Zap the Dead by Stepanoff
A mad scientist is trying to fill the autoclave with souls, but entering the crypt himself would be a fatal mistake.
So he controls a zombie using an electrical signal, guiding it through dangerous areas and collecting souls.
But he’s not alone in the graveyard. Skeletons really love hugs… and they might disrupt the experiment.


Made with Unity, CorelDRAW, Photoshop, Audition.
| Link | https://stepanoff.itch.io/zapthedead |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/zap-the-dead |
Ratings
| Overall | 358th | 3.656⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 248th | 3.652⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 210th | 3.742⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 249th | 4.03⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 406th | 3.788⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 465th | 3.141⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 110th | 3.839⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 468th | 3.567⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 29🗳️ | 43🗨️ |
Nice entry and cool idea :)
It was a great night for zombie party
"Skeletons really love hugs," at first I thought they wanted to kill me, but no, they really love a hug!
Hug a skeleton today!
@ternarycat - I thought about that too, but since the skeletons only block theplayer, they would become meaningless, I guess with that change you would have to make them kill the player.
As @axodo said, a proper ending would be nice. I was confused and started to look for more things to do (like reaching an island at the end by making a bridge of zombie corpses, didn't work tho :D )
Let me explain:
- For many people, the very fact of split-screen controls is already difficult. If I had made deadly skeletons, it would have been simply impossible!
- I'm incredibly happy that you, my friend, dedicated your time to trying to build a bridge of zombie heads to the island. That's a great idea, by the way! Sorry, but I simply didn't have enough time to make a special ending for this game. But know that I spent sleepless nights creating this game specifically for your comment. You're the best!
i’d maybe add a sound cue when something blocks your path. it’s a really important part of the gameplay, but it took me a while to understand it, at first i thought it was a bug or unresponsive controls. a sound would make it clearer that it’s intentional.
otherwise, everything is great!
Using Ctrl made the game much more fun and dynamic 😄