# Zombie Rumble — idle defense > Idle defense game where you build civilizations and fight zombies through time travel. (iPhone/iPad app by DU-EON YOO.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zombie-rumble/id6743085579 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [DU-EON YOO](https://appshunter.io/developer/1636890964) - Category: Games, Casual, Simulation - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 3.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 227 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 850 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2025-03-23 - Data updated: 2026-07-25 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zombie-rumble/id6743085579/reviews.md ## What is Zombie Rumble? The game starts with the selection of a leader for humanity's survival. The leader in the Zombie Crusade has the ability to rewind time upon death. Whenever they are defeated by zombies, they go back to 5000 B.C. However, the experience and resources gained from battles with zombies remain, serving as the foundation for creating the next civilization. By studying the processes of inventions and discoveries that had a significant impact on human history, you secure the technology to develop civilizations and establish a new civilization on the land overrun by zombies. Depending on the inventions and discoveries obtained by the leader, you can strengthen the military power of the civilization created in the zombie world. From primitive huts and cavemen in 5000 B.C. to knights, cavalry, and musketeers, create a variety of soldiers and upgrade them to become more powerful. The only way to protect humanity from zombies is by constructing a stronger civilization. * How to play: 1. Choose a leader to build a civilization. Initially, you can start the origin of humanity from a nameless tribal chief in the land overrun by zombies. 2. Start researching on topics that have had a great impact on human history with the available resources, or upgrade the leader's abilities. 3. Enter the zombie world and defend your base by increasing the number of soldiers or upgrading them. * Features: 1. Unlock new soldiers or upgrade fields based on the researched topics. 2. When you upgrade the leader's abilities, all soldiers in the new civilization start from the leader's abilities. 3. All soldiers automatically attack and engage in combat with zombies within their line of sight. * Soldier Control: 1. Touch a soldier or select one soldier, or press the "Select All" button at the bottom of the screen to select soldiers. 2. When there are selected soldiers, pressing the pause button will make them stay in place and attack zombies within their range. Pressing the play button will allow them to move freely again. 3. Press the "Return" button, and the selected soldiers will move back to the base. 4. When resources are scarce or the population is high and you cannot create more soldiers, you can select soldiers and exchange them for resources. Develop your civilization, defeat more zombies, and save humanity! ## Key features - Time rewind on death - Resource retention and experience gain - Research historical inventions - Develop and upgrade soldiers - Automatic soldier combat - Soldier control and management ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | RESEARCH FUND | $9.99 | one-time | | CIVILIZATION 30DAYS PASS | $4.99 | one-time | | Remove Ads | $6.99 | one-time | | 100 Diamonds | $0.99 | one-time | | 500 Diamonds | $4.99 | one-time | | 다이아몬드 2500개 | $24.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Zombie Rumble? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Fun game - 🚀 No forced ads **Cons** - 🐛 Laggy performance - 💰 Locked features behind ads - 🤔 Useless research progress - 🤯 Drains phone battery **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezing login screen - Compatibility issues with older devices **Most requested features** - Remove ads for vital progression - Improve research system ## Recent user reviews (10 of 227) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zombie-rumble/id6743085579/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Booooring *2026-05-10, version 8530* I’ve been able to beat lvl 30(the max lvl) since I broke the 1860’s era. And I’m nowhere near the best upgrades lol. It’s impossible to upgrade anymore unless I collect a free idea a day for a month straight or pay. It’s not worth the time anymore sadly. ### 5/5 — You probably won’t see this but… *2026-02-23, version 8512* This game has lots of potential! 1. It gets exponentially harder as you go on, like before I can even summon another troop, my troop gets obliterated by the zombies turns into a zombie too (which I like; the feature) and destroys my base so I’m pretty much stuck unless I research with idea or buy upgrades with gems, some balancing could be good for the game, I pretty much have to watch 30 ads just to upgrade a few times, and this brings me to point 2. 2. Like somebody suggested (forgot name :/ ) research Ideas should be able to be researched by a research that costs 0 idea and gives x amount of ideas, and I’d like to add onto that, there should be 3 buttons at the bottom of your screen, 1st could be a shop, 2nd could be the main game, 3rd could be Mines, you can mine gems in a cave while swinging your pickaxe to kill zombies which drop gems, but there should be an option to start mining missions offline/online like the research thing, so you can choose 3 random cards, common, rare, epic, legendary, mythic, and godlike, each mission lasts 8, 24, 48, 72, 120, 168 hours with each mission giving 4x more gems than before but being rarer and rarer, chance scaling could be like 35% 30% 20% 13% 1.9% 0.1% and gem scaling could be 50, 200, 800, 3,200 12,800 51,200. 