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Welcome to ParadiZe Review: Are You Ready for Absurdist Undead Chaos?

While this irreverent zombie title tries something new, its repetitive core holds it back from greatness.

Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi by Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi
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Tired of the usual zombie survival schtick? Welcome to ParadiZe puts a goofy spin on the undead apocalypse with its tongue-in-cheek worldbuilding and offbeat sense of humor. This top-down shooter invites you into the wacky settlement known as “ParadiZe”—a supposed safe haven where survivors have figured out how to hack zombies’ minds and turn them into obedient “Zombots.” Of course, things have gone sideways in this not-so-perfect utopia. As you arrive, you’ll need to fight through hordes of rampaging zombies to uncover exactly what went wrong in ParadiZe.

Gameplay-wise, Welcome to ParadiZe delivers a compelling loop of resource gathering, base building, zombie hacking, and good old-fashioned undead slaughter. You’ll start off bludgeoning zombies with melee weapons before unlocking an enjoyable arsenal of firearms like shotguns, machine guns, and flamethrowers. The highlight is your Zombot sidekick—a customizable zombie pal who can gather supplies, draw enemy fire, or just chomp down on zombies with mounted chain saws. This little buddy adds a tactical edge to the run-and-gun action.

While it’s a bit rough around the edges technically, Welcome to ParadiZe wins points for its off-kilter sense of humor and variety of chaotic, blood-soaked hijinks. If you’re tired of dour, gloomy takes on the end of the world, this goofy romp through a bizarro zombie settlement may be just the apocalyptic escape you’re looking for.

A Silly Take on the Zombie Apocalypse

While the zombie apocalypse premise isn’t new, Welcome to ParadiZe puts a fresh spin on it with its absurdist humor and eccentric world. The game opens with an infomercial-style advertisement for the settlement of “ParadiZe”—portrayed as a high-tech utopia where survivors have devised mind-control tech to turn zombies into obedient workers called Zombots. You soon learn this commercial is more than a bit exaggerated.

When your character shows up, you find ParadiZe overrun yet again by rampaging zombies after their Zombot control systems failed. What was once an island of order amidst apocalyptic chaos has collapsed into wacky disarray. As you progress, you’ll encounter various kooky survivor factions struggling to regain control while fighting off the undead hordes. The humor leans heavily on slapstick and satire—poking fun at the kernel of truth behind many imaginary utopias.

The world itself is a bizarre patchwork region that almost feels like a zombie-infested theme park. You’ll move between areas like dense forests, sun-baked deserts, creepy laboratories, and zombie-filled shopping malls seamlessly without any logical sense of geography. Overflowing with oddball details and weird backstory, ParadiZe feels like the creation of a developer that wasn’t afraid to have some silly fun with the well-worn zombie formula.

While it doesn’t fully commit to building out genuine characters, relationships or themes, Welcome to ParadiZe’s main goal is delivering goofy zombie action rather than serious drama. If you’re tired of gloomy post-apocalyptic tales, this game’s vibrant, eccentric world is a nice change of pace.

Hacking Zombies and Blasting Undead

At its core, Welcome to ParadiZe delivers an enjoyable loop of resource gathering, base building, zombie hacking, and good old-fashioned undead slaughter. You’ll spend much of your time scavenging the ruins of ParadiZe for weapon parts, ammo, aid supplies, and crafting components. These feed into crafting and upgrading an enjoyable arsenal that escalates from melee weapons to firearms like shotguns, machine guns, and flamethrowers. Mowing down zombies with your full auto weapons feels powerfully cathartic.

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The signature feature is your customizable Zombot companion—an obedient zombie friend you can “hack” and bring along for the ride. You can deck out your Zombot with different weapons and armor. I equipped mine with spiky shoulder pads and a face-shredding circular saw. In combat, your Zombot draws enemy fire, allowing you to flank, take cover, and thin out crowds. Between battles, you can order them to forage for supplies or just give you a piggyback ride to hurry across the map Indiana Jones-style.

Back at your upgradable home base, you can build a Zombot pylon to passively summon a workforce that gathers essential resources like wood and water. Defending your base from sudden zombie siege adds replayability. While the base building isn’t incredibly deep, it’s a nice supplement to the main gameplay.

My main complaint is the infinite zombie respawns in cleared areas—making previously purged zones inconvenient to revisit unless you enjoy repeat slaughters. Aside from that annoyance, blasting through Welcome to ParadiZe’s creeping undead hordes with an arsenal of upgradable firearms and loyal Zombot companion is gory, explosive fun. The gameplay progression and escalating challenge kept me hooked through the finale.

A Visual Mixed Bag

While not a visual showpiece, Welcome to ParadiZe’s eccentric art style adequately brings its oddball world to life. The top-down perspective gives a nice view of the zombie chaos while keeping the camera out of your way during fights. Each new zone like the neon-lit commercial district or red rock desert has environmental variety with some standout vistas.

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That said, textures are inconsistent in quality and I experienced some occasional screen tearing during busier sequences when the game struggled to keep up. The character models also look a bit dated in more story-focused cutscenes compared to the fluid in-game combat animations. None of these issues ruin the experience, but slightly more polish would’ve helped the presentation.

