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Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol cover art

Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol

DotEmu · Disney · 2021-06-29

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 29, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 29, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 29, 2021 (Xbox One), Jun 29, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Enjoy 16-bit console gaming with the cult classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its sequel, Ghoul Patrol!

Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol is a 2021 Action and Adventure game priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and Mixed reviews from 64% of 264 reviewers.

2
playing now
64%
positive of 264 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
4.72★
PlayStation Store rating (493 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$14.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.3k–12k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 264 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.75 at GamesPlanet DE (2022-10-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 35 of 84 observed days · $12.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820212026Week of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
31Jul 2021Feb 2026Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 20Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Sep 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2025 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2025 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2026 — avg 2 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$16.19$2.552021-05-112026-10-142021-05-11 — best price $14.992021-10-15 — best price $3.472021-12-01 — best price $14.992022-01-06 — best price $11.952022-02-07 — best price $14.992022-04-25 — best price $11.282022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-08-17 — best price $13.392022-10-20 — best price $16.192022-12-12 — best price $7.492023-01-20 — best price $7.492023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-06-13 — best price $11.962023-07-29 — best price $3.442023-10-13 — best price $3.332023-11-26 — best price $3.602024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-03-04 — best price $3.142024-04-01 — best price $10.252024-05-09 — best price $10.252024-07-13 — best price $2.992024-08-26 — best price $3.742024-10-17 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $11.962025-01-22 — best price $3.752025-03-13 — best price $2.552025-06-18 — best price $3.742025-10-08 — best price $14.992025-11-15 — best price $10.252025-12-18 — best price $5.242026-06-25 — best price $5.242026-09-08 — best price $14.992026-09-20 — best price $14.992026-10-02 — best price $5.252026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
84.4%
earned "Friendly neighborhood zombies"
2.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)1,8832%19
PS4 (PlayStation)1,0345%20
PS4 (PlayStation)6166%20
Steam (Steam)5882%19
Switch (Nintendo)770%0

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

Player tags

2DCo-opFunnyRetro1990'sActionArcadeHorrorClassicShooter

Census log

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

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