The Zombies, Run! Story Missions, also called The Abel Township Saga, follow the player, Runner 5, from their disastrous arrival at Abel Township and their subsequent trials and adventures throughout the zombie apocalypse. Each missions consists of audio clips interspersed with the player's own music, and typically last 30-40 minutes. Mission length can be adjusted, or can be set to last for a certain distance rather than a certain time.
Season 1[]
Runner 5 arrives with a bang. Making new friends and meeting new enemies. All amidst Abel vs. New Canton rivalry.
Season 1 totals 23 missions, 6 race missions and 5 The Brunswick Incident missions. Season 1 was remastered for the Season One Community Run that took place in August 2024.
Regular Missions[]
- Jolly Alpha Five Niner
- Distraction
- Lay of the Land
- A Lost Child
- Paul Revere
- Supply Run
- A Voice in the Dark
- The Old Mill
- Recovery
- Tess
- Back to School
- Alternates
- A Regular Meds Run
- Patient 29
- Virtuous Circle
- Scouting Mission
- Information Exchange
- Eavesdropping
- An Unimportant Mission
- Listen In
- Siege
- Horde
- Aftermath
Race Missions[]
The race missions take place between mission 14: Patient 29 and mission 20: Listen In.
Abel Township Race Missions[]
New Canton Race Missions[]
The Brunswick Incident[]
The Brunswick Incident missions take place some time after mission 5: Paul Revere.
Season 2[]
To thwart fiendish goals of the immortal madman Abel Township will have to make alliances in unlikely places.
There are 45 missions and 19 side missions.
All the regular missions are named after song titles.
Regular Missions[]
- Back Once Again
- From The Ashes
- Walking On Broken Glass
- We Used To Be Friends
- Ghosts
- Let The Dogs Come Out
- Mummy's Hand
- Chicken Payback
- All Together Now
- Holding Out For A Hero
- The Kids Are Alright
- Relight My Fire
- SOS
- You're Rocking The Boat
- Hounds Of Love
- Electric Dreams
- The Object Is A Hungry Wolf
- Dark And Long
- Dare
- Toxic
- Always Take The Weather
- No Future
- Galvanize
- London Calling
- Con Te Partiro
- S-Express
- Banditos
- Ghost Town
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Panic
- Hello
- Tightrope
- Athena
- Ready To Go
- Dog Days Are Over
- One Way Or Another
- Sweet Escape
- Jailbreak
- Psycho Killer
- Little Lies
- You Know My Name
- Road To Nowhere
- The Final Countdown
- Something Good, 08
- Going Underground
Side Missions[]
- Canada
- Headcount
- Whack-A-Mole
- Times New Roaming
- Top 40
- Trefoil
- War Is The Answer
- Interview With a Girl Guide
- Zombies, Row!
- Zombies, Climb!
- Zombies, Stretch!
- Search And Rescue
- Actual Cannibal Rescue Mission
- Circuit Training
- Quartermaster
- Zombies, Bike!
Halloween Missions[]
The Halloween missions take place outside of the story canon.
Season 3[]
The search for Abel's missing members is on, and they soon find that the mysterious woman at the head of Comansys may be behind it all.
There are 60 missions. As with Season 2, each is named after a song title.
- Break Your Heart
- The Safety Dance
- Rescue Me
- Left To My Own Devices
- Walk of Life
- Career Day
- Life's a Happy Song
- Believe
- I Don't Want To Get Over You
- The Man Who Sold the World
- Stray Cat Strut
- Ready to Start
- Autopilot
- Keeper of Secrets
- Veronica
- Battle Born
- Carry Me Home
- I've Got a Theory
- Descent
- Only Love Can Break Your Heart
- Sin In My Heart
- Your Cheatin' Heart
- I'm With Stupid
- Return To The Forbidden Planet
- The Road Goes Ever On And On
- Brand New Start
- Blue
- A Little Night Music
- Where's Your Head At
- Submission
- Scream And Shout
- Dynamite
- Upside Down
- I Crush Everything
- Leave My Brain Alone
- Old World
- Back In Your Head
- We're Needed
- It's Raining Again
- Addicted To Love
- Interiors
- Insane In The Brain
- Love Is A Stranger
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Aquarius
- Shoot The Runner
- Comfortably Numb
- Reunion Tour
- Sowing Season
- Listen All You People
- Bad Moon Rising
- Shiver Me Timbers
- There Is Power In A Union
- The Milkman Of Human Kindness
- Into The Light
- Natural Anthem
- Rollercoasters
- Up
- Mambo Number Five
- Sacrifice
Season 4[]
Sentient zombies have been spotted, which give Abel and Veronica McShell a lead that may finally let them cure the zombie plague.
