''Undawn'' is a
survival game
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developed by
Lightspeed Studios and published by
Level Infinite
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on June 15, 2023. It is a
zombie
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-themed game.
Development and release
''Undawn'' had more than 300 developers and was considered a "key" game developed in-house by
Tencent
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, with an alleged budget of approximately (around ).
It was first announced in March 2021. A May 2023 trailer revealed that the game would feature actor
Will Smith
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.
The game was released on June 15, 2023, for
Android
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,
iOS
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, and
Windows
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.
Garena
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published the game on June 29 for select Southeast Asia countries.
Reception
According to a report by ''
Reuters
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'' published on March 21, 2024, ''Undawn'' "flopped spectacularly", generating a revenue of $287,000 in the previous month, according to research firm Appmagic.
Some reviewers noted that the game was relatively unheard of before the report, despite it featuring Smith.
See also
*
List of zombie games
References
External links
*
2023 video games
Android (operating system) games
IOS games
Level Infinite games
Multiplayer video games
Survival video games
Video games about zombies
Video games developed in China
Windows games
LightSpeed Studios games
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