Among the Dead

"There's a Darkness in us All"

- Official Game Tagline

Among the Dead is a 2017 open world survival horror video game developed by Axcero Interactive and published by Ubisoft. The game was released worldwide in October 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. Set in the fictional infested Island Providence of the Opton Isles, the game follows Keith Grayson, a survivor without recollection of how he arrived on the island but with clear intentions on stopping the outbreak. The game takes a emphases on a survival gameplay with moral decision making.

The game is played through a third person perspective and involves fighting both living and nonliving attackers throughout the story. Upon its released the game was praised for its compelling narrative, great world design and gritty tone but garnered criticism for an overuse of light bloom. Following its release, Among the Dead won many awards and was nominated by IGN as Game of the Year.

A DLC titled Among the Broken was released six months after the game released. The DLC serves as a prequel to the events of the main game and flushes out the backstory for the project that created the Virals on the game. Among the Broken follows a linear storyline following protagonist Robert Nash, a soldier in his exploits through what is labled the "War on Mankind".

Setting
Among the Dead takes place in the fictional Opton Isles, an archipelago located off the coast of North Carolina. Although an island chain, only the main and closest island is traversal. Known formaly as an insustrial Metrapolos, Croshaw city, and the only main settlement, was heavely inspired by early expanding urban cities such as Philadelphia in the 50s but with a more modern architectural look. Much of the streets in the city are cracked with buildings fallen down and overgrown vegetation in some areas. The map itself contains a thick forest to the north of the city with a Large lake leading to a river known as the Calypso Lake. A short mountain range to the south leads to the more rural area of the map which is surrounded by the Atlatic ocean. The world itself was described as:

"A dark world with a very twisted and warped atmosphere. You truly feel as if the world continues to change regardless of where you are, not to mention that the constant 'Fight or Flight' scenarios will keep the player glued to the edge of your seats for hours on end."

- Game Informer

Missions
The Storyline of Among the Dead features 39 Story missions separated in 4 segments, along with 21 total side operations.

Segment 1

 * Escaping Insanity
 * A new Mourning

Segment 2

 * Unending Nightmares
 * Unending Nightmares
 * Unending Nightmares
 * Unending Nightmares
 * Unending Nightmares
 * Unending Nightmares

Segment 3

 * Reflections
 * Broken Memory
 * Feral Instincts
 * Feral Instincts
 * Feral Instincts
 * Feral Instincts
 * Feral Instincts
 * Feral Instincts

Segment 4

 * Black Skies
 * Our Inner Demons
 * Black Skies
 * Our Inner Demons
 * Our Inner Demons
 * Our Inner Demons
 * Our Inner Demons
 * Our Inner Demons
 * Our Inner Demons
 * Our Inner Demons