What's the difference between "Zombie, Run! Zombie Finder" and "Zombies, Run!"? There are two different augmented-reality zombie games which work on Android devices:


"Zombie, Run! Zombie Finder"
"Zombies, Run!"


It's confusing that they have such similar names.  Please tell me about the difference between them.
"Zombie, Run! Zombie Finder"

The first of the two games is called the "Zombie, Run! Zombie Finder".  It is free and open-source software.  The project founder is Peter Dolan.

According to an old comment by Reddit user "participating", it is:


  [A] fun way to get some running/jogging/terrifying brisk walks done ... It also has a multiplayer mode, which I have yet to try out.


Several people have had commit rights over the years, including Peter Dolan (project founder), Gabriel Francis (Spanish co-translator), as well as "empeamtk" and "agent.craig".

Development started in April '09.  Version 1.3 was released to the Google Play store in April '13.  At last count, the game had been downloaded more than one million times.  If you look at the most recent code commits, you'll see that revision r207 mentions a "Version 1.3.1".  But I'm not sure whether or not such a version was ever released.  The game is currently unmaintained.  But, because the game is open-source software, a new maintainer could step up at anytime.

Mr. Dolan has moved onto other things.  The game is gone from the Google Play store now.  I have no idea why; if you do know, please enlighten me.

You can download the game from Aptoide.  You can find basic usage instructions here.



"Zombies, Run!"

"Zombies, Run!" is the second of the two games.  It is completely separate from the first game, and comes from a different development team.  It's a closed-source "freemium" game.  It's maintained by Six to Start Ltd., a British game-development company.

It seems to me that this game was conceived independently, though I am surprised that the development team didn't choose a different name.  It was released in Feb. '12, and is available for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.

The Google Play store app description writes:


  Zombies, Run! is a ... running game and audio adventure ... .  Every run becomes a mission ... with our ... audio drama putting you at the centre of your very own zombie adventure story.  While you run to [a] mix of ... audio drama and ... songs from your own playlist, you’ll collect supplies to grow your base back home.  ...  Zombies, Run! works anywhere and at any speed. You can jog in a park, run along a beach, or walk along a trail.  It even works on treadmills.


You can download the free version of the game here.

If you post questions about this second game over on our sister site Arqade, please use the tag [&nbsp;zombies-run&nbsp;].



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