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Surround the gate with the best arsonal you can afford. Swipe away at the zombies with your knife for some extra punch! The more zombies you eliminate the better the guns you can afford!  Battle legendary bosses and travel to different cities to defend mankind in this epic idle game. This heartstopping, easy to play, but tough to master zombie tycoon game will test your swiping, focus and tapping skills. Unlock crazy weapons such as an electric fence, air raids, and even a mighty DOG! Can you become the ultimate zombie slayer and save the city?\n\nThis action packed idle defense game will test your grit. The relentless zombie horde keep coming and it’s up to you to defend the city! How far can you make it? Do you have what it takes to take them down? Upgrade your artillery with the money you earn from slaying the waves of zombies. Travel through space and time defending different locations from the onslaught. The further you get the more challenging the game becomes! Start your adventure now! The one thing you have to ask yourself is: can you handle the CRAZY MODE?\n\nGame Features:\n\n1. Crazy Mode\nThis idle game has non-stop adrenaline filled action, and that’s not even mentioning the Crazy Mode. The horde gets stronger and harder. An alarm will go off if they get too close to the gate. Can you stay calm and defend the city? Or will you lose?\n\n2. Battle legendary monsters\nGotta slay them all! It will take everything you got to take down the huge epic boss monsters invading the cities!\n\n3. Log on for amazing gifts\nNeed some help progressing? The more you play and defend, the better your rewards you get. \n\n4. Level up your items\nThe more you kill the more money you make. The more you earn the better your equipment becomes. Only then will you become the best zombie slayer in town.\n\n5. Free to play with no WIFI needed!\nSwipe and tap anytime, anywhere for free! No internet connection is needed!\n\n6. Unique skills and weapons to Unlock!\nNeed help pushing back those zombies? Unlock special abilities like airstrikes or an electric fence to evaporate the dead. Don’t forget the nukes.\n\n\nIt's time to become the hero you were destined to become and start defending the world. This is the best incremental zombie simulation there is. Never miss a dull moment with this easy to learn and easy to play game that is almost IMPOSSIBLE to master. Use your guns and knives to slay that horde! Start your mission and never stop destroying! Can you face the walking dead?\n\nVisit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game!\n\nFrom the Studio that brought you Happy Glass, Flip Trickster and Love Balls!\n\nFollow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles;\nhttps://lionstudios.cc/\nFacebook.com/LionStudios.cc\nInstagram.com/LionStudioscc\nTwitter.com/LionStudiosCC\nYoutube.com/c/LionStudiosCC","facts":{"developer_id":1362220666,"developer_url":"https://lionstudios.cc/","first_released":"2018-08-05T01:46:12Z","support_url":"https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/","privacy_url":"http://lionstudios.cc/privacy","website_url":"https://lionstudios.cc/","app_version":"1.1.27","release_notes":"- Bug Fixes","rating_current_version":4.75065,"rating_count_current_version":67668,"star_counts":[1352,662,2282,4921,58453],"genres":["Games","Strategy","Entertainment","Casual"],"languages":["EN","ZH","ZH"],"content_advisories":["Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes","Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence"],"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"made_for_iphone_duo":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-22T12:51:13.508Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-17T13:42:13.447Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-18T23:49:11.550Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-13T14:55:55.910Z","placed_at":"2026-10-09T03:59:53.925Z","scored_at":"2026-10-22T19:10:20.624Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Idle defense game where you spend money earned from killing zombie waves on weapons and face boss monsters across…","what_is":"Idle Zombies is a free game in which you defend cities from zombie hordes by placing weapons around a gate and swiping to attack with a knife. 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