Game Info
Zombie Down
Hold the line as the horde pours in. Aim, shoot and reload between zombie waves, spend earnings on firepower and stay alive one more minute.
Zombie Down is a survival shooter with a simple contract: the zombies keep coming, and you keep shooting. Aim at the horde, manage your reload windows and use the gaps between waves to buy upgrades — damage, fire rate, movement speed and new weapons.
Reload Management
The single biggest beginner mistake is emptying a magazine into a distant straggler and then having nothing when the fast pack arrives. Shoot to kill, not to clear, and reload during lulls.
Wave Knowledge
- Fast zombies come in small numbers and punish standing still.
- Tanks absorb enormous damage; ignore them early and let a heavier upgrade handle them.
- Swarm waves reward area damage — this is when a shotgun or pierce upgrade pays for itself.
Positioning against a corner reduces the directions you must cover, and it is the standard trick for surviving the heavy middle waves.
🎮 How to Play
Basic Controls
- Tap or click on zombies to shoot them — aim is automatic.
- Reload happens when you run dry; tap the reload button or press R.
- Earn cash per kill; spend it between waves on gun upgrades and ammo capacity.
- Special zombies (tank, runner, spitter) require different targeting priorities.
- Survive all waves in a level to advance; zero lives means game over.
Strategy & Advanced Tips
- Prioritise runners. They close distance fastest and kill you before the slow tanks even reach the front line.
- Upgrade ammo capacity before damage. Dying mid-reload with a full clip is the most common death cause; more capacity means fewer reload windows where you are helpless.
- Let the tank come to you. Tanks are slow — focus on clearing the small zombies around them first, then deal with the tank when it is isolated.
- Save your shotgun for close encounters. Switching to the shotgun at point-blank range clears clusters that would overwhelm a single-target rifle.
- Position for chokepoints. Later waves funnel through narrow corridors — pre-aim there and let the zombies walk into your fire.
Playing on Mobile vs Desktop
On mobile, tap to shoot and use the on-screen buttons to reload and switch weapons. On desktop, click to shoot, R to reload, and number keys to switch weapons. Both versions have identical wave timing.
Common Mistakes
- Shooting tanks first while runners reach your position unopposed.
- Forgetting to reload between waves and starting the next one with 3 bullets.
- Spending cash on cosmetic upgrades instead of the practical ammo/damage upgrades.
3 Comments
Surprisingly tense for something that runs in a browser tab. The horde getting louder is a fair warning.
Aiming for heads matters less than clearing the crowd. Anything with spread wins the later waves.
Barricade first, shoot second. That order is the whole game and I learned it the slow way 🧟