Dead Hungry is a fast-paced VR game developed by Q-Games, creators of the PixelJunk series. Restore zombies to human form by loading up huge hamburgers and hurling them to the grateful undead. Your weapons of choice are burgers, pizza, fries--and anything else you can pick up!
In this fast-paced VR game, you assume the role of a food truck chef tasked with saving the zombified citizens of a quirky version of Kyoto, Japan. Armed with a variety of ingredients like burgers, pizza, fries, and more, your mission is to rapidly prepare and launch these "weapons" at the ravenous undead to restore their humanity.
The gameplay is described as intensely frantic, requiring you to use the motion controls of your VR headset to quickly grab, assemble, and fling food items at the constant influx of zombies. Reviewers report getting a genuine full-body workout, with play sessions leaving them sweating and their limbs aching due to the rapid movements needed to keep up with the challenge.
Rather than traditional combat, the core objective is to feed the zombies in order to transform them back into human form. This quirky, creative concept is widely praised as a refreshing departure from typical VR experiences, offering a wholly unique gameplay loop that sets it apart.
As you progress, the levels become more challenging, introducing new mechanics that ramp up the difficulty. These include stages where food cooks and burns faster, levels missing key ingredients, and encounters with special zombie types that exhibit unique behaviors. Reviewers appreciate how the game manages to escalate the challenge while maintaining the frantic, satisfying core loop.
Reviewers highlight the game's charming, humorous presentation, with the quirky, over-the-top zombie designs and Japanese-inspired setting being widely praised. The tongue-in-cheek, comedic tone is also enjoyed, with one reviewer describing the experience as "silly but infinitely replayable."