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Zombie Cure Lab

Thera Bytes GmbH · Aerosoft GmbH · 2025-05-27

SteamPlayStation Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 07, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 27, 2025 (PlayStation 5), May 27, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

In a world overrun by the undead, build a lab to fight back with science. Manage survivors, gather vital resources, and turn zombies into allies. Defend your base and research the cure to reclaim humanity.

68%
positive of 467 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2.50★
PlayStation Store rating (36 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

Brain munching zombies rule the world. After years of research brave scientists have finally found an antidote that reverses the zombification progress, creating zombie-human hybrids. Find the final cure for humanity and build the perfect zombie curing facility. Construct walls and fences to provide shelter for your scientists. Set up efficient production lines to keep the treatment running and match the growing needs of your lab. Gather resources, set day and night shifts and manage four different worker types. Prioritize and assign jobs within your lab to maximize efficiency. Set up unique(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 34 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (118 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 16,938 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.3k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 467 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $8.11 at GamesPlanet US (2026-04-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10110120222026Week of 2022-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

56
achievements tracked
89.9%
earned "Spotted! I"
22.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-05-27 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5241%56
Xbox Series (Xbox)200%56
PS5 (PlayStation)190%57

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

SandboxScienceZombiesBuildingStrategySurvivalColony SimManagementSimulationCity Builder

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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