# Z Dawn — Zombie Dawn

> Turn-based zombie apocalypse survival and base-building strategy game. (iPhone/iPad app by GoldenGod Games, Lda.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/z-dawn/id1491008987 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [GoldenGod Games, Lda](https://appshunter.io/developer/653263023)
- Category: Games, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.82/5 from 22 App Store ratings · 10 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 226 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-04-04
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/z-dawn/id1491008987/reviews.md

## What is Z Dawn?

In the burst of the Z virus, the world everyone knew ceased to exist. Lead a group of survivors throughout a zombie apocalypse in a fast-paced turn challenging game. Survive, interact, loot, explore, build, craft, defend, attack!

● Explore the wilderness left behind and find different locations
● Search for resources, weapons, ammunition, clothes, food, medicine
● Manage survivors individually and equip them accordingly to their favorite skills
● Build, upgrade and fortify your encampment to withstand the hordes of zombies
● Assign survivors to different tasks like farming, a guard in a watchtower, builder, mechanic
● Explore many different locations for items, help strangers, invite them to join your group
● Craft and upgrade equipment
● Deal with different events and choose many possible outcomes
● Deal with other survivors and their respective encampments
● Repair and upgrade vehicles to drive and defend
● Deal with hundreds of thrilling events with many possible outcomes

...And much more!


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## Key features

- Explore diverse locations
- Resource management and looting
- Survivor skill management
- Base building and fortification
- Crafting and equipment upgrades
- Event-driven narrative choices
- Vehicle repair and defense

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Game Access | $7.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 10)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/z-dawn/id1491008987/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Chinese

*2025-05-01*

The game is very interesting, but please add Chinese.

### 3/5 — It’s getting a little better

*2023-11-26*

Th more you play it, the better it gets.

### 5/5 — Great game but…

*2021-08-17*

I loved the game it is really complex and has an immersive experience but it should be free

### 5/5 — Very happy to see updates

*2021-03-08*

I am glad there’s updates still I am very glad I got charge again.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2021-03-06*

Great game. Can’t wait for more updates!

### 5/5 — Great game but needs more event and places to get more items

*2020-10-26*

The title says it all, i enjoyed the process of the game but there needs more various weapons and armors. Not only that there must be more various enemy such as wolves, maybe bears. Also other animal should be added with deers and various creature, to enchant the aspect of survival. I also believe there should be a thirst and virus and bacteria system.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2020-09-09*

I’ve played a lot of zombie games but this is by far the best one, it’s really hard to fine great zombies apocalypse games in the App Store now & days

I’m surprised it’s not on android

### 5/5 — Suggestion

*2020-08-11*

This game is pretty fun but finishing the game is to easy. And there not that much event.

### 5/5 — Nice

*2020-08-07*

It’s good it’s nice but I don’t like having to pay to get the full game they don’t even tell you at the beginning until you got the game so everything else is pretty fun I actually really enjoyed it when will my party members died and I was like oh that hurt so I just became a really nice game

### 5/5 — Serious rogue like

*2020-04-20*

I was on day 19 for the first time in 23 tries. My party and base upgraded to heck. Thought I had reached mid-late game. Yeah right.

Ambushes come at anytime. Food will be scarce. Good luck finding a painkiller when you really need one. Leg amputated? Good luck when your party moves at half speed. 

Pulls no punches, and doesn’t apologize.

## Frequently asked questions about Z Dawn

### What is the core gameplay loop in Z Dawn?

Z Dawn focuses on turn-based survival and strategy. Players explore locations, gather resources, manage survivors, build and defend their encampment, and make choices that impact the narrative.

### Can I play Z Dawn offline?

The provided description does not specify offline play capabilities. However, turn-based strategy games often support offline modes.

### Does Z Dawn have multiplayer options?

The description focuses on single-player survival and management. There is no mention of multiplayer or co-operative gameplay features.

### What platforms is Z Dawn available on?

Z Dawn is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, as indicated by the supported devices list.

### How often is Z Dawn updated?

The game was last updated on March 2, 2021, with version 1.2.1. Further update frequency is not detailed.

### What is the age rating for Z Dawn?

Z Dawn has an age rating of 9+, making it suitable for younger players interested in strategy and survival themes.

### Does Z Dawn contain advertisements?

No, Z Dawn does not contain advertisements. The 'hasAds' flag is false.

