The Last Stand: Dead Zone

The Last Stand: Dead Zone is a free-to-play game set 350 days after the beginning of a zombie apocalypse. Taking control of a band of survivors, the player must manage their resources as they scavenge the ruins of Union City and fend off other players. The scavenging missions can be controlled directly by the player, or they can be automated. If controlled directly, the player is given a short amount of time to have their survivors run through a building and search everything. When encountering zombies, survivors attack automatically, although the player can also direct them to target a specific zombie. If the mission is automated, the survivors' success or failure relies on the quality of the weapons and items they were given beforehand.

Scavenging yields various resources, including consumables such as food, water, and ammo, and materials for crafting such as wood, metal, and cloth. The materials are used to fortify the base, for example more storage space, gardens and rain collectors, and barricades to defend against zombies. Every day in real time, the survivors consume food and water; if the base is low on resources, the survivors' morale suffers, which weakens their abilities. Fuel can occasionally be collected or purchased with real money; it is a premium resource that can expedite waiting times for construction, fill up storage completely, or obtain powerful weapons.