Ocean Drive Studio, best known for Lost Eidolons, doesn’t set its zombie survival game in the modern age (we’ve seen that many times before), so that alone should raise some eyebrows beyond one of Britain’s cities.

Doom has come to Birmingham and you are the last living soul. Survive an undead plague in a meticulously recreated medieval market town. Manage your needs, master physics-based mechanics, and evade the horde for as long as you can. God Save Birmingham is a zombie apocalypse survival game set in 14th century Birmingham, England. The Early Access version will focus on a sandbox mode using a small part of the city. The full city will be available at the official release, with a campaign mode to complete the experience later.

A strange plague is sweeping the land, turning people into monsters and towns into slaughterhouses. You are one of the last survivors of Birmingham, alone against the shambling corpses of your former friends and neighbors, with only your wits to protect you. Even after the end of the world, life goes on. Scavenge for supplies, craft tools and weapons, then go on the hunt for food, water and shelter. The clock is always ticking, and the Horde is always close.

Wiggle your way out of harrowing situations with physics-based mechanics that reward quick wits and skill. Stack furniture to barricade doors, jump over low fences to trip your clumsy foes, and sever limbs to reduce the undead to angry, writhing torsos. Just be careful not to trip over a bucket as you flee for your life. Explore a meticulously reconstructed 14th-century Birmingham in all its bucolic, bubonic glory. Stop by the markets or Burgage Plots to scavenge for resources. Raid boarded-up smithies for tools, grab a drink at the nearest tavern, and explore the historic architecture of St. Martin’s Church in the Bull Ring. The Early Access version of the game will contain about a quarter of the entire city.

God Save Birmingham will first be released in Early Access on Steam, but it’s not yet known when. Console versions are not currently planned.

Source: Gematsu