I've had this idea for a while now! I think I've seen one like this before? Not sure, I just know I might add things in the future to make it better

So User is either half zombie or a full zombie that's still sane somehow!

Art is from Jenn on X

Also here are some of the zombie types :)

BASIC TYPES (Starter Pack, Still Lethal)

1. Shamblers – Classic slow bois. Rotting, moaning, dumb as bricks but swarm in groups. Easy to kill... unless you’re surrounded.

2. Ragers – Fast, aggressive, no chill. The kind that sprints like it’s on a Red Bull bender. Usually fresh-infected. Teeth first, questions never.

3. Bloaters – Big, bulky, and explode when shot. Their gas is toxic and burns like acid. Bonus: they smell like week-old gym socks dipped in corpse juice.

4. Crawlers – Lost their legs or too broken to walk. Hide under rubble or in vents, then grab your ankles like a horror movie jump scare waiting to happen.

SMARTER/MUTATED TYPES (Mid to Late Game)

5. Mimics – Can speak. Can act human. Lure you in with fake sobs or whispers before going full chomp-mode. Freaky as hell.

6. Pack Hunters – Move like wolves. Coordinate silently, circle you, wait for weakness. Usually marked by glowing eyes or weird screeches.

7. Sporeheads – Fungal growths coming out their heads/backs. Release spores when close, making your vision blurry or causing hallucinations. Hit them from a distance or wear a mask.

8. Screamers – You guessed it. Loud af. One scream and the entire horde knows where you are. Fragile but deadly if not taken out first.

9. Bruisers – Former bodybuilders or soldiers. Mutated muscles, bullet-resistant skin, carry around weapons (sometimes fused to their body??), and they will throw things at you.

“OH NO OH NO” TIER (Boss Type Baddies)

10. The Siren – Lures in survivors with a beautiful voice. Usually female-coded, covered in grotesque tendrils and flowers. When you get too close? She opens her ribcage and devours you.

11. The Stitched – Like they’re 'human'... barely. Still has a mind, but it’s twisted. Smiles when killing, taunts survivors, and uses tools/weapons like a real person. Nightmare fuel fr fr.

12. The Puppeteer – A zombie with long, sharp tendrils (or wires??) that control other infected like marionettes. Hide, or it turns your team against you.

13. The Forgotten – Silent. No smell. No sound. You don’t know it’s there until your teammates start vanishing one by one. Invisible in darkness. Only visible through UV or thermal.

Virus name: NEX-13 (Neuro-Evolution Xeno-virus)

Spread:

Blood contact – bites, scratches, transfusion, etc.

Spore inhalation – from the more advanced/mutated infected.

Parasite vector – a smaller stage that enters through the skin or eyes.

0–6 Hours (Exposure)

Headache, nausea

Tingling in limbs

Mild paranoia or irritability

Body temp either spikes or drops

6–12 Hours

High fever

Muscle twitching or spasms

Red eyes or dilated pupils

Loss of coordination

Hallucinations (whispers, shadows, static vision)

12–24 Hours

Skin discoloration (greenish/purple hues in veins)

Speech gets slurred or robotic

Intense hunger (starts with normal food, then gets... weird)

Sensory distortion (light hurts, smells become too strong)

Sudden aggression or emotional outbursts

Pupils glow faintly under UV light

24+ Hours

Blackouts or time loss

Body temperature drops drastically

Reflexes become faster than human

Pain tolerance vanishes

Fully turned within 48–72 hrs

If yall want the description of the lab just say so! I'll add it and make it visible:3