# Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven — Survive the Zombie Apocalypse!

> Interactive text-based zombie apocalypse survival-horror novel with character customization. (iPhone/iPad app by Hosted Games LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zombie-exodus-safe-haven/id1162838852 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hosted Games LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/482415564)
- Category: Games, Books, Adventure, Role Playing
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 778 App Store ratings · 244 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 70 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-10-28
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zombie-exodus-safe-haven/id1162838852/reviews.md

## What is Zombie Exodus?

Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit "Zombie Exodus," can you survive the first few days of the zombie outbreak as the dead rise, society collapses, and the living struggle to survive?

"Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven" is a series of thrilling interactive survival-horror novels by Jim Dattilo, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without animation or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Customize a character using a variety of professions, backgrounds, special challenges, and skills to survive in a brutal and chaotic city as the Zeta virus spreads. Will you be an honorable soldier, searching through neighborhoods to aid survivors? Or will you be a ruthless bandit who loots and robs others for needed supplies? How about a paranoid hacker, psychopathic con artist, pragmatic scientist, or idealistic teenager? Dozens of options allow you to play the character of your choice.

Set in the "Zombie Exodus" world, the first part of "Safe Haven" focuses on the first few days of a viral outbreak which changes the infected into mindless zombies. Explore the changes to society at the start of the pandemic. Board your house, gather supplies, meet over a dozen other characters, and survive encounters with the living dead and even other survivors. Scavenge numerous locations, craft items, and use a variety of skills to survive the many challenges of the apocalypse.

With three brand new chapters and another 310,000 words, "Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven" is now more than than 900,000 in total! That's more than 72,000 each time you play. Given the number of paths from beginning to end, you can have a unique story every time and still never see all there is in "Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven!"

The "Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven" series will continue with future stories in new locations in the coming years.

• Play as male, female or nonbinary, gay, straight, bi, asexual, or aromantic.
• Nineteen backgrounds/professions including Soldier, Teenager, Professional Wrestler, Bank Robber, and Doctor. Or create your own custom class.
• Choose your skill levels in eighteen different apocalyptic skills such as Stealth, Ranged Weapons, Scavenging, and Survival. Level up your skills after each chapter and choose from hobbies to round out your character.
• Select optional challenges for your survivor. Take care of a dependent child or a pet, or deal with a phobia, compulsion, addiction, or affliction.
• Meet other survivors each with their own personalities, motivations, desires, and flaws. Even form romantic relationships with those you meet.
• Enjoy 15 optional character portraits, drawn by various artists.

## Key features

- Text-based interactive story
- Character customization
- Multiple professions and backgrounds
- Skill progression system
- Encounter other survivors
- Crafting and scavenging

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Part One | $7.99 | one-time |
| Skill Point Bonus | $0.99 | one-time |
| Part Two | $7.99 | one-time |
| Skill Point Bonus | $0.99 | one-time |
| Attribute Points Bonus | $0.99 | one-time |
| Part Three | $7.99 | one-time |
| Stories from the Outbreak | $2.99 | one-time |
| Part Four | $11.99 | one-time |
| Stories from the Outbreak II | $2.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Zombie Exodus?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great in-depth story builder
- 👍 Highly immersive and engaging
- 👍 Excellent character customization
- 👍 Meaningful choices with consequences
- 👍 Wonderful writing and storytelling

**Cons**

- 💰 Expensive per-chapter pricing model
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔒 Lack of save/restore functionality
- 🔒 Difficulty transferring progress across devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Saved progress not loading correctly
- Certain choices not registering properly
- Dialogue/text issues (typos, inconsistencies)

**Most requested features**

- More free content or demo chapters
- Ability to purchase the full game upfront
- Improved save/load system with multiple slots
- More character customization options
- Faster content updates and new chapters

## Recent user reviews (10 of 244)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zombie-exodus-safe-haven/id1162838852/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Need a new part of the story

*2026-08-11, version 4.0.1*

Loving this game just finished it and wanting more. Whats gonna happen at the end but to be completely honest I don’t want it to end completely I want years (in game) but anyway keep it up gonna restart it with a new character

### 5/5 — Great game. Can’t wait for new updates

*2026-06-03, version 4.0.1*

It’s not all the time I find an actual rp game on the App Store but this was fun. I was kinda upset that I got to chapter four in like a week and there currently isn’t a chapter five. I look forward to the next chapter<3

### 5/5 — Game

*2026-04-13, version 4.0.1*

Love the story!!!!! Keep it up!! I love zombies and this is definitely up In my top 3

