Zombie Gunship Survival Reviews

I didn’t spend any money on this game and got pretty far, but then when I decided to pay I realized I got duped. Your real money goes no where in this game and all the in game purchases are severely overvalued. I’ve reached a point where the only way forward is to pay more money which I won’t do anymore. I don’t like this at all because I like progression and at a certain point—around lvl 20– I can’t pass any levels that I haven’t previously passed already and I cannot earn any resources to upgrade and fuse my weapons to do more damage so it’s not fun anymore. Probably the most annoying thing about this game is your troops: they’re slow, they’re dumb, they complain the whole time and they’re completely worthless to upgrade because they don’t do damage. So if you’re reading this be warned; they designed this game to get probably $20-$30 bucks from each person playing and that’s it. They don’t care whether you’re happy after that or not because they got your money. Mission accomplished.

I've never written a review but I actually enjoy this game so please be open minded to my criticism. The gameplay is spectacular, no problems there from my experience. But the Crates and rewards system is flawed.1 and a half hours to open a crate that has so little pay off it's disgusting. You can only hold four at a time which makes no sense giving the fact that a single mission will "reward" you with two. So you do two missions, now your crate space is full and you have to wait 1 & 1/2 hours OR pay 15 gold in which you will always lose profit gold wise. It's almost like the game is punishing you for just having crates. I feel a lot more people would like a system where: 1.there is not crate limit 2.Shorten the timer 3.Increase the drops to make it worth while. I'm not saying all three should be implemented, but one should at least be taken in to consideration. Of course at the end of the day who's ever in charge of things like this will do what he or she does but from a business standpoint I feel people are discouraged to continue playing after experiencing the current crate system. I don't even know if company's care about post like this but something should be changed, I don't care when or how it just needs to happen.

- Ya Boi, Paul

As far as the gameplay and everything goes, i give it a 10/10 all day, every day. But… im literally stuck. Im at level 18, my base is currently maxed out and even though i have enough resources to level up my HQ, it wont let me until i reach level 20. Now normally that wouldn't be an issue but unfortunately leveling up in this game takes wayyy to long. Its ridiculous, its to the point where I'm sure even the most dedicated gamer would call it quits. So to the developers; can you please please please fix this? Either make it easier to level up by increasing mission rewards or lower the amount of XP needed to level up becauseI’m losing interest fast. 90% of enjoyment i get from this game is unlocking new weapons and being able to upgrade my base. As of now the game has just become stagnant and I'm on the verge of deleting it AGAIN! I thought the issue would of been looked into by now but sadly i was mistaken . So please, unless you want to lose a paying customer (and i do spend money on mobile games quite often) please do something about this.

I’ve been playing this game a lot, and I can tell you right now, this game is money hungry. If you want to play a game for 15 minutes a day, then you’ll like this. The daily rewards last you about that long. That said, I’ve found maybe 3 Purple class weapons. You get white and green all the time, and blue drops every now and then, but the gold class must be a pure purchase, and it’s basically a loot box based system, so you never know what you’ll get. If your build is specific, it will do you no good to get some weapons. Having buildings locked to your profile level is also dumb. Everything about this game screams “BUY LOOT BOXS!!!” Well, I’m not buying them. The game has basically come to a screeching halt because I won’t spend any money on it. The irony of games like this is, is I’d buy some permanent upgrades if they were offered, like the 2x experience token you can get with any purchase, the only problem is, is it only last 48 hours, which tells you what this game is all about. MONEY 💰

This game is pretty fun but also very repetitive only to gain the same things over and over. The base upgrading is highly expensive for what you earn in missions and in the end the base is somewhat pointless. Strictly “supplies” are for the base and “bolt and steel” are for weapons and that’s it there’s nothing else to add to the base besides ground defenses which are also next to useless. The weapon upgrade process is definitely unique but takes forever to make much progress as weapons with higher rarity cost more to upgrade. I’ve seen very little pressure to spend real money, which is a plus. The missions are pretty much the same thing over and over, just looting truck stops and scrapyards for resources, but never anything else such as specialty weapons or weapon and troops slots, those are unlocked by ranking up which also take a long time. This game simply needs more directive and goals that make the game worthwhile to play.

