Zombie Hunters — Play Free Online

Zombie Hunters is an action and shooting game that runs straight in the browser. You move a character around the play area, aim with the mouse and take on the zombies that come at you. There is nothing to install, and a session can be as short as you like.

It sits a little apart from most of the Doodle Jump catalogue. Doodle Jump is about one-button reflexes and climbing as high as you can; Zombie Hunters swaps that for positioning and aim. If you enjoy the "survive a bit longer than last time" feeling of a jumper, the same instinct carries over, just with a crosshair instead of a platform to land on.

How to play

Use the arrow keys or WASD to move and the mouse to aim and select. The mouse also handles menu choices, so you will use it before the round starts as well as during it. On a phone or tablet the game uses touch instead: tap and swipe.

The basic loop is the usual one for this genre. Keep moving, point at the threat and fire, and avoid getting boxed in. The game page lists the controls above, and that is the part we can vouch for; we have not catalogued every weapon or level, so treat the first round as a chance to see what the game offers.

Tips

• Keep your movement and your aim separate in your head: move with the left hand, steer the mouse with the right, and avoid stopping unless the way ahead is clear.
• Do not back into a corner. Open space gives you room to retreat while you keep shooting.
• If you are on a laptop trackpad, a mouse makes aiming noticeably easier.
• If the controls feel slow to respond, click once inside the game frame so the keyboard focuses on it.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

For a different kind of pressure, try Helix Jump, where you guide a ball down a rotating tower, or Bouncy Basketball, a quick physics-based sports game. Fireboy and Watergirl is the one to pick if you want to team up with a friend on a puzzle instead of shooting. Day D Tower Rush and Bloons Tower Defense 2 also lean toward action and strategy if you like fending off waves.

Zombie Hunters suits short sessions at a desktop or laptop, where a keyboard and mouse give you the best control, though touch controls are available on phones.