Hi everyone! I’ve been hard at work with Avenue Z, and I’m happy to announce it is in Beta! That means you can go play it for yourself and enjoy killing zombies. Then leave me some feedback somewhere. And tell your friends.

So, a little behind the scenes info. I started work on this game after hearing about a contest at indiePub. The deadline to submit your game is Feb 18th, and I managed to make it! Hurray! Ultimately, this game is designed for the phone, but when making it, I found I had to get it working as a web game first, so I can get beta feedback. I’ve played it on my phone at various stages, but it runs pretty slowly. I think the problem is that when you get a lot of zombies on screen, it bogs down. So once the web version is done, I’m going to start optimizing for the phone.

I cheated by pausing the game and moving the camera in for a close up.

But before that, I plan to build a few more levels, get all the animations in, etc.

The really good news is that this game will be a great starting point for me to make other games. I already have a bunch of ideas for what to do next. Good times ahead!

Oh, and if you have any questions about how I made it, fire away.