Before I say anything else, let me state for the record that shooting zombies from the belly of an AC-130 is rad. If you ever get the chance to rain hot lead on the undead, do it. Plain and simple: It rules.

The game plays well, looks good and (prepare for weak praise) the free-to-play mechanics are tolerable. I particularly enjoy the thump-thump-thump of my iPhone when firing rockets at a shambling horde. It’s a great way to burn through a lunch break or awkward Lyft ride.

My lone real gripe is with the looting of what seem like civilian settlements. Unless I missed some exposition somewhere, it seems that we are ex USAF airmen with a big bad bird who are breaking into camps of regular people just trying to ride out the zombie plague. Effectively, that makes me the bad guy; and I don’t like that. A little bit of storytelling to let me know why it’s ok for my heroes to storm these camps seemingly unprovoked would go a long way, here.

But could use some updates, adding another slot or two for the gunship would be great and maybe room for another team member or so. Another thing that would be great is if you added a multiplayer mode, because me and my dad would LOVE to play together. One more thing, adding multiple save slots would be cool but if that is too much for you devs then one would be great. Ok, if there was a way where you could add a feature where you can see the people shooting from the towers when you defend your base, that would be cool.
Lastly all I want to say is great game and I hope that there will be coming updates.

One more thing, what I meant by adding a feature where you can see people shooting from the towers when you defend your base, that there would be a silhouette with a gun shooting. Can you also put that feature on the towers in the missions too, thanks.

Standard AC 130 black/white gameplay. There are a good amount of different weapons to pick from once you level up. However, obtaining a weapon worthy of spending your resources on can be very painful. Your “armory” can hold 4 crates at a time but only open 1 crate at a time, which takes 3 hours.
If the developers would allow armory upgrades to open more than 1 crate at a time it would vastly increase the replay value for the players who are at level 30 (max level, all weapons unlocked). Additionally, the weapons are common, uncommon, rare, epic, legendary. Epic and legendary, the only types truly worth upgrading, are sparsely dropped. When they ARE dropped it’s usually the base form of a weapon that has much more powerful modes available. If the devs really want to money grab they should make it possible to purchase weapons directly.
Other than the weapons upgrade and loot crate schematic this is a solid game. There are “events” every weekend where if you complete objectives you can earn a common type of more power cannon. Worth the download, not sure it’s worth continued play

So overall I’ve had a blast playing this game I never really wrote a review before now but i feel this should be solved due to the issue I've been having with the game on a new iPhone 15 pro max. The issue is that some icons and details are hidden behind the dynamic island for the new iPhones where the built in screen camera is I was just wondering we could get a work around for that since I cant see behind it or click on a few things because of it. Other than that very fund and relaxing game just to blast Zombies from an AC-130 no less its my favorite aircraft and I just cant get enough of this game because of it if you could please just consider my review and change the icon and visual placements to fit the new camera spot I would be ever grateful thank you! I would definitely recommend this game if you are considering (I have also already recommended my friends haha)

Was sure I reviewed this much earlier before but I’ll say it again. This is a very fun zombie gunship styled game with a randomized reward system and upgrades based upon gathered resources. Much like Borderlands’ or Diablo’s random quality/rarity of item drops, a similar system exists in this but comes in the form of loot crates that take time to open (usually several hours even for the most common of crates). This is a system I don’t much care for myself but it doesn’t detract from the game much other than you’re only allowed to open one crate at a time, or alternatively spend gold (real money) to open crates instantly. Upgrades for weapons require scarce materials that you will easily use up faster than you can accumulate, again with the option to spend gold to magically create more for yourself. So a good 3/4’s of the game is spent grinding for diminishing returns on levels you can actually attempt. But if completing a level repeatedly at the same difficulty is where the grinding gets monotonously boring. But thankfully the levels are typically short and sweet. All in all, I enjoy this game quite a lot. Despite how it unintentionally restricts you with the difficulties (there’s a massive difference in difficulty between ‘easy’ and ‘medium’ in my opinion), upgrade requirements and under powered weapon selection in the mid game: at the end of the day, it’s fun as hell raining ordnance down on the shambling hordes

