Meme Survival FAQ

What is Meme Survival?

Meme Survival is a free top-down pixel-art zombie survival shooter that you play right in your browser. You pick a survivor from a cast of meme characters, choose three weapons and a map, then hold out against endless waves of zombies that get faster, tougher and stranger the longer you last, with a boss waiting every 10 waves.

Every survivor has a special ability, from flooding the street with tears to summoning an army of frog clones, so each run plays differently. Your goal is simple: survive as many waves as you can and beat your high score.

What is the best zombie survival game?

It depends on what you want. If you're after a big PC or console game, fans usually point to classics like Left 4 Dead 2, Project Zomboid, 7 Days to Die and Dying Light, but they cost money, take a big download and a good machine.

If you want a zombie survival game you can play right now, for free, with no download, Meme Survival is built for exactly that. It loads in seconds in your browser, a run takes minutes, and 24 meme survivors with wild abilities keep it fun to replay. The best way to decide is to try it: play Meme Survival now.

Is Meme Survival free? Do I need to download it?

Yes, Meme Survival is completely free. There's nothing to download or install and you don't need an account. Open memesurvival.com in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari on a computer and start playing.

How do you play Meme Survival? What are the controls?

Pick a survivor, choose three weapons (the pistol is always there as a backup) and pick a map. Then survive: zombies come in waves, and between waves you can spend the coins you earn in the shop.

• W A S D: move
• Mouse: aim, click to shoot
• R: reload
• 1–5 or the scroll wheel: swap weapons
• Space: use your survivor's special ability
• Esc: pause, F: fullscreen

What characters can I play in Meme Survival?

There are 24 survivors, each with their own stats, and most with a special ability. A few favourites:

• Cry XD: cries a flood. Zombies in the water can't shoot, slow down and drown.
• Frogepepe: transforms into a frog and spawns an army of small frog clones.
• Sharkjutta: an apex predator that eats zombies whole.
• Baldwin White: a nurse in blue scrubs who punches the ground and sends a milk quake through the horde.
• Eggreck: turns invisible and calls in his wife as a shield.
• BlackEgg: tucks into a rolling egg and crushes every zombie in his path flat.
• Giga Ballerina: spins in a pirouette while a ring of blades slices every zombie around him.
• Doge: radios in an airstrike that carpet-bombs wherever he points, or hauls out a huge machine gun firing incendiary rounds that set zombies on fire.
• Bezuko, Spider Mad, Genom, Videoman and more, plus classic soldiers like the Rookie, Runner, Heavy and Medic.

What maps and bosses are in Meme Survival?

There are 6 maps: Urban City, Suburbs, Industrial Zone, Research Lab, Race City and the hand-painted Horror House.

Every 10 waves a boss arrives: Warlord at wave 10, Ravager at 20, Bona at 30, Kraken at 40 and Tung Tung Sahur at 50. And watch out for wave 5, when the lights go out.

Does Meme Survival save my progress? Can I play on my phone?

Your high score, best wave, loadout and settings are saved automatically in your browser on the device you play on. Clearing your browser data resets them.

Meme Survival is made for computers with a keyboard and mouse. It can open on a phone or tablet, but there are no touch controls, so for the real experience play it on a laptop or desktop.