Dead Block

Dead Block
Developer(s)Candygun Games
Publisher(s)Digital Reality
EngineUnreal Engine 3
Platform(s)Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseXbox 360
July 6, 2011
PlayStation 3
  • NA: July 20, 2011
  • PAL: July 27, 2011
Windows
January 26, 2012
Genre(s)Action, strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Dead Block is a third-person action-strategy video game by German developer Candygun Games and publisher Digital Reality, in which three survivors of a zombie outbreak attempt to keep zombies out of a safehouse. It was released on the Xbox 360 on July 6, 2011 via Xbox Live Arcade, and on the PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network on July 20, 2011 in North America and July 27, 2011 in the PAL region. A Microsoft Windows release followed on January 26, 2012.

In the game, three characters use a combination of blockades, traps and weapons to fight off attacking zombies. It was developed with the Unreal 3 Engine. While critics gave the game high marks for its music and comedic premise, they expressed disappointment in the lack of online multiplayer.