I’ve been playing this game for a while now, and the gameplay is absolutely great! So many weapons to choose from and UI (user interface) is pretty good, standard AC-130 white and black camera, circling above your ground squad, would definitely recommend for people with time on their hands. The missions are short but fun, and reward an ok amount of loot. Your armory can hold four crates and open one at a time, crates take about 3 hours to open but give decent rewards. I love the idea of building your base and defending it from zombies, but I kinda wish there was more in that section like an online PvP mode where you can raid other peoples bases, or be the zombies and attack someone’s base. I feel like this would urge people to upgrade their bases as soon as possible, instead of just every here and then like me and a few other people I know. This could also be another way to earn recourses at a faster rate. The missions are very fun but I feel like there should be something at the beginning, like maybe you pick where to deploy your troops as usual and then when you start the missions you see the helicopter deploying them, or maybe even a cutscene! That would be cool. All in all this is a great game with room for small improvements like a raised level cap and a few more weapons to play around with. Definitely recommended.

So far I have gotten my HQ to level 4 so I have spent a little time playing this game. The game is very fun and engaging. While it may be a little easier to play on an iPad, it is fun to play on a smaller screen. The graphics are very good and the fact that the player is looking through night vision optics adds a little bit of tension to the game and encourages the player to watch closely, yet it is not so grainy that it makes it hard to see everything. The controls are well placed so that the player can play the game without their thumbs getting in the way of viewing targets. Finally, it is very fun to cut through zombies with a Gatling fun and if your into military games, flying in a C-130 Hercules gunship is definitely a good concept! I would recommend this game to anyone looking for a fun zombie survival game a military theme. A well made game.

Okay so after 2 or so weeks of playing fairly frequently, I finally feel like I can write an honest review. The game as a whole is great, build a pretty generic base with a steady expansion of new buildings and defenses to do your defense round for materials and the such. Do the campaign and get some crates to keep your arsenal growing to do more damage, all pretty standard but enjoyable. Occasionally they like to throw some ads at you to buy some crates or other stuff but by no means do you need to buy anything to progress. If I had one complaint it would be that the login rewards seem to stop after day 7…. I do wish it would reset for the chance at a better crate just from login but other than that I do honestly enjoy the game and I definitely don’t feel pressured to spend money to progress. Give it a shot and I’m sure you’ll like it!

I love the graphics and animation I really the black and white thermals but I only have this one small issue the hit boxes I wish when you shot the heavy titans in the head will do extra damage instead of shooting at their feels the hit box should be modeled to the whole body not just the feet overall another small issue that I have is the loot box system I grind for hours just to get a blue crate that gives me a common or a uncommon weapon I already own so many times and I feel like it is a waste of time this game has allot of potential but I feel like there are many missing features inside your game but irl be awesome if you change the gun sounds different weapons should have different noises different calibers should have different more powerful sounds aswell overall. 5 stars

Ive spent maybe $7 on this game. I got my $7 worth. I have that life style where I’m not on as much but I’m still interested. I have a lot of patience right now I’m slowly going through and complete if each level. The gun situation is weird. Something I quite don’t get yet. I boost my guns eventually i get to fuse them. Fusing doesn’t really do much. Or maybe I’m not seeing the difference. I haven’t unlocked all the guns yet so I’m worried that the ones I use now are just going to either the only ones I use since I upgraded them so much or just plain obsolete by the time I unlock the last gun. What I hope is once I unlock the last version of gun that I can fuse attributes of the gun that I used for so long into that newer version of said gun. And not just add 2 points to the power. Sooo in other words i hope I’m not waiting my time.

