Throughout the history of mobile gaming, there have been a handful of games that have been truly addicting. You might or might not have noticed, but the viral mobile games that were released in 2009 to 2013 had certain patterns that made them viral in the first place. Zombie Tsunami became a very well-known game during this time. If you were an avid mobile gamer during this period, then chances are, you have played Zombie Tsunami. The concept of the game is pretty unique on its own, but it does share a couple of similar characteristics with its counterparts and rival games during that golden period. The answers to our questions pertaining to the success formula of Zombie Tsunami will all be discussed here.

• Straightforward and Catchy Title

The very first thing that is noticeable when it comes to mobile games is, of course, the title. This is why the catchiness of the title is of utmost importance. Apart from being attention grabbing, the title of Zombie Tsunami is pretty straightforward. The title of the game is Zombie Tsunamis because the gameplay is akin to controlling a tsunami… of zombies. Titles can really influence a players’ perspective when it comes to choosing games. The game’s title only had two words, but it can definitely leave an impact.

• Simple Gameplay

Zombie Tsunami can be played by almost anyone, and we mean, literally almost all kinds of players. The only people we could think of that cannot possibly play Zombie Tsunami are babies and toddlers, and even toddlers are a stretch. In Zombie Tsunami, the gameplay is very straightforward, there are no complicated components, and you do not need fast reaction time. Zombie Tsunami is the epitome of an easy game that also happens to easily catch any player’s attention.

• Tried and Tested System

If you notice, the games that trend a lot are usually arcade-style games where players only need one hand in order to play. One of the features that really cemented Zombie Tsunami’s success is the fact that it used a well-known genre to cater to already existing genre lovers – the endless running platform action game. Zombie Tsunami also made it a point to create their endless running game as a side scrolling platform to really give players a view of their tsunami of zombies.

• Feast for the Eyes

We are going to say it now: unless your game has something super special about it, if it has bad graphics, it is not going to do so well. What also makes game graphics good is when it has achieved a signature status in the gaming world. For Zombie Tsunami, the zombies are definitely its signature graphics.