Zombie survival games on mobile tend to fall into one of two traps: either they’re a shallow tower defense reskin, or they’re bloated with menus you need a tutorial to understand. Plague Inc nails the strategy side of an outbreak scenario, but it’s a top-down simulation, not something you actually control character by character.
Extra Lives is built differently. It’s developed by MDickie, the same studio behind the Wrestling Revolution series, and that combat pedigree shows. Rather than managing an outbreak from a distance, you’re on the ground in a collapsing city, making choices about who to trust while the streets fill with the infected. I’d put it closer to Stickman Hook in terms of pick-up-and-play simplicity, minus the physics puzzle angle.
The scale of it is what surprised me most. There are over 200 characters spread across 8 warring factions, each with their own take on how to survive the outbreak, and more than 50 locations to explore across the city. You’re not just fighting zombies, you’re navigating shifting alliances between human factions who don’t agree on how to handle the crisis.
Combat borrows directly from MDickie’s wrestling engine, which gives it more weight than the average mobile brawler. Fights feel physical rather than scripted, and that carries over well into a zombie setting where you’re often outnumbered and need to think about positioning instead of just tapping attack repeatedly.
Key Features
- Over 200 characters spread across 8 warring factions
- 50+ explorable locations across a collapsing city
- Character creation with customizable outfits, hair, and accessories
- Deathmatch mode for slaying zombies without survival pressure
- Combat system carried over from the Wrestling Revolution series
- Customizable zombie starting counts for adjustable difficulty
- Free to play, with an optional upgrade for expanded features
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System Requirements
- Android 5.0 or later
- 2 GB RAM minimum
- 150 MB free storage for installation
- Touchscreen device, phone or tablet
- No internet connection required for core gameplay
Why I Recommend
The faction system is what keeps this one interesting past the first few hours. Every group you meet has a different read on the outbreak and a different plan for dealing with it, and your relationships with them actually shape how the story plays out. That’s more narrative depth than I expected from a game this size.
Deathmatch mode deserves a mention too. If you just want to fight without worrying about the survival mechanics, it strips those away and lets you focus purely on combat. It’s a smart way to let 2 very different play styles exist in the same app without one getting in the way of the other.
If zombie survival and character-driven mobile games are your thing, it’s worth digging through our Android Apps section for more titles in a similar vein. Extra Lives stands out for how much world it packs into a install under 60 MB.
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Technical Details
- Developer: MDickie
- Latest version: 1.170.64
- Platform: Android
- License: Mod
Download Information
Download | Size: 53.62 MB | Pass: Mazterize.in
