During the game the player takes on the role of a survivor. Survivors tend to form clans for safety (with other players). Players must scavenge for food, water, weapons, ammunition and other supplies in order to survive - all the time wary of the constant zombie threat.

The military will drop supplies and certain times in order to help survivors. Players will also run across other human characters (NPCs) that may help or hinder they. Players will need to learn who they can and can’t trust. Along with the thousands of human zombies in various stages of infection players will also come across infected animals and vigilante groups that believe the virus was a curse from God and that all non-believers (zombie and human) are to be destroyed.

Transport into other game zones will periodically be available via an underground movement that transports people between zones at a price. Transport is bartered for supplies.

Access to quests where more of the back story is revealed will be available to players who are persistent in seeking the truth within the game.