Survival Rush: Zombie Outbreak presents a unique worldview wherein the entire world is besieged by zombies during a plague. You, as a parkour master, decided to take on this menace and release the world from it’s worries! The game is reminiscent of old-school strategy-oriented adventure games where you face enemies that come in waves. In this beginner’s guide, we have provided some helpful tips on how to progress as a new player. We’ve also expanded on some crucial gameplay systems to better help you familiarize with the game.

Understanding the Gameplay Mechanics of Survival Rush: Zombie Outbreak

Perhaps the best way to tackle Survival Rush: Zombie Outbreak is by comparing it to marathon. You get little resources each day and you can improve your account day by day. As it is a live-service game, you can accumulate a lot of in-game resources by simply partaking in the daily missions and events. The core gameplay revolves around completing daily quests and upgrading your settlement. This settlement contains different types of buildings, each with their own uses. For example, you can recruit new heroes from the Hero Precint that you re-build during the tutorial phase.

Similarly, the Barracks allows you to train different types of troops to aid you in battles or against zombies during invasions. The core building that should be upgraded at all times is the “Headquarters”. It is the control center of your entire settlement, and once it falls, your territory can be lost. A lot of the buildings require you to reach a certain level of Headquarters in order to further upgrade them. You can upgrade the majority of the buildings via 2 in-game resources – Food and Wood. We will talk more about the resources later in the guide.

Understanding the Combat Mechanics of Survival Rush: Zombie Outbreak

The combat mechanics of Survival Rush: Zombie Outbreak are quite simple to learn and execute. The gameplay takes place in instanced stages wherein you can set up your team consisting of 3 heroes of your choice. You will be greeted with a challenge screen where you can observe the combat power of the enemy. On the left-hand side will be enemy CP and on the right-hand side will be your own CP. It’s recommended to take on fights where you are at an advantage. The actual gameplay is actually more hands-off than you would expect. 

A virtual avatar of you and your heroes will be on the screen facing waves of zombies coming together. In the battle screen, you can move your squad left or right to avoid collisions, objects, and more. After each wave of zombies, 2 options providing buffs/debuffs will be started. You can move your squad towards the direction of whichever buff/debuff you want. These buffs/debuffs will only stay for the duration of the battle. At the end of all the waves, ideally a boss zombie should appear that will take some time to defeat. Strategize effectively by choosing the right heroes and buffs to wipe out all enemies. 

Heroes and the Gacha System of Survival Rush: Zombie Outbreak

The game features a ton of heroes to help you on your quest to wipe out zombies from our beloved planet. These heroes have many active and passive abilities that allow them to be useful in combat. Ensure that your heroes are synergized and synced to be able to face all enemies. We would recommend using BlueStacks and it’s features to help you play the game more efficiently.       

Heroes come in different rarities, starting from Rare denoted by Blue color and the highest being Mythical denoted by Purple color. You can recruit different rarities of heroes from the Heroes After-Hours section using different summoning currencies. This is the gacha system of Survival Rush: Zombie Outbreak. You can recruit up to 1000 times each day and get multiple rewards along the way depending on the amount of coins you use. Coins can be obtained by completing Survival rush or partaking in survival quests. 

Understanding the Resources in Survival Rush: Zombie Outbreak

To gain more knowledge about how the base-building and settlement related activities work, you should firstly arm yourself with the knowledge of resources. These are currencies used extensively to upgrade your base, train troops, and construct buildings. Let’s check them out in detail:

• Food – Food is the basic resource in Survival Rush: Zombie Outbreak. It is used to construct and upgrade buildings, as well as train troops. Food can be gained passively via the Farm or by participating in events and daily quests. 
• Wood – Wood is also a basic resource in Survival Rush: Zombie Outbreak. It is used to construct and upgrade buildings. Wood can be gained passively via the Lumberjack or by participating in events and daily quests. 

Playing Survival Rush: Zombie Outbreak on a bigger screen of your PC with BlueStacks without worrying about battery drainage and smooth gameplay is highly recommended.