“Heart of Darkness” Update Now Available for ‘Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days’ [Trailer]

PikPok is starting the year off right with a seventh update for its Early Access zombie survival strategy title, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days. Along with the expected gameplay tweaks and bug fixes, “Heart of Darkness” update adds a new Escape Plan, a new Survivor Mission, three new locations, a new recruitable survivor, new NPCs and more.

In the brand-new Escape Plan, players will guide their survivors to Pickett Stadium, the epicentre of the outbreak in Walton City. Once a fan-filled home team venue, Pickett Stadium is now a twisted ruin overrun by football-themed undead, littered with shattered bleachers and flickers of a past that refused to stay dead and buried.

Joining the cast are Sgt. Bowman and Dr. Stanfield, offering players new narrative turns and moral choices. Players will also discover the all new rooftop Researcher Camp, as well as returning to existing areas “in surprising and tactical new ways.”

To trigger the new Escape Plan, players need to visit one of four specified locations, though they may need to go to more than one location to trigger it. After that, players will need to follow up at two more specified locations, though the devs recommend visiting all of the possible locations for something special.

And as always, PikPok aren’t done. They’ve already teased an eighth update for Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days next month. While not as massive as Heart of Darkness, this upcoming smaller update will offer some quality of life improvements, including weapon swapping and improved shelter management.