Tips and Tricks for Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
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This isn’t the kind of game where you button-mash your way to victory. It’s slow, deliberate, and built to punish anyone who rushes in unprepared. If you want to last longer than a phase or two, here are a few survival tips you’ll actually want to remember for Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days.
Tip 1: Always Be Doing Something
If your survivors are just standing around the shelter doing nothing, that’s on you. Before you go out or end a phase, put them to work—have someone craft food, make medicine, sleep, or boost their mental health. Idle hands in this game aren’t just wasted—they’re dangerous.
Tip 2: Don't Move Shelter Too Soon
It might be tempting to switch shelters when a new one opens up, but hold off unless you’ve fully looted your current area. Once you move base, you can’t go back and grab the leftovers. That’s how you end up out of bandages and eating old canned meat by day three.
Tip 3: Stay Quiet, Stay Low
Running is a great way to wake up every zombie in a five-block radius. Crouch. Move slow. Be a ghost. You’ll know if a zombie sees you from the distinct alert sound. The only time you should be sprinting is when you're making a clean getaway—and even then, expect company.
Tip 4: Leave Doors Open When You Flee
If you run and close a door behind you, zombies will just break it down. Then the next time you pass through, the door's busted, and your stealth route is toast. Leaving it open may not feel safe in the moment, but it’s safer long-term.
Tip 5: Watch the Task Limit
Workstations have a task queue, and each one can only handle five tasks per phase. If you go over, your character will keep working into the night—potentially burning through rest or morale when they should be recovering. Queue smart, not endlessly.
Final Blurb
This game rewards planning, patience, and a healthy fear of everything. If you treat it like an action game, you’ll be toast before the second sunset. Keep your survivors busy, stay quiet, and maybe… Just maybe… You’ll survive long enough to start running out of food.
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