### What do players like most about Z Dawn?

With a 4.8-star rating from 22 reviews, players likely appreciate the deep strategy, resource management, and engaging zombie apocalypse theme.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2021-03-02

[New/Added/Fixed]

- Added new game mode, VIP mode, a character is selected from the start and can't die. Otherwise, the game will be over.
-Added a starting option to disable the Zombie Brute invasion with 4 different options OFF/ Rare / Standard / Often
- Added a starting option to disable survivors from getting infected.
- Added Fruits that can be gathered when entering forest tiles.
- Added information about what resources got after scrapping an item
- Increased the item loot when Item quantity set to 'Abundant.'
- Fixed a bug that caused to freeze after the next turn when having the max characters (30)
- Added 3 different Dog breeds to the game. Each breed has its unique bonus. Also, dogs have a separate list of perks for their own and help find items. You can find dogs at the shack events. For that, you need to have a radio tower.
- Added all the 40 different characters available to be used from the begging of a new game.
-Fixed Guard Dog perks incorrect values
-Fixed a possible memory leak on long sessions
-Fixed a bug that would allow items to be equipped on dogs
-Fixed possible bug causing survivors' stats to appear as dogs
-Fixed a few typos
-Fixed an error displaying negative action points after building a farm
-Correctly displays the ready-to-be collected image on the farm if it has an auto farm
-Added a dog attack image
-Added dogs sounds for attack and dying
-Added ESC shortcuts for encampment extension build and management panel
-Fixed a bug that would case not to display more than 99 items when stacking in the encampment
-Fixed a bug that would allow continuing playing after a VIP character death by pressing Space at the same time as the animation that follows
-Fixed a bug that would allow interruption of an ending sequence by pressing Space
- Fixed typos

### 1.1.5 — 2020-10-08

[New/Added/Improved]
- Max number of survivors increased from 20 to 30
- Motion sensors will now notify when zombies are nearby your encampment
- Trading with NPC survivors groups will now use your encampment resources instead of having to carry the resources with you to make trades.
- Craft the following resources at the workshop, tools, mechanic pieces and circuits.
- Craft gas for cars in the workshop
- Added a farm upgrade, the automatic farm, autonomously harvest the farm when ready
- Increased the zombie Puker range to a max of 2.
- Zombie Puker will explode on dying with a chance of blinding nearby survivors
- When a survivor is starving, will lose -1 morale too
- Decreased resting time of houses from 30 to 25 (25 to 20 with the house upgrade)
- Increased max fuel allowed for cars and max charge for the EV car
- EV car recharges faster
- Friendly NPC groups come to your encampment to offer trades or may offer trades on random encounters
- The characters scroll bar appearing on top of characters info 
- Inventory scrollbar fixed colors when pressed
- After engaging on a ranged attack, the selected character image will fall back to their original

[Fixed]
- Fixed a decrease of performance when having a high number of survivors
- Fixed languages errors
- Exploring a location after clearing the runway would display cleaning instead of exploring
- Fixed the position of scrap items confirmation panel
- Fixed items description typos 
- Bug preventing cars to be pushed to a tile with a player group
- Bug preventing cars to be pushed to a player encampment with a player group
- Fixed a bug that caused Blinded effect image not disappearing
- Fixed a save/load issue for a particular set of actions

### 1.1.4 — 2020-04-25

[Fixed]
- Fixed a decrease of performance for lower ram devices
- Fixed languages errors
- Fixed description typos on panels
- Fixed display of the wrong version

### 1.1.3 — 2020-04-22

[New/Added/Improved]
- Max number of survivors increased from 20 to 30
- Motion sensors will now notify when zombies are nearby your encampment
- Trading with NPC survivors groups will now use your encampment resources instead of having to carry the resources with you to make trades.
- Craft the following resources at the workshop, tools, mechanic pieces and circuits.
- Craft gas for cars in the workshop
- Added a farm upgrade, the automatic farm, autonomously harvest the farm when ready
- Increased the zombie Puker range to a max of 2.
- Zombie Puker will explode on dying with a chance of blinding nearby survivors
- When a survivor is starving, will lose -1 morale too
- Decreased resting time of houses from 30 to 25 (25 to 20 with the house upgrade)

[Fixed]
- Fixed a decrease of performance when having a high number of survivors
- Fixed languages errors
- Exploring a location after clearing the runway would display cleaning instead of exploring
- Fixed the position of scrap items confirmation panel
- Fixed items description typos

### 1.1.2 — 2020-04-16

- Fixed translations errors
- Fixed event window appearing out of the playable area
- Inventory will scroll up by default when opened
- Fixed performance bugs 
- Added buttons size for options
- Car information panel changed aligned location

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