Undead Development 2 puts VR and desktop players in one zombie lobby on November 3
Undead Development 2 enters Early Access on Steam on November 3, and VR players can team up with friends on a regular monitor. The developers say both share the same lobby, and progress carries over between solo and co-op.
Undead Development 2 is built around nailing furniture and junk into barricades. Image: Masterstrike / LadrikDev
Masterstrike and LadrikDev's zombie game is for one to four players online. A free demo is part of Steam Next Fest, which the developers say runs until October 26.
Players can nail almost anything to anything to keep the horde out
The idea is simple. Scavenge a building for weapons and supplies, then drag furniture and junk across the doors and nail it down. Barricades are physics objects, so zombies have to break through them.
There is no crafting recipe list. According to the Steam page, you can nail a bear trap to a door, a knife to a plank or a blade to a spinning machine, and see what holds. Research unlocks more items, with over 40 at Early Access launch.
Journey runs from forest to swamp to city, each harder than the last. Image: Masterstrike / LadrikDev
Journey and Hideout Defense give the game two different ways to play
Journey is structured like a roguelite. Players fight from forest to swamp to city, each harder than the last, with random loot, events and maps. Surviving until evacuation moves the team to the next area.
Each zone players evacuate in Journey unlocks as a hideout. In Hideout Defense, players pick one, fortify it and hold it against wave after wave. Hardcore death penalties are optional, and the developers promise that enemy health never scales into bullet sponges.
Up to four players can team up online, in VR or on a monitor. Image: Masterstrike / LadrikDev
A VR headset is optional, and the PC requirements are modest
The game supports SteamVR seated, standing or room-scale, but desktop is a full mode. The minimum spec is a GTX 1060 or RX 480 with 8GB of RAM. No price has been announced.
It is one of at least 42 VR demos in this Steam Next Fest.
