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Zafehouse: Diaries

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3.7/5

( 38 Reviews )

3.7

38 Reviews

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Zafehouse: Diaries
Description
Dear diary, Hell may be other people but they had enough decency to not gnaw on your head to get to the brains within. Every sunrise I see means we are that much closer to escaping the slavering zombie hordes that hunt in the night. We lost some good people in the last few days: Sam, whom we “convi...
Genre:
Strategy - Role-playing - Horror
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Role-playing, Turn-Based, Classic, show 9 more... Dark, Horror, Sandbox, Survival, Difficult, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Text-Based, Zombies
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3.7/5

( 38 Reviews )

3.7

38 Reviews

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Product details
2012, Screwfly Studios, ...
System requirements
Windows XP SP3 / Vista / 7, 1.8 GHz dual core, 1 GB RAM, DirectX 9.0c-compatible with 512MB RAM Inte...
Time to beat
7.5 hMain
24.5 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
19.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Dear diary,

Hell may be other people but they had enough decency to not gnaw on your head to get to the brains within. Every sunrise I see means we are that much closer to escaping the slavering zombie hordes that hunt in the night. We lost some good people in the last few days: Sam, whom we “convinced” that she should go with the Piper as live bait to lure some of the undead away from here, Zeke went out to explore to look for supplies...last I heard of him were his screams of pain in the distance. There is a small beacon of hope: there are hints about a helicopter that searches for survivors. All we have to do is find out where it will be and stay alive...stay alive...stay alive...

Zafehouse: Diaries is a tactical game of survival, planning, resource management, and problem-solving. Every town, location, and survivor is dynamically generated - no two games are the same. Manage your survivors’ needs, prejudices and motivations and you might stay around long enough to be rescued. Send out search parties to gather supplies and anything useful. Spread rumors to affect relationships between members of your group. Zafehouse: Diaries’ unique, diary-based interface records your actions, reveals the state of the world, provides hints and clues to help you. Your diary can also be exported and shared when the game is over.

  • Includes "No Survivors" mode: with no time limits or objectives, how long can you survive in a town slowly being overrun by zombies?
  • Put your face in the game! Zafehouse: Diaries gives you the freedom to customize the names, portraits, and the location of your group. Will zombies come to your town?
  • An easy-to-use and streamlined interface means you can focus on the most important thing: survival.
  • A sophisticated combat engine that takes into account each survivor’s abilities, relationships, the environment, weapons, and more.
  • Features “Road Kill” mode where your group scavenges parts for a broken-down car in order to get the hell out of Dodge!

© Screwfly Studios Pty Ltd 2012.

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System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Recommended system requirements:

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
7.5 hMain
24.5 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
19.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Role-playing - Horror
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Role-playing, Turn-Based, Classic, show 9 more... Dark, Horror, Sandbox, Survival, Difficult, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Text-Based, Zombies
Works on:
Windows (7, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2012-09-27T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Screwfly Studios / Screwfly Studios
Size:
368 MB
Links:
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Game features
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
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User reviews

Posted on: April 1, 2013

Everlosst

Verified owner

Games: 51 Reviews: 1

Good, but hard

It's a very good game. It's also a very complex game, a lot more so than it looks. Take a few minutes, read the manual. Not everything is as random as it looks, but some stats don't have visible bars. You will die a lot at first, you will die quickly. Eventually you figure things out and you'll make progress that feels like you actually accomplished something. Again...read the manual, it will save you so much time.

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Posted on: July 2, 2013

plays.596

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 1

Worth a shot!

Different from any other zombie game i've played recently. More of a social interaction simulator in a zombie apocalysm. High replayability and nice survivor customization possibilities. Overall, very good, but hard as ****!

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Posted on: September 10, 2013

EHKodiak

Verified owner

Games: 138 Reviews: 5

Extremely good

I read the other reviews, especially about the difficulty, and yep, that's right, it's pretty much impossible to do. The latest patch introduces "No survivors" mode however, which is a lot easier, and you can last a while by barricading yourself inside. There are a few problems, such as barricades suddenly breaking down after one or two hits, without any real feedback, leaving your safehouse in ruins, or dilemmas in game which are just to screw you without any fault on your behalf. However, that's where modding comes in - the game is easily moddable, and you can even add your own classes in, and import your friends pictures, and locations, to make the place your own. I really enjoyed this, especially for the bargain price here at Gog. It really needs more people to play it!

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Posted on: August 25, 2013

garyrparks

Verified owner

Games: 61 Reviews: 2

Interesting but also lacking

I feel like this could have been a flash game. Granted the graphics are better but otherwise the gameplay is a little slow-ish. I bought it and I don't regret the decision but there can be some really annoying moments. For example: how does it take 7 hours to remove 1 of 3 corpses from a kitchen? Someone that inept should never have made it into the survival situation in the first place.

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Posted on: December 7, 2013

Vandirac

Verified owner

Games: 145 Reviews: 12

Nice but damn hard

Gorgeous graphics (mostly static), an interesting premise and a set of incredibly hard game mechanics... Zafehouse introduces some fresh air beyond the usual flash-game-style zombie survival, such as the relationship between members and the job skills. The best part is the fully configurable map and survivor set, that will let you play with your coworkers in the office building, or with an all-star action hero company in your town, or anything you will want to try.

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