There are 40 missions and 2 side missions in Season 4. Again, each regular mission is named after a song title.
Regular Missions[]
- Pound The Alarm
- We Built This City
- Post War Blues
- Super Bass
- Better The Devil You Know
- Brain Damage
- Does Your Mother Know
- With A Little Help From My Friends
- Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
- Futures
- Lullaby
- Strange Disease
- History Repeating
- Church Of The Poison Mind
- Sweet Things
- Old and Wise
- The Living Daylights
- Down Down
- There's No I In Team
- Nitroglycerin
- In Da Club
- Runaway Baby
- Goodbye to You
- Livin’ on a Prayer
- Another Brick In The Wall
- Grown Ups
- Hit Me Baby One More Time
- Honey Honey
- Monster
- We Are Golden
- Got My Mind Set On You
- Tower of Song
- One Of Us
- Who Are You?
- You Win Again
- Back In Black
- Cherish
- The Game Has Changed
- Bed of Lies
- Choice
Side Missions[]
Season 5[]
Banished from their own home by the people responsible for the zombie outbreak, Abel residents rebel to take back what's theirs.
There are 40 missions in Season 5.
- You Spin Me Round
- Run To You
- Thorn In My Side
- Hanging On The Telephone
- Voodoo Child
- Changes
- Sail Away
- Liar Liar
- Brothers In Arms
- Wrong Song
- All About That Bass
- Everything Is Beautiful
- Drive My Car
- Step Into My Office, Baby
- Poker Face
- You’re Still The One
- Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
- Here Comes The Rain Again
- Sweet Dreams
- Stay Alive
- Staying Alive
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot
- Hungry Like The Wolf
- Come Undone
- Village Green Preservation Society
- We Have All The Time In The World
- For Your Eyes Only
- Live And Let Die
- Renegade Master
- Lazarus
- Want You Gone
- Inspector Norse
- Ice Ice Baby
- Cold As Ice
- Break The Ice
- Let It Go
- Nothing But Love
- Get The Party Started
- Follow Me, Follow You
- The Room Where It Happens
Season 6[]
Coming home is bittersweet when the threat is still present. To finally defeat the old enemy Abel runners will have to adjust to the new reality and a change of management. It seems that answer lies in solving the mystery of Pit Viper assassins, unravelling secret island project and finally confirming whether the voice in a certain runner's head was a friend or foe.
There are 40 missions in Season 6.
- King of My Castle
- Sinnerman
- Somebody's Watching Me
- Seaside Rendezvous
- Your Woman
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Lessons in Love
- Runaway
- King of Dreams
- Road to Nowhere
- Space Oddity
- Our House
- Windmills of Your Mind
- Baby Come Back
- What Have I Done To Deserve This?
- Poison
- Pressure Cookin’
- 99 Red Balloons
- Catch Us If You Can
- Peacekeeper
- My Little Runaway
- Every Breath You Take
- Under Pressure
- Mother’s Little Helper
- 76 Trombones
- Band on the Run
- Baby One More Time
- Hot In Here
- Drop it Like it’s Hot
- Rescue Me
- This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us
- The Man in the Mirror
- Boom Shake the Room
- Your Cheatin’ Heart
- Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
- Old Friends 4 Sale
- Time Bomb Ticking Away
- Holding out for a Hero
- International Rescue
- A Real Hero
Season 7[]
Making Kingdom United again turns out to be quite a task. Anarchist biker gang, new types of zombies and the never-ending fight for power seem to be just another day for Abel residents.
There are 40 missions in Season 7.
- Sorry for Party Rocking
- Talk Talk
- Mr. Brightside
- Bodysnatchers
- Deep Web
- Sleep When I’m Dead
- Good Morning Judge
- Smoke and Mirrors
- The Devil You Know
- Blood on the Dancefloor
- The Jellicle Ball
- A Castle Full of Rascals
- Castle’s Burning
- Caravan of Love
- Long Train Running
- I’m The Shark In The Water
- Paradise By The Dashboard Light
- Inside Out
- Free Falling
- Disco Inferno
- Slo-Mo Acid
- Down on the Farm
- Midnight City
- Follow Me Down
- Out of Hand
- Dead End
- Don’t You Remember?
- Easy To Forget
- Higher Ground
- Thrown A Bone
- Life In A Glasshouse
- Trapped
- Mushaboom
- We’ll Meet Again
- What The World Needs Now
- CONTROL
- Return To Sender
- Only Have Eyes For You
- Come Together
- The End
Season 8[]
Saving the country from a swarm of indestructible V-Types will take desperate measures. In pursuit of the lost fragments of the Edda, and the technology to save Janine's life you travel to the Far Hebrides.
