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Map-based zombie survival MMORPG

World of the Living Dead

World of the Living Dead profile covering Ballardia Games' Google Maps-based zombie survival MMO and its brief 2014 run.

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Status
Closed permanently June 23, 2014
Business model
Free-to-play (closed)
Genre
Map-based zombie survival MMO
Release
2014
Platforms
Not yet verified
Developer
Ballardia Games
Publisher
Ballardia Games
Profile
Full
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MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

Both PvE zombie scavenging and PvP squad conflict are recorded

SoloPlay styleGroup

Primarily a solo squad-management loop, with factions for group play

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

A real-world map (Google Maps/OpenStreetMap) sandbox rather than a fixed designed world

TargetedCombat feelAction

Turn-by-turn, report-based combat rather than real-time action

HousingNot recordedCraftingNot recordedTradingNot recordedControllerNot recordedPvERecordedPvPRecorded
Player fit

Why you might like it

  • Players interested in unusual real-world-map-based MMO design, since the entire game played out over an OpenStreetMap of Los Angeles County.
  • Fans of resource-management survival games who prefer text/report-based combat resolution over real-time action.
  • Anyone researching early-2010s zombie-survival MMO experiments before the genre's later AAA entries.
Before you play

Things to consider

  • The game closed permanently on June 23, 2014, only about four months after launch, so there is no server to play on today.
  • Contemporary reviews criticized its minimal graphics and unintuitive interface even by browser-game standards of its time.
  • Its Google Maps/OpenStreetMap-driven design meant gameplay quality varied a lot depending on how many real-world points of interest existed in a player's assigned area.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-09-09
Profile depth
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Source note
Wikipedia confirming the exact February-June 2014 operational window, cross-checked against OnRPG and MMOReviews feature coverage
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 25, 2026.Verified

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Game history

World of the Living Dead timeline

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  1. 2014
    Released

    MMOFinder records World of the Living Dead as released in 2014.

  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Closed permanently June 2014

  3. 2026-08-25
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Media

World of the Living Dead screenshots & gameplay

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Source: mmo-play (YouTube gameplay video)

Gameplay, availability and research notes

World of the Living Dead is recorded as Map-based zombie survival MMORPG. World of the Living Dead was Ballardia's browser survival-strategy MMORPG set across a map-based Los Angeles County. Players managed survivor squads, noise, hunger and finite supplies until the developer permanently closed the service in June 2014.

The lifecycle record is Closed permanently June 2014, with verified platforms of Web Browser. MMOFinder lists Ballardia Games as developer and Ballardia Games as publisher.

The guidance and platform availability above were checked on August 25, 2026 against the linked sources. Continue through Similar Games, filter the MMO database, or compare profiles side by side.

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