5. Zombies, Run! - ... Or Turn Your Fitness Routine Into A Survival Game
Everyone loves a good survival game, but this super-popular app combines certain tropes of the genre with keeping fit, by simulating a zombie-apocalypse scenario when you go running. Co-written by author Naomi Alderman, the app casts you in the role of 'Runner 5', and it's your job to literally run around, picking up virtual supplies and avoiding zombies attacks (also virtual), in your attempts to keep a small group of survivors alive in their hideout. In the full version, there are over 200 'missions' for you to complete. When you're out running, you'll be chased by zombies through your headphones, forcing you to pick up the pace on your runs. If you fail in these challenges, you drop crucial supplies, and have less to take back to your group of survivors at the end of your run. An awesome, immersive app that spices up jogging for those who'd otherwise find it monotonous.
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