3. Everyone seems to complain running your game having their phones overheating or feeling like volcanoes, for me it doesn’t do this, so either you fixed it or my phone handles more data in less time, but either way, it works smoothly for me currently as of right now, so thank you! ### 4/5 — You probably won’t see this but… *2026-02-21, version 8512* This game has lots of potential! 1. It gets exponentially harder as you go on, like before I can even summon another troop, my troop gets obliterated by the zombies turns into a zombie too (which I like; the feature) and destroys my base so I’m pretty much stuck unless I research with idea or buy upgrades with gems, some balancing could be good for the game, I pretty much have to watch 30 ads just to upgrade a few times, and this brings me to point 2. 2. Like somebody suggested (forgot name :/ ) research Ideas should be able to be researched by a research that costs 0 idea and gives x amount of ideas, and I’d like to add onto that, there should be 3 buttons at the bottom of your screen, 1st could be a shop, 2nd could be the main game, 3rd could be Mines, you can mine gems in a cave while swinging your pickaxe to kill zombies which drop gems, but there should be an option to start mining missions offline/online like the research thing, so you can choose 3 random cards, common, rare, epic, legendary, mythic, and godlike, each mission lasts 8, 24, 48, 72, 120, 168 hours with each mission giving 4x more gems than before but being rarer and rarer, chance scaling could be like 35% 30% 20% 13% 1.9% 0.1% and gem scaling could be 50, 200, 800, 3,200 12,800 51,200. 3. Everyone seems to complain running your game having their phones overheating or feeling like volcanoes, for me it doesn’t do this, so either you fixed it or my phone handles more data in less time, but either way, it works smoothly for me currently as of right now, so thank you! ### 1/5 — Can’t get in *2026-01-11, version 8511* I can’t play the game I’m stuck loading I think it’s my WiFi😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 ### 2/5 — TOO LONG TO LOAD *2026-01-01, version 8490* My game takes two minutes to load and that means two minutes of my life wasted waiting for the interstic logo to go away. Other than that it turns my tablet into the surface of the sun, drains your battery,yes even on the loading screen ### 2/5 — your application issue *2026-01-01, version 8490* When I press this app it's just crash and won't let me play ahh ### 5/5 — Game is fun to play *2025-12-27, version 8490* The game is really fun and good for a indie game and is weld made it doesn’t throw ads in your face the ads for the games don’t lie it’s actually what it’s shows in the ads and all the other complaints about the game seem to be fixed ### 1/5 — … *2025-12-23, version 8490* I can’t even play the game because of the lagging ### 1/5 — doesn’t work or load *2025-12-21, version 8490* Bad ### 1/5 — Disappointment *2025-12-06, version 8490* Way too laggy you need a jet to run this theres better games out there aswell ## Frequently asked questions about Zombie Rumble ### What is Zombie Rumble? Zombie Rumble is an idle defense game where players lead humanity's survival by building a civilization from 5000 B.C. in a world overrun by zombies. The core mechanic involves time travel upon death, allowing players to retain experience and resources to rebuild and strengthen their civilization. ### How do I play Zombie Rumble? You start by choosing a leader and building a civilization from its origins in 5000 B.C. Research impactful historical inventions and upgrade your leader's abilities. Then, enter the zombie world to defend your base by recruiting and upgrading various soldiers who automatically attack zombies within their sight. ### Is Zombie Rumble free to play? Yes, Zombie Rumble is free to download and play. It offers in-app purchases for optional items or boosts, and also includes advertisements. ### What kind of soldiers can I create in Zombie Rumble? You can create a variety of soldiers based on historical advancements, ranging from primitive cavemen and huts in 5000 B.C. to more advanced units like knights, cavalry, and musketeers. These soldiers can be upgraded to become more powerful. ### Can I control my soldiers in Zombie Rumble? Yes, you have control over your soldiers. You can select individual soldiers or all of them. You can pause them to stay in place and attack, resume their movement, or have them return to base. Soldiers can also be exchanged for resources if needed. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 8546 — 2026-07-25 * Updated the Unity version. * Updated the advertising SDK. * Fixed various in-game issues that occurred occasionally. ### 8530 — 2026-03-27 Ad bug fixes Improved system stability ### 8520 — 2026-03-23 Updated store page information ### 8512 — 2026-01-24 Bug fix ### 8511 — 2026-01-07 Improved system stability Device change support ## Apps similar to Zombie Rumble | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Planet Crusher: Mine & Attack](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planet-crusher-mine-and-attack/id6738657101) | 4.4 (989) | Free | Games | | [DDDigger](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dddigger/id6740300910) | 4.8 (16,878) | Free | Games | | [Penguin GO! - Collab](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/penguin-go-collab/id6740887230) | 4.6 (3,269) | Free | Games | | [Fortress of Gears](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fortress-of-gears/id6744057668) | 4.6 (2,333) | Free | Games | | [Punko: Tower Defense](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/punko-tower-defense/id6463813666) | 4.8 (3,267) | Free | Games | | [Lucky Guy! 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