How to play Zombie Lane
Everything you see here comes from the game's real data: weapons, crops, zones and missions.
The basics
Every action (shooting, clearing, planting, building) spends energy. You start with 14 points and recover 1 every 30 seconds up to your maximum. The maximum can grow when you level up.
Coins: earned by harvesting, defeating zombies and completing missions. They pay for most of the market.
Cash: the special in-game currency. You get it from leveling up, the daily bonus and completing missions. It unlocks special weapons and items.
Food: gained when harvesting and used to refill energy at the market.
Experience: every action adds to it. There are 101 levels; leveling up gives you coins, cash and an energy refill.
The tutorial lasts 7 steps: create your character, talk to Rob, clear the yard and take down the first zombies.
Combo: chain actions in a row to fill the meter and earn a bonus.
Market weapons
Damage per hit, maximum ammo and required level. The cost is the market's, in in-game coins or cash.
| Name | Damage | Ammo | Level | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shovel |
1 | Melee | 1 | Free |
 Shotgun |
1 | 10 | 1 | 200coins |
 SMG |
1 | Unlimited | 4 | 15cash |
 Katana |
2 | Melee | 6 | 25cash |
 Hunting Rifle |
2 | 10 | 7 | 800coins |
 Mini-Gun |
4 | 20 | 12 | 20cash |
 Assault Rifle |
2 | 100 | 8 | 30cash |
 China Lake |
10 | 2 | 1 | 17cash |
 Flare Gun |
2 | 2 | 1 | 20,000coins |
Crops
Pick by how long you will be away: strawberries and radishes in minutes, cabbage and beans for the whole night.
| Name | Cost | Grows in | XP | Coins | Food | Withers in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Strawberries |
10coins |
1 min | 1 | 30 | 1 | Never |
 Radish |
25coins |
15 min | 2 | 45 | 1 | 45 min |
 Watermelon |
50coins |
30 min | 3 | 70 | 2 | 3 h |
 Apple Tree |
700coins |
30 min | 10 | 20 | 1 | Never |
 Corn |
100coins |
1 h | 4 | 150 | 3 | 6 h |
 Super Crop |
500coins |
2 h | 5 | 605 | 4 | 9 h |
 Onion |
110coins |
3 h | 1 | 190 | 1 | 18 h |
 Bell Peppers |
350coins |
4 h | 7 | 526 | 3 | 24 h |
 Carrot |
220coins |
6 h | 8 | 350 | 3 | 36 h |
 Pumpkin |
370coins |
8 h | 12 | 585 | 4 | 3 d |
 Beans |
470coins |
12 h | 11 | 880 | 4 | 6 d |
 Cabbage |
600coins |
18 h | 12 | 1150 | 4 | 9 d |
A ripe crop withers if you do not harvest it in time; reviving it costs coins or cash. Zombies can also attack it.
Zombies
Each type has its own toughness. Riot zombies and bosses take many more hits.
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Janitor Zombie Weak Health 1 1 XP and 2 coins -
Salesman Zombie Weak Health 1 1 XP and 2 coins -
Waitress Zombie Normal Health 2 3 XP and 4 coins -
Plumber Zombie Normal Health 2 3 XP and 4 coins -
Gardener Zombie Strong Health 4 5 XP and 6 coins -
Firefighter Zombie Strong Health 4 5 XP and 6 coins -
Construction Zombie Strong Health 4 5 XP and 6 coins -
Military Zombie Health 2 1 XP and 2 coins -
Riot Zombie Super Strong Health 8 25 XP and 50 coins -
Hillbilly Zombie Boss Health 30 2 XP and 5 coins
Adventure zones
Your home is the base. The other zones open with your level and a mission.
| Zone | Unlocks at level |
|---|---|
| HomeYour farm, the starting point | — |
| Rob's PlaceRob's place, where the tutorial begins | — |
| NeighborA neighbor's home when you visit | — |
| CircusAdventure zone with its own missions | 10 |
| DowntownAdventure zone with its own missions | 15 |
| Crash SiteAdventure zone with its own missions | 20 |
| The CureAdventure zone with its own missions | 25 |
Missions and levels
There are 357 missions across the main story and the adventure zones. Some are chains with characters like Rob or Daisy; others are survival tips and timed tasks. Each one rewards experience, coins or items.
First story missions
- Getting even5 XP
- Restore communication5 XP
- Find rob's diary pages i10 XP
- Rebuild your house14 XP
- Rescue frank the farmer15 XP
- Help rent-a-cop rob!40 XP
- Food challenge25 XP
- Stay off my crops25 XP