Stay Living
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Jake is a 21-year-old student who likes being alone but doesn't mind talking when needed. He's a big fan of zombie shows and movies. Fast zombies, slow ones, even the weird ones. He's imagined what it would be like if it ever happened.
But live through one for real?
HELL NO.
Now he's stuck alone in his condo on the 33rd floor, and something is very wrong. The world outside has gone quiet. Too quiet.
Jake has to use everything he knows from fiction to survive.
No extra lives. No second chances.
Only one goal: Stay Living.
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