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The Sentinel

Tuesday, Oct 14Morning Edition25¢

Slot the Horde

Spin a slot machine. Summon zombies. Everyone they bite joins you.

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A zombie strategy game for Windows

Downtown Nelson City from above, by day
Downtown Nelson City, Tuesday morning. A quiet day.

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The SentinelWednesday, Oct 15Morning Edition25¢

Fireball at Route 9 station

Several dead; emergency crews slow to respond

A driver swerves into the crowd on Route 9. Nobody stopped to help.

A sedan struck the pumps at the Route 9 Gas-N-Go yesterday afternoon, and the explosion was felt six blocks away. Witnesses say the driver was "fighting with someone in the back seat" moments before.

The city fights back

The city is not helpless. People run, cars crash, and police and gunmen shoot back. Your zombies break into buildings, and everyone they bite turns into a zombie too.

The SentinelThursday, Oct 16Special Edition25¢

Curfew tonight

Deadly virus confirmed; Homeland Security moves in

Summon special zombies

Pull the lever on a cursed slot machine. Match symbols to win a special zombie, then drag its card onto the map. Each special zombie fights in its own way.

Victims turn feverish and confused, then violent, biting anyone within reach. A citywide curfew begins at 8 pm tonight as Homeland Security forces begin to enter Nelson City.

Not in the official statement: the machine.

The SentinelFriday, Oct 17Extra50¢

It started here

Outbreak traced to Spectra Biogenics researcher

The agent, called RA-7, does not stop at fever.

Make them stronger

Feed duplicate cards to a special zombie to level it up. At high levels it evolves and you pick a signature move, then add mutations: new powers that change how it fights. Your upgrades carry over to your next try.

The outbreak has been traced to a researcher at Spectra Biogenics' Northgate campus who fell ill at home on Monday night. The agent, called RA-7, causes fever, confusion and violent rage, and spreads through bites.

The SentinelSaturday, Oct 18Emergency BulletinFree - Take One

Guard called in

Evacuate to the north

Survivors say some of the infected are "changing": bigger, faster, spitting, swollen, and some seem to lead the others.

  • "faster"

    Runner

    Fast. Closes the distance and runs people down.

  • "bigger"

    Charger

    Bulldozes through crowds and barricades, carrying a victim.

  • "spitting"

    Spitter

    Spits pools of acid that keep people out of an area.

  • "swollen"

    Bloater

    Slow. Bursts into blood and bile that splatters everyone near it.

A Charger, seen from a rooftop.
A Bloater. Do not stand near it.

The SentinelSunday, Oct 19Final EditionFree

Armor in the streets

Anyone outdoors will be presumed infected

This may be the last edition of The Sentinel. To our readers: stay inside, stay alive, and may God forgive what is about to be done to this city.

Zombies swarm a street corner, blood on the roadA street corner, a minute after the horde arrived. Infested buildings glowing red as the horde spreadsInfested buildings glow red. The horde spreading through downtown by dayThe horde spreads through downtown. Blood sprayed across a lawn and a streetAfter the horde passed through. The city at night, lit by street lampsNelson City, the last night.

Free - Take One

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Chapter 1, Patient Zero: 12 rounds, for Windows. Still in development, so expect rough edges. Your feedback shapes the game.

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