Lifespan

How long do games like this hold their players, and where is this one on that curve? · 34 zombies games on a curve

Export CSV How this is computedComputed 12 Sep 2026, 15:26 UTC

CohortZombiesEvery game34 games at launch, 21 by month 60

Zombies games, every price and launch size · pick a price and a size to narrow it; a cohort needs 20 games for its own curve

Games on a curve

31 tracked a year or more; 6 months of averages needed

Median half-life

1 month

of 30 games that fell under half; 1 never have

Above half at month 12

of 31 games that reached month 12; median game at 21.9%

Above half at month 24

of 29 games that reached month 24; median game at 11.4%

Above half at month 36

of 27 games that reached month 36; median game at 9.3%

Share of the launch level, by month since launch · zombies games

How zombies games hold their players

Median gameMiddle half, 25th to 75th percentileHalf of the launch level

A game’s launch level is the best of its first three monthly averages; every later month is a share of it, so the curve reads as a share of launch, not as players. The band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the cohort’s games at each month, drawn wherever 20 games have reached that month (34 at launch, 30 at month 12, 27 at month 36). Month 0 is the launch month, which usually holds the launch spike, so most games are under half by month 1 or 2. Monthly averages come from the imported archive back to 2012 and SteamPeaks’ own daily rollups after it. Recomputed weekly, last on 12 Sep 2026. How this is computed. Data by SteamPeaks.com.

A month after the first year above 1.5× the previous six-month median · games launched at 100 average players or more

The biggest revivals among zombies games

Longest half-lives Biggest revivals (16)

#	Game	Revival	Players	Multiple	Share now	Tracked
1	Dead Island Riptide Definitive Editionlaunched May 2016 at 110 average playersDead Island Riptide Definitive Editionlaunched May 2016 at 110 average players	Feb 20245 revival months	2,790average that month	×31.8the prior six months	78.3%of launch	124 monthshalf-life 2 months
2	SurrounDeadlaunched Jun 2022 at 201 average playersSurrounDeadlaunched Jun 2022 at 201 average players	Jun 20255 revival months	1,676average that month	×11.0the prior six months	466%of launch	51 monthshalf-life 4 months
3	Zombie Army 4: Dead Warlaunched Feb 2021 at 1,346 average playersZombie Army 4: Dead Warlaunched Feb 2021 at 1,346 average players	Aug 20265 revival months	1,163average that month	×5.9the prior six months	86.4%of launch	67 monthshalf-life 1 month
4	The Escapists: The Walking Deadlaunched Sep 2015 at 264 average playersThe Escapists: The Walking Deadlaunched Sep 2015 at 264 average players	Jun 2017one revival month	145average that month	×5.7the prior six months	0.0%of launch	133 monthshalf-life 2 months
5	Resident Evil 2launched Jan 2019 at 40,206 average playersResident Evil 2launched Jan 2019 at 40,206 average players	Mar 2026one revival month	10,907average that month	×5.6the prior six months	6.6%of launch	92 monthshalf-life 1 month
6	Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Editionlaunched May 2022 at 3,152 average playersPlants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Editionlaunched May 2022 at 3,152 average players	Dec 20255 revival months	4,177average that month	×5.2the prior six months	33.8%of launch	52 monthshalf-life 1 month
7	Deadlightlaunched Oct 2012 at 482 average playersDeadlightlaunched Oct 2012 at 482 average players	Aug 20145 revival months	165average that month	×5.2the prior six months	0.4%of launch	160 monthshalf-life 1 month
8	State of Decay: YOSElaunched Apr 2015 at 412 average playersState of Decay: YOSElaunched Apr 2015 at 412 average players	Dec 20195 revival months	481average that month	×3.9the prior six months	21.3%of launch	137 monthshalf-life 3 months
9	Contagionlaunched Oct 2013 at 659 average playersContagionlaunched Oct 2013 at 659 average players	Nov 20153 revival months	386average that month	×3.9the prior six months	3.2%of launch	155 monthshalf-life 3 months
10	Dead Risinglaunched Sep 2016 at 400 average playersDead Risinglaunched Sep 2016 at 400 average players	Jul 20243 revival months	189average that month	×3.2the prior six months	10.8%of launch	120 monthshalf-life 1 month
11	The Walking Dead: Season Twolaunched Dec 2013 at 810 average playersThe Walking Dead: Season Twolaunched Dec 2013 at 810 average players	Jul 20205 revival months	179average that month	×2.8the prior six months	8.2%of launch	153 monthshalf-life 1 month
12	Dying Lightlaunched Feb 2015 at 12,871 average playersDying Lightlaunched Feb 2015 at 12,871 average players	May 20245 revival months	11,585average that month	×2.6the prior six months	35.2%of launch	139 monthshalf-life 1 month
13	The Last Stand: Aftermathlaunched Nov 2021 at 1,619 average playersThe Last Stand: Aftermathlaunched Nov 2021 at 1,619 average players	Jan 2023one revival month	335average that month	×2.3the prior six months	4.4%of launch	58 monthshalf-life 1 month
14	Dead Island Definitive Editionlaunched May 2016 at 446 average playersDead Island Definitive Editionlaunched May 2016 at 446 average players	May 20235 revival months	1,254average that month	×2.1the prior six months	53.0%of launch	124 monthshalf-life 2 months
15	Zombie Army Trilogylaunched Mar 2015 at 332 average playersZombie Army Trilogylaunched Mar 2015 at 332 average players	Oct 20215 revival months	177average that month	×2.1the prior six months	33.9%of launch	138 monthshalf-life 1 month
16	World War Zlaunched Sep 2021 at 3,023 average playersWorld War Zlaunched Sep 2021 at 3,023 average players	Dec 20245 revival months	2,546average that month	×2.0the prior six months	74.6%of launch	60 monthshalf-life 2 months

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A revival is a month after the first year whose average is above 1.5 times the median of the six months before it and at least a fifth of the launch level (never under a hundred players); the board keeps games that launched at 100 average players or more, so that a multiple is a multiple of something, and ranks them by their biggest revival month. Recomputed weekly. How this is computed. Data by SteamPeaks.com.