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Trapped Dead: Lockdown

Trapped Dead: Lockdown

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Trapped Dead: Lockdown is currently 92% off on Fanatical — down to $0.79 from $9.99.

At 92% off, this is one of the deepest discounts Trapped Dead: Lockdown reaches on Fanatical — near its typical floor.

That works out to $9.20 off the Fanatical list price of $9.99.

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About this game

How it plays

You pick one of five survivors dropped into a quarantined American town, and each one changes how the whole game feels. The assassin leans on guns, the butcher wants you up close with something heavy and sharp, and the exorcist works zombies over with spiritual attacks instead of steel or lead. Add the marine and the marshal and you’ve got five separate takes on the same setup, each with their own story thread and skill tree to pour points into as you level up. Combat comes down to constant decisions about your loadout: dual-wield two smaller weapons for speed, or commit to something two-handed for stopping power. With hundreds of weapons in the mix, from axes and tasers to bows and spellbooks, and even vehicles you can use to plow through crowds, the game keeps nudging you to swap tactics rather than settle into one routine. Between the weapon variety and the boss fights that force you to adapt on the fly, it plays like a horror-flavored action RPG built around constant motion and crowd control.

Who it’s for

If you like top-down or third-person Hack & Slash games and want zombies with a bit of RPG structure layered on top, like a skill tree and gear choices that actually matter, this fits that itch well. Fans of B-movie horror atmosphere and voiced, subtitled dialogue will also get more out of it, since the game clearly wants you invested in its characters and story beats, not just the killing. It’s less suited to players chasing a tight, story-driven single experience or slick modern production values; this is a scrappier, more indie-scaled effort, and it shows in the presentation. If you need pristine polish or cutting-edge combat systems, look elsewhere. But if you’re fine with some rough edges in exchange for sheer volume of zombie-slaying options, it delivers on that front.

Is it worth it?

For what it is, an indie action RPG with five distinct characters, a genuine skill tree, and a deep weapon pool, there’s a reasonable amount of replay value baked in just from trying different classes and builds. It’s not a game that needs a big budget of your time to appreciate; you can dip in, run through with one character, and come back later for another without much friction. This is exactly the kind of title that makes more sense picked up on a sale rather than at full price, since its appeal is niche and its production values are modest. If you’re specifically after zombie Hack & Slash gameplay with some RPG progression, it’s a solid value pickup when the price drops, less of a must-buy at full cost.

Quick facts

Genre: Action, Indie, RPG. Developer and publisher: Bigmoon Studios. Platform: PC (Steam). Released: March 20, 2015.

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