Bodycam Zombies Guide: How the PVE Mode Works
The Zombie Mode is Bodycam's official dip into PVE, shipped in the V0.7.0 major update after massive community demand - the studio itself calls it a mode 'thought with our community at heart'. It keeps the ultra-realistic gunplay of the PvP game and points it at waves of zombies across dedicated missions, currently centered on the Asylum and Village maps.
What Makes Bodycam Zombies Different
Reissad Studio was deliberately cautious about adding zombies to a game whose DNA is ultra-realism. The result is not an arcade horde shooter: zombies die to realistic ballistics, ammo is finite, and the tension comes from the same bodycam framing that makes the PvP modes scary.
The mode launched with V0.7.0 alongside a new CQB map, and the official trailer (December 2025) showed squad-style play against multiple simultaneous targets - closer to a co-op survival scenario than a round-based minigame.
Preparation: Loadout and Settings Before You Queue
Use the V0.8 Loadout System to bring your most controllable rifle rather than the hardest-hitting one - sustained, accurate fire beats single dramatic shots when multiple zombies close in. Rebind your flashlight and gadget keys if you haven't since V0.8 made keybind clearing easy.
Turn Film Grain off for visibility in dark interiors, and consider DLSS Multi Frame Generation if your FPS sags below 60 in the Asylum's indoor sections.
Core Strategy: Ammo, Angles and Patience
Zombies close distance in a straight line, which means corridors and doorways are your best friends. Stack kills at choke points instead of fighting in open rooms, and never let your magazine run dry mid-wave - reload after every engagement, not during the next one.
The community's consistent advice matches the PvP side of the game: play slowly. The bodycam view hides exactly the angles zombies love to emerge from, so clearing rooms at walking speed keeps you alive far longer than sprinting for objectives.
Mission Structure: Asylum and Village
Player guides and videos break the Zombie content into two headline missions: the Asylum - which includes a basement sequence, a hidden easter egg and multiple ending routes - and the Village, whose 'true ending' easter egg route became the community's speedrun target.
We maintain separate, detailed guides for both missions, including what the community has verified about their endings and where the easter eggs trigger.
FAQ
How do I complete the Zombie missions in Bodycam?
Both missions follow a survive-and-investigate structure: clear waves, push into the map's key areas, and complete the finale objective. The Asylum ends through its basement sequence, while the Village has a specific easter-egg route for its true ending - see our Asylum and Village guides for the details the community has verified.
Is Bodycam Zombies free?
Yes - Zombie Mode shipped as part of the free V0.7.0 major update. All Bodycam updates so far, including V0.8 Locked and Loaded, have been free for owners of the game.
Can you play Zombies solo?
The mode is designed around squad play but players do clear missions solo; expect a significantly harder time, especially in the basement and finale sections where multiple angles are pressured at once.