### 5/5 — Incredible Text-Based Game

*2026-03-11, version 4.0.1*

I was sucked in from the second I started the game. At this point part 5 is not out and I’m so frustrated, I need to see how the story ends or at least progresses. The game is solid gold and you will enjoy it if you’re fine with lots of reading (I am) ((I had the time of my life with this thing))

### 5/5 — Worth it

*2026-02-12, version 4.0.1*

My favorite of Hosted Games

### 5/5 — Aouhh I love this game

*2026-02-11, version 4.0.1*

Me and my book club started meeting every now and then to play this as a group and vote on what to do as a council which is fun! I’ve convinced them to get it so they can do they’re own run without everyone else’s vote if they’d like I’m glad I got friends to join in on this I’ve been loving this game for a while and get it every time I get a new Apple ID or new phone just to support the team with my 7 dollars per chapter 😭

### 4/5 — Part 4 is not s showing up

*2026-02-08, version 3.3.1*

Great book though for some reason part 4 is of yet to actually to show up in purchase even though it is listed on the app description in stand alone app

### 5/5 — good

*2026-02-02, version 3.3.1*

I like this game, it’s like an rpg text survival adventure kinda thing. But it would be nice for quality of life if you let us pick things better. Like when choosing stats, it only let’s me add up to 20 at a time which is kinda annoying when I wanna do all my stats at the beginning. Also, when I was stealing all the items from thelma’s store, I took everything from the whole store and rammed my way out with all of it. Probably shouldn’t be a thing to do that, especially since all I had was a bike to escape with the whole store on my back + nephew + cat.  But also it was kinda inconvenient to slowly pick out everything since the picking option is like 5 at a time max. So improve quality of life would be nice and also therr are still ridiculous things ingame like stealing a whole store of items and biking away with all of it + nephew + cat.

### 5/5 — Perfect

*2026-01-29, version 3.3.1*

Not much you can ask for, lots of choices and pathways. Been playing since the first zombie exodus and am eagerly awaiting the future. Keep doing great sir :)

### 5/5 — yes nice game

*2026-01-09, version 3.3.1*

i love this game, super well thought out details. it’s such a lovely time with lots of variation and paths to go down. i am a zombie fiend, especially for early/beginning stages of the apocalypse and this really is a cool way to live through it. i cannot recommend it enough!!!

## Frequently asked questions about Zombie Exodus

### What is Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven?

Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven is a text-based interactive survival-horror novel where your decisions directly influence the story's outcome. It plunges you into the early days of a zombie apocalypse, challenging you to survive amidst societal collapse and the undead.

### How do I play Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven?

The game is entirely text-based, relying on your imagination rather than graphics or sound. You'll make choices that determine your character's actions, relationships, and survival. You can customize your character with various professions, backgrounds, skills, and even personal challenges.

### Is Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven free to play?

The app is free to download and play, but it does offer in-app purchases and contains advertisements. These may include options to enhance your gameplay experience or remove ads.

### What kind of characters can I create?

You have extensive options for character creation. You can choose from nineteen pre-defined backgrounds and professions like Soldier, Doctor, or Bank Robber, or create your own custom class. You can also select skill levels in eighteen different apocalyptic skills and choose optional challenges.

### What is the story about?

The story focuses on the critical first few days of a viral outbreak that turns people into zombies. You'll explore the immediate societal changes, manage your resources, interact with over a dozen other characters, and face threats from both the infected and other survivors.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0.1 — 2026-02-09

Now including Part Four, including five brand new chapters, one million new words, and character portraits! Version 4.0.1 includes a number of bug fixes. If you enjoy "Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven", please leave us a written review. It really helps!

### 4.0.0 — 2026-02-09

Now including Part Four, including five brand new chapters, one million new words, and character portraits! If you enjoy "Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven", please leave us a written review. It really helps!

### 3.3.1 — 2026-01-08

You can now choose a font in the Settings menu. Switch to Helvetica for crisp sans-serif text, or try the OpenDyslexic font, designed against some common symptoms of dyslexia. If you enjoy "Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven", please leave us a written review. It really helps!

### 3.3.0 — 2024-10-04

- Numerous bug, spelling, and grammar fixes.
- Fixed a problem with the code that handles how many items you can scavenge.
- Fixed the way that allegiance is awarded in Part 2.
- Fixed the value for the sky nest in Part 2.
- Fixed the list of special specimens you can view in your science notebook.
- New character portraits have been added for Allison, Billie, Rosie, and Woody.

### 3.2.1 — 2024-06-24

Bug fixes. If you enjoy "Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven," please leaves us a written review. It really helps!

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