As the world ends, the last remaining humans hide underground, emerging to find a whole heap of zombies where their friends once stood. But with a little ingenuity, these walkers can become allies once more!  

Command a colony of heroic scientists on a quest to restore the world. Start the adventure by gathering natural resources in the woodlands and summits. Prepare for the first night with fortifications and a rudimentary base, giving the scientists just enough stability and defense to stay alive. With a foothold established, set traps for the zombies and attempt to snag one. Take it back to the lab and attempt to reverse the infection.

Eureka! The zombie is a humble human once more. One down, only 500 million to go!

Manage the workforce, both original scientists and newly converted human-zombie hybrids alike, to keep them happy and hearty, ready to research and work. Setup kitchens, recreational spaces, and other creature comforts. Research and unlock sci-fi tech like freeze rays and barriers to capture more zombies. Expand the lab’s manpower and resources to rewind history and save all of mankind.With time, meticulous planning, and precise management, the undead hordes will soon become the Working Dead. But stay vigilant, as Humbies are unpredictable. Go above and beyond their basic needs, lest their primal, flesh-eating instincts claw back to the surface.

In recognition of World Science Day, Aerosoft and Thera Bytes are proud to announce that their upcoming zombie treatment lab builder, Zombie Cure Lab, will give players a way to contribute to real-life cancer research. Players can contribute simply by playing the game when it launches in Steam Early Access for PC on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

Through a partnership with University Hospital Erlangen and the University of Rostock, Zombie Cure Lab allows players to treat the undead in-game while contributing computing power to unlocking a cure for Uveal Melanoma, a high-mortality cancer with about 1,700 new cases per year in the United States alone. Meet global goals to unlock in-game rewards!

HOW IT WORKS

• While playing Zombie Cure Lab, players can enable a piece of background software called Docking Hero
• If enabled, Docking Hero simulates protein-ligand docking—how different drugs bond with receptors in the human body—in search of positive interactions
• Unlock exclusive loot in Zombie Cure Lab when global computation goals are met, such as new missions, lab decorations, zombie-catching technology, and more
• When enabled, Docking Hero runs simulations quietly without impacting gameplay. To learn more about Docking Hero, University Hospital Erlangen, and the University of Rostock, head to the official Docking Hero website.

While contributing to the search for a cure, save the in-game world from a zombie apocalypse by curing, not killing, the undead! Build a home base and research the latest in zombie-capturing technology. Detain brain hungry attackers by night and convert them into your cheerful workforce by day. Stock up your kitchen and provide sleeping accommodations to keep the human-zombie hybrids from going back to their old, flesh-eating habits. Unlock more advanced items and research tiers to restore humanity and reverse the apocalypse.

Key Features:

• Research and unlock more than 200 technologies
• Plan and improve your lab layout
• Build up and sustain a complex lab economy
• Electrify your lab and regret every blackout
• Manage four different worker types with day and night shifts
• Keep your workforce happy or risk dramatic zombie virus outbreaks inside your lab
• Build up smart defenses to keep angry zombie hordes outside your lab each night
• Cure - don't kill and become friend with your workforce: the humbies

Zombie Cure Lab is coming to PC (Steam Early Access) on Dec. 7 for $24.99 USD, with a limited-time 20% release discount.