Z. Year One is a crowdfunded zombie card game brought to life by indie developer Downward Viral and 1,414 Kickstarter backers.

NEW UPDATES: Since release, fans have provided lots of great feedback, with one of the most requested features being a more thorough tutorial/training system for new players. This, along with many other tweaks, bug fixes, and improvements are constantly in the works. Please check the forums for more details!

IMPORTANT: Z. Year One utilizes a third party system called PlayFab to manage player accounts. Signing in enables various features in the game (such as gaining XP and unlocking new cards), allowing players to carry their progress between platforms, and to future-proof Z. in case we ever get to make a Year Two or add multiplayer, etc. We used PlayFab because as a two-man dev team, it helped us implement vital features we never would have been able to add otherwise.

TWO ASYMMETRICAL FACTIONS / TWO WAYS TO PLAY!

The zombie theme and horror atmosphere aren't just skin deep--they've been meticulously integrated into the game experience to create a DCG like no other!

SURVIVORS

Search locations for supplies and use an assortment of unique items, armor, and weapons to survive one more night!

FALLEN

Sabotage locations, lay traps, convert Survivors into more Fallen, or just eat them alive!

THREE MODES

• Arcade: Four consecutive matches with random locations/objectives/enemies!
  
• Survival: Face unique Survival Challenges and see how long you can last!
  
• Supply Run: Customize your leader and risk everything for increasing loot! Supply Run is the best source of XP, Booster Packs, and rare Variants in the game!

MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPES

Raze, Domination, Extermination, and Domination X Raze provide different takes on the familiar “duel”-style win conditions.

THEMATIC LOCATIONS

Z. is more than just throwing your best cards at the other player. What would a horror movie be without a properly eerie setting? In the middle of every match is one of several unique and interactive location decks.

• Survivors can find themed weapons and items exclusive to each Location
  
• Unique Discoveries and Events await
  
• Events provide optional objectives the Survivors can complete for special rewards
  
• Rescue Location-specific Survivors or encounter unique Fallen
  
• The last card of every Location Deck is a powerful Climax card that can turn the battle
  
• Each location is also represented by a fully 3D background

UNIQUE APPROACH TO THE GENRE

Z. was designed not only as an homage to games like Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and a plethora of other tabletop and video games, but it was also designed to