Outbreak: Undead (2nd Edition)
Outbreak: Undead (2e) is a survival-horror tabletop RPG focused on realism, resource scarcity, and tough choices. Classless and modular, it supports gritty campaigns about planning, panicking, and pushing through the worst days. Ideal for fans of grounded, rules-forward apocalypse play.
Horror • Needs GM • 4/5 complexity • Campaign friendly • Low prep
Tone skews grounded and tense rather than cinematic power fantasy. Characters are classless and built around practical capabilities, stress, and attrition.
Theme and Setting
Checks use straightforward target numbers with modifiers; equipment condition and logistics matter as much as raw stats. The game emphasizes scouting, clocks, and trade‑offs (noise vs.
How Play Feels
You want a very light rules load You want combat and action to drive most of the session. You want a very light rules load You want combat and action to drive most of the session.
What Makes It Distinct
Outbreak: Undead (2nd Edition) stands out because it is not trying to be an all-purpose genre game. A gritty survival-horror RPG where scarcity, stress, and smart planning matter.
Where It May Not Fit
You want a very light rules load You want combat and action to drive most of the session.