There are 30 missions in Season 8.
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
- Aftershock
- Big Mistake
- Radio Ga Ga
- Fear of the Dark
- On The Hunt
- My Name Is Mud
- Seal My Fate
- Want You Gone
- It’s Oh So Quiet
- Everywhere
- Poison Whiskey
- On The Rocks
- Best Laid Plans
- Codified Likeness Utility
- Icebreaker
- Red Right Hand
- Weird Science
- Dear Alice
- Live From The Underground
- I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
- Take A Chance On Me
- The Way We Were
- Dangerous Type
- Bonfire Heart
- Soft Target
- I Will Kill Again
- Captain Of A Shipwreck
- King of Kings
- Lady In Red
Season 9[]
When a secret message unravels a shocking comeback of the face we'd never see again, Abel Team travels to the unknown Tunisia territory to finally get some answers to questions that lingered for years, hoping to figure out spreading Red Fungus threat in the process.
There are 30 missions and 5 side missions in Season 9.
Regular Missions[]
- Cry for Help
- Back Home Again
- Message in a Bottle
- Out of the Past
- Sandstorm
- New In Town
- Scream
- Imarhan
- Last Night
- On the Run
- Heartbreak Hotel
- All About That Bass
- Dig Your Own Hole
- Fort Knox
- Little Grey Cells
- We Gotta Get Out of This Place
- Buried
- They Never Stop
- Clockwork Heart
- Those We Left Behind
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough
- Come Spy With Me
- Acid Tongue
- I'll Be There For You
- Dos Oruguitas
- Leaving on a Jet Plane
- Salt of the Earth
- Snow Crash
- Edge of Destruction
- Crossing the Line
Side Missions[]
Season 10[]
Short on allies and behind enemy lines. Things look bleak, but they aren’t over for you yet, Five! It’s time to get running.
There are 30 missions in Season 10.
- Two Kinds of People
- Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
- Another Invented Disease
- Can't Stop the Boss
- Go West
- Extinction
- Danse Macabre
- Jailhouse Rock
- Don't Turn Your Back
- Still Alive
- You Wouldn't Know
- Wing and a Prayer
- Dead On the Water
- Channel Hopping
- Nobody is Okay
- Nowhere to Run
- Take Me Home, Country Roads
- Hollow
- Back to the Start
- Waking the Monster
- Back to the Old House
- An Undoing World
- Sidewalk Safari
- Black Sun
- How the Mighty Have Vision
- I'm Not Yours
- Portrait of Yesterday
- These Walls We Built
- The Man Who Has Everything
- Only Lovers Left Alive
Season 11[]
Your old adversary is dead, but his influence lingers... Far from home, prepare to explore one of his black sites.
This season is currently in progress, with 5 missions released so far.
See Also[]
- The Way of All Flesh: a five-episode murder mystery audio drama set shortly before Season 1.
- 5K Training: an eight-week training program designed to prepare you to run a 5K. Takes place after the first mission of Season 1 and tells the story of Runner Five's early days in Abel Township.
- The Home Front: 35 missions focused on exercises you can do without leaving your home. A self-contained story that takes place at some point after Season 6.
- Season of the Hunter: 15 missions focused on a new group of characters in North America. Takes place before the end of Season 10.
- The Virtual Races; some canon, some not. The canon ones include:
- Run for Abel: Virtual Race 1, set early in Season 1. Later referenced in Season 4 Side Mission 1: Life Day.
- Nuclear Threat: Virtual Race 2, set just before the zombie apocalypse. Currently the earliest appearance of Janine de Luca in the timeline.
- The Xia-Hifa Heist: Virtual Race 3, set some time after the start of Season 1. Introduces ANNIE, who comes to play a larger role in the story beginning in Season 6.
- European Rescue Force: Virtual Race 4, set before Season 1, very early in the zombie apocalypse. Currently the earliest appearance of Jamie Skeet in the timeline.
- Tactical Zombie Division: Virtual Race 6, set some time in Season 1.
- Tomorrow Island: Virtual Race 7, set some time in Season 1.
- Train to Oban: Virtual Race 8, set at the very beginning of the zombie apocalypse. Currently the earliest appearance of Sam Yao, Ellie Maxted, and Runner Five (although that isn't their designation yet) in the timeline.
- Die Rise: Virtual Race 11, the sequel to Train to Oban. Set at some point in the main storyline.
- Jack & Eugene's World Tour: Virtual Race 12, set some time after the end of Season 3.
- Running on Fumes: Virtual Race 17, set early in the zombie apocalypse, before Season 1. Features the only appearance so far of the second Runner Five.