehicle flipping over completely. Fuel exhaustion is more common — watch the gauge and collect road canisters. Flipping is prevented by using tilt controls on steep zombie piles and uneven terrain.
Fuel tank and engine in the early game, then armor once you can reach mid-range distances reliably. Weapons become the top priority once armor is strong enough that fuel and zombie impacts are no longer the primary limiting factor.
The road generates continuously with increasing zombie density the further you travel. There is no end point — distance and total cash earned are the measures of a successful run.
Standard walkers are the most common and crumple easily on impact. Heavier zombie variants — fat zombies, armored types — resist impact more and slow the vehicle significantly unless armor is upgraded to handle their mass.
Zombie Derby is structured as an endless runner with an upgrade progression rather than a narrative campaign. The implicit goal is maximizing distance and cash efficiency across runs until the vehicle is fully upgraded.