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Survive Zombie Hordes in Co-op Overhead Shooter ‘Final Days’
Hotline Miami was cool. And GARAGE: Bad Trip is splattery good fun. But what if you’re in the mood for some co-op action in the vein of those two games? Lucky for you, +7 Software has their upcoming overhead zombie shooter, Final Days.
Currently in Early Access, the game is set to launch on September the 18th for $7.99USD (though the Early Access price is $4.99). As mentioned, the game features online co-op, with up to 16 players online. If going online isn’t your thing, you can go old-school with up to four players split-screen. You can also have up to four bots to provide you with extra backup if you need it.
The story for the game casts you as one of the few survivors after war has left much of your city’s remaining population mutated into bloodthirsty monsters. As the ever-growing hordes increase, you’ve got to band together with your team to survive the onslaught.
Did I mention that +7 Software is just one person? Well, now you know. Head over to the game’s Steam page and get shooting.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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