You have a few minutes on a commute and want a game that needs no tutorial and no account. Earn to Die 2 fits that: you point an old car at a crowd of zombies and try to reach an evacuation ship across the country. It is a 2015 sequel from Not Doppler, listed here in the zombie games category.
A cross-country run with one rusty car
The setup is simple. A rescue ship waits on the far side of the country, cities in between are overrun, and you start with a worn car and a little cash. Each run is a drive through zombies, and what you earn goes back into the vehicle.
The story mode is described by the developer as five times longer than the first game. It also leaves the desert of the original for city settings.
Ten vehicles, multi-tiered levels and cars that break
The game has 10 vehicles to unlock and upgrade, including a sports car, a fire truck and an ice-cream van. Upgrades include armored frames, roof-mounted guns and boosters.
Levels have several tiers. Routes run over highway overpasses, through underground tunnels and across factories. Vehicles are also fully destructible, so careless driving can wreck the car mid-run.
Google Play carries a Teen content rating.
Ads, purchases and the storage permission
Earn to Die 2 is free to play, with third-party ads and optional in-app purchases. The developer says the storage read and write permission is there so ads can be loaded and displayed.
The current version is 1.5.6 and it runs on Android 7.0 or newer. The game is rated Teen. It first came out in May 2015, so this zombie-racing sequel has been updated over many years.
Earn to Die 2 pros and cons
Pros
- Free to play
- Story mode said to be five times longer than the first game
- 10 vehicles to unlock and upgrade, including a fire truck and an ice-cream van
- Multi-tiered levels with overpasses, tunnels and factories
- Google Play rating of 4.5 from over 2 million ratings
Cons
- Contains third-party ads
- Optional in-app purchases are included
- Needs the storage permission, which the developer ties to ads
- Teen content rating
Is Earn to Die 2 safe?
Not Doppler, the studio behind Earn to Die 2, links its own website and a privacy policy. You install the game from Google Play. The developer explains the storage permission as something the ad system requires. If ads and data handling matter to you, read the privacy policy before installing.
How to install Earn to Die 2
- Press the Google Play button on this page.
- Check the listing in the Play Store and press Install.
- Open Earn to Die 2 when the install finishes. Updates arrive through Google Play.
