Zafehouse: Diaries

Zafehouse: Diaries

Screwfly Studios · September 6, 2013 · Strategy, Simulation, Indie, Zombies, RPG

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Where to buy Zafehouse: Diaries — official stores

Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
-50%
$0.99
$1.99
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GOG
GOG
Standard Edition · DRM-Free
-50%
$0.99
$1.99
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GamersGate
GamersGate
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$8.99
$9.99
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Standard Edition · Steam
$0.52
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Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.81
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Standard Edition · Steam
$0.76
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Zafehouse: Diaries price by region

Zafehouse: Diaries costs £0.37 in the United Kingdom, €0.42 in Europe (EUR), $0.52 in the United States, $1.39 in Georgia (USD), CA$2.59 in Canada, NZ$2.99 in New Zealand, zł3.10 in Poland and R$4.19 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Zafehouse: Diaries offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.37 −78% £1.69 £0.37 3
Europe (EUR) €0.42 −53% €0.89 €0.42 7
United Statesyour region $0.52 −50% $0.99 $0.52 6
Georgia (USD) $1.39 $1.39 — 1
Canada CA$2.59 CA$2.59 — 1
New Zealand NZ$2.99 NZ$2.99 — 1
Poland zł3.10 −66% zł8.99 zł3.10 2
Brazil R$4.19 −40% R$6.99 R$4.19 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Zafehouse: Diaries

Stuck in a remote, abandoned town, you must lead five survivors with conflicting motivations, fragile relationships and fiery prejudices to safety from the roving undead. A sophisticated engine generates new survivors, towns and content so every adventure is a different experience, and you can use built-in editors to add yourself and others to the game.

Features

  • Deal with the volatile relationships of your survivors by strategically assigning them to tasks, siding with them on difficult decisions or seeding rumours about their past
  • The undead aren't the only threat - negotiate, bargain, trade with or fight merciless lynch mobs, zombie hunters and bitten survivors
  • Experience a fresh story each time you play as the procedural engine crafts new survivors, towns and content
  • Built-in editors make it easy to add yourself and your friends to the game. Create your own survival horror story in your hometown
  • Unique diary interface records each action, choice and disaster. Save your heroic story and share it with others

Zafehouse: Diaries is a fresh take on the zombie / survival horror genre. If you're sick of mindless shooters or generic-looking top down affairs that just don't get what the zombie genre is about, this is the game for you.

About Screwfly Studios


We're a two-man developer based in Australia, dedicated to creating deep, innovative strategy games for PC. Zafehouse: Diaries is Screwfly's debut title and the spiritual successor to the highly-regarded Zafehouse.

Zafehouse: Diaries — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Zafehouse Diaries is a text-based survival management game that players find engaging and replayable, with effective minimalist design and appropriately challenging difficulty that keeps players invested. The main complaints center on the relationship mechanics between survivors feeling contrived, occasional interface jank, and limited content like only one save slot and a five-survivor cap, though some players suggest the sequel offers a more polished experience if budget allows.

Not recommended Oct 11, 2024
No matter what you do, your people will fight with each other. Really its more like dysfunctional relationship simulator.
7 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 27, 2024
A text-based adventure-style survival horror management game where you are the one running this monkey farm! PROS + Cheap and compact + Generally fair but unforgiving difficulty + Minimalistic yet effective sound design + Clever, immersive TTRPG-inspired interface + Infinite replayability thanks randomly-generated playthroughs + Built-in editor to create your own custom survivours and adventures + Highly-engaging, if not downright addictive gameplay that perfectly encapsulates the tone and atmosphere of George A. Romero's "Day of the Dead" CONS - Only one save slot - Five survivour limit - Only three game modes - Occasional Fallout 1-level interface jank - "Zafehouse Diaries", not a particularly inspired title - Half-baked relationship mechanic that feels very contrived at times - Limited micromanagement options (e.g. no way to assign equipment to a specific character)
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 5, 2026
good
Recommended Aug 20, 2025
I never got into this. I don't think it's a bad game or anything, it just wasn't my jam.
Recommended Aug 20, 2025
Mostly text based, also the survivors can be extremely dumb but overall quite fun. I read that the reviews for the 2nd game is "if you have this do not buy the 2nd" well my advice is do not buy this and buy the 2nd game if you are willing to spend a bit more for a more improved game.
Recommended Jul 19, 2025
Interesting and changes every time, tricky but not too difficult that you give up and not too easy that its boring

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