Phoenixx has announced The First Zombie, a “reverse” zombie game produced by Kentaro Fujii of Japanese variety show Wednesday’s Downtown. It will be available for Switch and PC via Steam. A release date was not announced. It will support English and Japanese language options.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
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Play as humanity’s very first zombie! In this unique zombie game, you don’t kill the undead—you multiply them. “Make friends” with humans to grow your horde and transform Tokyo into a city of zombies!
A “Reverse” Zombie Game Where Zombies Save the World
Produced by Kentaro Fujii (Wednesday’s Downtown)!
A zombie game where the protagonist is humanity’s very first zombie!? With a mission to “lead humanity to a brand-new stage,” the one who has arrived on the streets of Tokyo is…
Don’t Kill Zombies. Multiply Them.
In this game, your objective isn’t to defeat zombies, but to increase their numbers. Approach the humans just going about their daily lives, “make friends” with them, and turn them into zombies. Grow your undead horde and flood the city streets with your new companions!
The Stage is Tokyo. Turn It Into a City of the Undead.
Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ueno… Conquer each district with your horde and transform them into zombie towns!
Watch the announcement trailer below.