

This release, coupled with the 1996 light gun shooter The House of the Dead, gave rise to "an international craze" for zombies, in turn impacting zombie films.


Zombie games became more prevalent after the release of the survival horror game Resident Evil in 1996. The ZX Spectrum computer game Zombie Zombie, released in Europe in 1984, is considered to be the first video game focused on zombies. Zombies are common or generic enemies in video games. Particular zombie rationale and depictions vary with the source. Other variants, such as the faster running zombies, are also included. These games feature creatures inspired by the archetypal flesh-eating zombies seen in horror films, B-movies and literature such as in the films of George A. This is an incomplete list of video games strongly featuring zombies.