The audio design fares better than the visuals. Wes Anderson-esque acoustic music sets a quirky tone that fits the absurdist aesthetic. Zany weapon sound effects, from cartoonish shotgun blasts to zombie bone-crunching thwacks, add enjoyable impact to your arsenal. While the voice acting misses more than it hits, the B-movie cheese approach works with the whole zombie theme park vibe.

More Fun with Friends

Welcome to ParadiZe supports online and local co-op for up to four players—allowing friends to team up and take on the undead hordes together. Having backup makes confronting zones with infinite enemy respawns more enjoyable and adds tactical options. You can sync shots for efficient crowd control, use weapon upgrades that play off teammates’ loadouts, and watch each other’s backs during tense standoffs.

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The co-op really shines when defending home base fortifications from sudden siege events where waves of zombies attack from all sides. Coordinating to block off breach points and stem the tide is frantic fun. My only complaint is that mission progress only counts for the host player in online co-op. Still, playing co-op provides a noticeably improved experience compared to the solo campaign.

That said, going lone wolf is still viable for those who prefer single player adventures. The ally Zombot companion helps thin out enemies so you aren’t totally overwhelmed. While the difficulty spikes can feel punishing at times without a friend to revive you, I was able to complete the story missions solo thanks to some persistent trial and error. But for the most enjoyable zombie-slaying chaos, I definitely recommend rounding up a buddy or three to watch your back.

The Good, the Bad, and the Zombies

Welcome to ParadiZe gets high marks for its satisfying gameplay loop of resource harvesting, base building, zombie hacking, and explosive weapon combat. Unlocking and upgrading an enjoyable trove of firearms, then mowing down the encroaching undead hordes is gory fun. Your loyal Zombot companion also adds a tactical edge, drawing fire and thinning crowds. When the shooting starts, Welcome to ParadiZe delivers some cathartic zombie destruction.

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The game also deserves credit for taking a silly, satirical approach to the post-apocalypse rather than gloomy ultra-seriousness. Details like survivor factions bickering over radio stations showcase the writers having fun worldbuilding. While not narratively ambitious, the upbeat tone and vibrant, varied environments are nice change of pace.

That said, infinite enemy respawns seriously hamper replay value for previously completed areas. No matter how thorough your initial purge, returning to any zone means more never-ending zombies pouring out to eat up your ammo reserves. This predictable repetition grows tiresome over long play sessions.

Speaking of technical flaws, Welcome to ParadiZe is a bit unpolished visually with inconsistent textures and occasional frame rate dips when the action gets too hot and heavy. The base building mechanics also feel truncated—a missed opportunity given the core premise. Despite the satisfactions of blasting zombies with wild abandon, the overall package leaves you wanting more.

In the end, I’d recommend Welcome to ParadiZe more as a palate cleanser between more substantial zombie titles rather than a main course itself. While fun in quick doses, the lack of variety catches up over time. But for some no-frills undead hunting with an amusing twist, this irreverent romp might just hit the spot.

Zombies Not Required for a Good Time

Ultimately, your enjoyment level with Welcome to ParadiZe depends on your affinity for wanton zombie destruction versus deep gameplay variety. There’s an undeniable catharsis in emptying endless shotgun blasts into the creeping undead tide while rocking out to the kitschy soundtrack.

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And the tactical potential of a sidekick Zombot imbues the straightforward run-and-gun action with some welcome strategy when tackling larger crowds. If creatively dealing death and dismemberment to an endless rotation of the walking dead sounds like the perfect way to blow off steam after work, you’ll get your money’s worth.

Given the game’s strong premise of controlling zombies to gather resources and defend a base, I wish the base building, crafting, and zombie recruitment features were more fully formed rather than seeming like supplements to the central one-note gameplay.

What’s here is solid as far as uncomplicated walk ups, blast zombies, rinse, repeat designs go. But a dash more depth and replay value through crafted builds, expanded crafting trees, randomized map events, endless wave survival challenges, etc. could have made Welcome to ParadiZe truly stand out as more than just a simple nostalgic romp.

So while Welcome to ParadiZe won’t blow anyone away or begin topping best of zombie game lists, it serves up a satisfying dose of thoughtless undead carnage with a side of snark for those times you just want to tune out and watch the heads explode. For slaying sessions in short bursts, this irreverent gorefest fits the bill.

The Review

Welcome to ParadiZe

6 Score

While Welcome to ParadiZe brings some amusing satire and over-the-top zombie chaos to the apocalypse, it doesn't fully deliver on the promise of its premise. The core run-and-gun action is solid if repetitive and the customizable Zombot companion adds enjoyable strategy, but weak base-building, infinite respawns, and lack of variety undermine the experience. Fans of casual carnage will still get a kick out of the gory gunplay. But with more development time and content, this offbeat survival playground could have achieved far greater heights.

PROS

  • Satisfying zombie combat and gore
  • Customizable Zombot companion
  • Goofy tone and humor
  • Vibrant, varied environments
  • Local and online co-op play

CONS

  • Repetitive core gameplay loop
  • Weak base-building and crafting
  • Technical issues like screen tearing
  • Infinite enemy respawns
  • Lack of content and variety

Review Breakdown

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