A zombie infection shooter for your browser
Hordefall is a free online zombie infection game: a first-person shooter you play right in your browser on a computer. Ten players spawn in Frostline Depot, a snowy freight yard at night, and everyone starts as a human. Then a countdown runs out, one player turns into a zombie, and the infection begins.
One hit from a zombie and you turn too. Humans win if anyone is still human when the round timer ends; the zombies win when the last human falls. Bullets don't just hurt the dead, they push them back, so a good team on a ladder, in a vent or behind a barricade can hold off a whole horde while the timer runs down.
Your cash buys the tools for the job: pistols, SMGs, pump and auto shotguns, rifles, a silenced marksman rifle, a bolt-action sniper and a minigun, plus napalm, frost and flare grenades, razor wire, crate barricades, laser tripmines and a sentry gun. Turn into a zombie and you pick a class with its own power: the fast Runner, the Brute that charges through barricades, the Leaper, the acid-spitting Spitter, the Shrieker, the near-invisible Stalker, the healing Mender and the classic Rotter.
Frostline Depot is built for holding out: container stacks you can only reach by ladder, a water tower, a pump bunker with one steel door, a crawl vent, a frozen canal, a culvert, train cars and a control tower, all under falling snow. Some rounds are special: a giant Titan against everyone, a lone hero with a minigun against the horde, a Swarm or a Plague. Matches are ten rounds, you level up as you play, and new guns and zombie classes unlock along the way.
Screenshots
Three seconds before the infection: standing on the container stacks over the snowy rail yard in Hordefall 
The infection has begun: holding a pump shotgun over the boxcars in the rail yard at night 
Holding the culvert with a flashlight while a teammate watches the other way 
As a zombie in green night vision, chasing a human past the boxcars 
You have been infected: zombie claws and night vision in the culvert 
On the loading shed roof looking toward the control tower at night
How to play Hordefall
- 1
Pick a name and play
Type a nickname (or roll a random one) and press Play. You join a room of 10 straight away.
- 2
Buy and find a spot
During the countdown press B to buy a gun, armour, grenades or traps, then get somewhere you can defend: up a ladder, into the bunker or the vent.
- 3
Hold the line
Shoot zombies to push them back and keep them off you. Reload behind your team, set traps on the way in and throw frost or napalm into a rush.
- 4
If you turn, hunt
Infected? Now you're a zombie. Hit humans to turn them, use your class power with the right mouse button and come from a side they don't watch.
Controls
| Input | What it does |
|---|---|
| W A S D | Move |
| Mouse | Look and aim |
| Left mouse | Shoot / swing / throw / place a trap |
| Right mouse | Scope (sniper rifles) or use your zombie power |
| Space | Jump (crouch-jump reaches higher ledges) |
| Ctrl or C | Crouch |
| Shift | Walk quietly |
| R | Reload |
| 1 to 5, mouse wheel, Q | Weapons, grenades, traps; last weapon |
| F | Flashlight |
| N | Night vision (zombies) |
| B | Buy menu |
| M | Choose your zombie class |
| Tab | Scoreboard |
| Y or Enter | Chat |
| Esc | Pause, settings |
What's in Hordefall
- Classic zombie infection rounds: one player turns, the infection spreads, the humans hold out
- Rooms of 10, ready the moment you press Play
- 8 zombie classes, each with its own power
- 11 guns, from a pistol to a minigun, with real first-person animations
- Napalm, frost and flare grenades, razor wire, barricades, laser tripmines and a sentry gun
- Knockback that pushes zombies off ladders and down corridors
- Frostline Depot: a snowy freight yard full of ladders, vents, rooftops and a bunker
- Special rounds: Titan, Last Stand, Swarm and Plague
- Levels, unlocks and daily challenges, saved in your browser
- Flashlights, zombie night vision, falling snow and a cold night sky
- Realistic characters, mocap animation and sound
- Free, no download and no sign-up
Tips for surviving the night
Height wins
Zombies have to climb to reach you. A ladder they must come up one at a time is the best friend a human has: aim at the top and keep shooting.
Don't reload together
Knockback only works while someone is shooting. Take turns reloading so the doorway is never quiet.
Armour saves you once
A vest takes a zombie hit or two before you turn. Buy one before you buy a second grenade.
Traps on the way in
Put razor wire or a barricade where zombies arrive and a laser mine on the wall next to it. They slow down, you shoot.
As a zombie, wait for friends
One zombie on a ladder gets pushed off. Three from two directions get in. Use your power when they're reloading.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hordefall free?
Yes. Hordefall is a free zombie shooter that runs in your browser. There's nothing to download, nothing to buy and no account to make.
Is Hordefall multiplayer?
Yes. Press Play and you join a room of 10 straight away. If our game server can't be reached, the game still starts and you play a full match in your browser.
How does the infection work?
Everyone starts human. When the countdown ends, one player turns into a zombie (two in bigger rooms). A zombie's hit turns a human into a zombie unless armour takes it. Zombies come back after a few seconds when they die, so the humans hold out rather than clear the map. If any human is still standing when the timer ends, the humans win.
Can I play Hordefall on my phone or tablet?
No. Hordefall is a first-person shooter made for a mouse and keyboard, so it plays on laptops and desktop computers.
What are the zombie classes?
Rotter (all-rounder, rage), Runner (fast, sprint), Brute (huge, charges through barricades), Leaper (pounces over heads), Spitter (acid that slows and blurs), Shrieker (a scream that staggers humans and kills their flashlights), Stalker (nearly invisible when still) and Mender (heals the horde). Some unlock as you level up. Press M to choose.
Hordefall runs slowly or won't start. What can I do?
Hordefall is a 3D game that needs WebGL 2 and a graphics card. Use an up-to-date Chrome or Edge with hardware acceleration on. The first load downloads about 50 MB, so give it a moment. If it stutters, press Esc and set Graphics to Medium or Low.
Is there blood?
There's some blood when you shoot zombies, but no gore. You can turn blood off in Settings.
Is Hordefall OK for kids?
It's a zombie shooter with guns, dark scenes and jump scares, so it suits teens and adults better than young children. There's text chat in rooms.
Does Hordefall save my progress?
Yes. Your level, unlocks, daily challenges, nickname and settings are saved in the browser you play in. Clearing your browser data resets them.
What's new
- Hordefall is out: online zombie infection rounds in rooms of 10 on Frostline Depot, with 8 zombie classes, 11 guns, grenades, traps, special rounds, levels and daily challenges
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