Corrupt Earth — The world ended. Survive what remains.

An open-world zombie survival game where every wall, building, and structure can be torn apart. By you, by the horde, or by the laws of physics catching up with your questionable architecture.

Scavenge. Craft. Build.

Then watch it all come crashing down when you forgot to account for structural integrity.

Survive the Day

Loot. Learn. Live.

Loot abandoned towns, farms, and military outposts. Master a skill system that rewards doing over grinding: the more you swing an axe, the better you get with one.

Fear the Night

The Horde Hunts.

Hordes don’t just wander; they hunt. They target your noise, your light, your base. The bigger your ambitions, the louder your problems.

Build Something Worth Defending

Block by Block.

Construct and fortify your base, wire up power systems, grow crops, and field vehicles. Or don’t. A well-placed demolition run works too.

Watch the World Spiral

The Collapse.

Every boss you kill escalates the threat. Kill enough and the world enters The Collapse. Survive that, and you can push into Rebirth: a harder cycle, better loot, no mercy.

Oh, and everything is destructible.

The buildings. The roads. The trader’s base.

Whether he still wants to trade with you after that… is between you and him.

Core Systems

Built to Survive Scale

Every system is designed to create emergent chaos — the kind of moments you don’t plan for.

Horde System

Dynamic Surge Events

Every boss death triggers an immediate surge. The world notices every kill. Hundreds of zombies swarm together — they don't just walk at you, they think.

World

Destructible Everything

Every wall, floor, and building can be brought down. Blow out the supports and the whole structure collapses. Nothing in this world is indestructible.

Survival

Body Horror Mechanics

Track health, stamina, hunger, thirst, and radiation. Status effects stack — bleeding, burning, poisoned, irradiated. Ignore any of them long enough and you die.

Base Building

Build Anywhere, Lose It All

Wood frames become reinforced bunkers. Claim your territory. Wire up generators and automated defenses. Lose structural integrity and it all comes down.

Progression

Learn By Doing

Shoot more, aim better. Mine more, dig faster. No menus, no point spending. Some knowledge can only be found, traded, or looted from the dead.

Modding

Fully Scriptable

Every zombie, item, weapon, and quest is a Lua script. Ten lines and a new weapon is in the game. The same tools the developers use are in your hands.

Multiplayer

Three Ways to Play

Dedicated server, listen server, or solo. Your world saves automatically. The server keeps running even when you're offline — everything your crew built is waiting.

Endgame

The Collapse & Rebirth

Kill all the bosses and The Collapse triggers. The Research Facility unlocks. Initiate Rebirth — a harder cycle with better loot and a world that remembers.

Development

Roadmap

Full Roadmap →

01Core InfrastructureComplete 02WorldIn Progress 03Player & CombatPlanned 04Base & TeamplayPlanned 05Content & ProgressionPlanned 06Infrastructure & ShippingPlanned 07Standalone SystemsPlanned

For Creators

If You Can Imagine It,
You Can Script It

Every system in Corrupt Earth is defined in Lua scripts that ship with the game. Want a zombie that explodes, drops rare loot, and plays a sound on death? There’s a callback for that.

Scripting Docs Modding Posts

zombie_exploder.lua

-- Inherits base zombie
ExploderZombie = Zombie:extend()

ExploderZombie.health    = 80
ExploderZombie.moveSpeed = 1.8
ExploderZombie.rarity    = "rare"
ExploderZombie.dropTable = "rare_military"

function ExploderZombie:onDeath(pos)
  World.explosion(pos, 4.5)
  Sound.play3D("explode_wet", pos)
  Loot.drop(pos, self.dropTable)
end