Developer: Oleg Sergeev, Andrey Rumak, Do My Best
Rrp: £10.99 (Humblebundle, Steam) and £11.19 (Gog.com)
Zombie have been, if you can forgive the pun, done to death. There are only so many ways to tell a story within a zombie apocalypse surly? That being said sometimes someone comes up with something unique and The Final Station is one of those unique games.
Part of what makes it so unique is that the world the game is set in isn’t the one we know. It’s close enough that you’ll be able to understand everything going on but there are quite a few very obvious differences.
One of the aspects of this game I enjoyed was the train and survivor management. Throughout the game you’re transporting something to its final destination. The problem is the train isn’t in the best shape so you regularly have to restart motors, reroute electricity etc to keep it running. You’ll also find survivors who will have their own needs and uhh, in some cases consequences.
It’s this careful balancing act that really sold the game for me, I can shoot zombies in almost any game but there aren’t many where I need to maintain something beyond my weapons.
I say give this game a go, it’s not all that expensive and regularly appears in sales at a good price. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.
