Playtest Active Survival Horror / Modern Skirmish
Edition: v0.1
Borrowed Time
Modern zombie survival skirmish with escalating threat clocks and desperate dashes for extraction.
Players 👥 2-4 Players
Play Time ⏱️ 60-90 min
Scale / Format 📏 28mm / 1:48 Scale
Current Version 📦 v0.1
Survival is a Countdown
In Borrowed Time, a team of survivors must fight their way through quarantined city blocks, overrun hospitals, and ruined transit centers to complete vital mission objectives before reaching their extraction zone.
Every decision carries immediate consequence. Anything the survivors do—from firing an unsuppressed weapon to triggering a security door—generates sound, alerting hordes of infected that swarm the area in escalating waves.
System Overview
- Noise & Horde Triggers: Combat and movement generate sound. As noise escalates, the threat level spikes, causing larger and more aggressive zombie hordes to spawn and charge your fireteam.
- Objective-Focused Missions: Survivors must push forward together—securing quarantine data, repairing generators, or clearing blocked alleys to unlock the exit route before getting overwhelmed.
- Scavenging Supplies: There is no crafting—every bullet, bandage, and painkiller must be scavenged from wrecked vehicles, supply crates, and abandoned safehouses under constant pressure.
- Team Synergy & Mutual Defense: The infected ruthlessly exploit isolated players. Holding tight choke points, providing covering fire, and rescuing pinned teammates is essential to making it out alive.