This is an absolute great game. When I first downloaded this game I wasn’t sure if I liked it. But I’ve only played a few times and it’s fun. I mean I could sit and play. It pretty addictive and it will waste your time. They make it so it when you get to harder levels they actually make the levels hard.

Sadly it can be hard to get good weapons and supplies. That where money comes in. It’s a free to play app but your off a lot better buying a starter pack. In this game you can also not only upgrade your troops and your plane. But you can also build and upgrade your base.

Now the game has a story like the walking dead’s story. So you may or may not like the campaign. Actually this game is heavily influenced by the walking Dead game. It’s campaign is similar but the difference is that. In this game you are a gunner in walking Dead it’s an rpg game.

This game altogether is a great game while it’s hard to progress in the game it worth your while and worth your money. Now I haven’t played much but it doesn’t seem to have any bugs or glitches. Also last but not least this game is a pretty sight when your not in the plane. With every upgrade it changes and adds details to the buildings.

This is just my review and I haven’t played to long so the stuff I said are true for me but for other players maybe not.

I played this game since you didn’t even have a base. Well that’s What I Remember when I was a kid. Anyways This game is great but there could be a little more improvements. When you blow up a building you just raided and zombies are attacking it shouldn’t the zombies die or at least take damage because there literally punching a build that blew up and toke no damage. And just a small detail. I would like to see the guys hanging around the base actually do something they just like stand around a wave there arms. Something like them playing around or maybe them drinking something talking playing Rock Paper Scissors. Just a tiny bit more detail and last is. I would like to see the plane take of every mission like a short cut scene before the mission starts to spice things up ya know? Anyways I love this game and I hope you make my wishes come true! Thanks and you have a great game!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Don’t be fooled by the free download, but nothing worth having will be totally free anyway. You’ll want to take advantage of the original discounted offers to buy some equipment and gold, but after that there’s not much need to invest a ton of money into it. I think I’ve spent about $6 on this game so far and have far exceeded $6 worth of entertainment. I have spent $60+ on PS4 games that aren’t as fun and entertaining as this, so consider that before you read any bad reviews complaining about in-app purchases. There aren’t any over bearing annoying adds that you have to deal with (unless you want to, in which case you are handsomely rewarded). The graphics are awesome, the feedback is cool, the game play is entertaining; what more can you say? The developers knocked it out of the park. Download it, expect to invest $10 or $20 into it over the course of the game and enjoy because it’s well worth double that.

I've been playing for about a week now maybe, give or take, and I'm enjoying the game very much. There are tactics to consider, weapons and facilities to upgrade, and loadouts to be chosen. What more could you want? Oh yeah... zombies to be killed. Lots and lots of zombies. In app purchases seem reasonable and if you're on a budget you don't have to make one to progress through the game. Just have patience. I've made one $4.99 purchase and will again at some point in the future because the game is worth it. One last thing... The graphics are very nice. So download ZombieGunshipSurvival and help protect us all from the zombie hordes. Just remember to to go to bed at a decent hour.

Update: 01 March 2025
I can’t even remember when I wrote my first review, but now I figure I’ve been playing it for longer than I was married to my first wife. No joke. Have made several small purchases, but I keep telling myself that I deserve to splurge on some mega destructive Legendary weapons. Waiting for a Legendary to drop in a random crate takes a lot of patience, but fortunately “grinding” really isn’t bad at all because every time you change your loadout, the game plays differently and presents unique challenges. That’s just plain good game design.

I played the original Zombie Gunship for many years and switched to Zombie Gunship Survival when it launched in 5/17. It’s an epic grind and takes about 9 months of regular play to finish your base and get some decent weapons. If you stick with it for a year, you should have all legendary Gunship weapons. You don’t have to spend money on the game to progress but it does help you progress faster. Now that the developers are working on the game again, spending some money is a reasonable thing to do.

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