
The Midnight Walkers is a hardcore PvPvE FPS zombie extraction game playable solo or in trios. The loop is tense and unforgiving: you scavenge for loot to build up your gear, cut down zombies and rival survivors, and race to escape. Get out alive and you can craft with your materials and buy or sell stronger equipment, but die and you lose everything you were carrying.
The action centers on Liberty Grand Center, a sprawling mega-complex in Golden County whose floors carry different themes and distinct loot, from a hospital to a shopping mall to a casino. Threats extend well beyond the undead and other players, since a poison gas system spreads to random floors as time passes, forcing you toward elevators or stairs to stay ahead of it. Every floor change, however, raises the odds of running into other survivors.
Four characters let you match the mission to your style: BRICK, a sturdy warrior with a heavy hammer and armor; CROW, a nimble assassin who strikes with daggers; LOCKDOWN, a sniper who uses a bow to attack from range; and BARTENDER, a supporter who mixes cocktails to heal and buff allies. The zombies range from the deadly-in-numbers Walker to lethal mutations beyond the pursuing Runner, though on PC the greatest danger remains the other survivors sharing the complex.