You might not have heard of it, but Project Zomboid is quietly the best zombie game out there, a hugely-detailed simulation that puts you in the midst of the apocalypse and tasks you with working out how you're going to survive in a crumbling world. So when I spotted Dread Dawn slipping into Steam Next Fest's top ten, I had to take a closer look.
This particular zombie apocalypse kicks off during protagonist Jack's time at university, offering a slice-of-life element akin to Shaun of the Dead or All of Us Are Dead, and there's an effort to tell a bit more of a story than most survival games go in for. Truth be told, I think Dread Dawn invests a little too heavily in its narrative at the start of the game, but as a big fan of apocalypse fiction, I'm not complaining too much.
