Hold the Dacha
The phone lines are dead and the city is burning. A family has locked itself in a country house by the woods. The radio says the evacuation helicopter will land by the house in ten days — at dawn. You have to keep them alive until then.
By day, you build. Barricades, spikes, machine guns, floodlights, mines and mortars. Fortify the house itself. Scout which way the zombies come tonight and plan for it.
By night, you fight. Aim and shoot with your own gun while the turrets hold the line. Throw grenades, dash out of trouble, repair walls under fire. Pick up the scrap the dead drop — you will need every piece in the morning.
The family helps. Grandpa Maxim shoots from the window. Anna, a nurse, pulls you back up when you fall. Katya repairs the buildings. Misha brings scrap and bolts. Sharik, the yard dog, runs around the plot and tears zombies apart.
- 10 nights, each harder than the one before: walkers, runners, jumpers, kamikazes, bloaters, spitters, brutes, zombies in body armor — and a Colossus.
- Top-down or first person. On a computer, play any night in first person and switch views mid-fight.
- Online co-op for 2. One creates a room, the other joins with a code.
- Three skill branches for the father: Warrior, Builder, Support. Take points back if a build does not work.
- Supply drops, rain and wind that change how your defenses work, and a report every dawn.
- Two difficulties: Hardcore, the game as intended, and Normal.
- Plays on phones and tablets with touch controls. Saves at the start of every day.
- English and Russian. A full run takes about an hour.
From above and up close
Computer
| Day | |
|---|---|
| Left click | place a building / select |
| Left click and drag | a chain of barricades or spikes |
| WASD, right mouse drag | move the camera |
| Mouse wheel | zoom |
| U / R / X | upgrade / repair / sell |
| Hold Alt | show the range of every turret |
| Night | |
| WASD | walk |
| Mouse, hold left button | aim and fire |
| R | reload |
| Shift or Space | dash |
| G or Q | grenade |
| 1–4 or mouse wheel | switch weapon |
| Hold E | repair nearby (costs bolts) |
| Esc / M | pause / sound |
Phone and tablet
| Day | |
|---|---|
| Drag the map | move the camera |
| Two fingers | zoom |
| Tap a building | upgrade, repair, sell |
| Pick a building below, tap the ground | place it |
| Hold and drag | a chain of barricades or spikes |
| Night | |
| Left stick | walk |
| Right stick | aim; push farther to fire |
| Buttons on the right | dash, grenade, reload, weapon |
| Wrench (hold) | repair nearby (costs bolts) |
The game sends anonymous play statistics so we can see where it is too hard. You can switch it off in the main menu. Privacy