A private server for The Last Stand: Dead Zone is a server run by someone other than the original owners, so the game can be played after the official one closed. This page explains why such servers exist, how to judge whether any of them is safe, and how this edition works: an independent server run by FB Games, with its own accounts, free, in beta, that opens in your browser with nothing to install. It is not the official game and it does not import accounts from the original.
Here is the game: open it in your browser, create a free account of your own and start the tutorial. There is no launcher and no server address to type in.
Build your compound, recruit survivors and head out to scavenge a city overrun by the infected. It plays in the browser and your progress is saved to your account.
In beta: parts of the game may still be missing and errors may appear.
An online game has two halves. The client is what you see and click, and the server stores the accounts and runs the rules. The original The Last Stand: Dead Zone was a Flash game that depended on an official server. When those servers closed, the client had nothing left to talk to, and your compound, your survivors and your progress went with them.
A private server is one run by someone else, usually fans or a small independent project, so a game can be played again after the official servers are gone. In Dead Zone's case a revival needs a second thing as well: a client that opens in a modern browser, because browsers no longer run Flash.
When a game's servers close, fan projects tend to appear, and they vary a lot. Some are code repositories meant for developers rather than players. Some are test servers that you reach through a bare numeric address and that may be offline. Some are copies that still depend on Flash and no longer open. And some pages offer a “download” that turns out to be an executable file you should not run.
We do not assess, rate or recommend other projects, so this page makes no claim about any particular one. It gives you the checklist below instead, which works for this game and for any other.
A safe server asks for very little. It opens in your browser without an installer, an executable file or a launcher, and it never asks you to switch off your antivirus. It does not ask for your password from any other service, and it does not ask you to sign in through one.
Look for a normal web address on a proper domain, published terms and a privacy page that say what is stored, and a way to contact the people who run it. Use a password you do not use anywhere else. Be wary of promises of free fuel, hacked versions, surveys you must complete before playing or “mod” packages: none of that belongs to a real revival, and the game's own terms forbid unfair play.
Honesty is a good sign too. A trustworthy project says that it is independent, that it is not the official game and what state it is in, for example beta.
The Last Stand: Dead Zone on FB Games is an independent edition with a server of its own, at deadzone.fbgamesweb.com. It is free, it is in beta and it is not the official site of the original game. You register with a username of 3 to 20 characters and a password of at least 8, with no email address and no sign-in through another service. Only one session per account can be open at a time.
The game itself is in English only. The site's home page and short guide are in English and Spanish. FB Games is an independent project that runs several browser games from its own home page, and each game has its own accounts.
The site keeps what it needs to run the game and defend it from abuse: your username, a protected (hashed) version of your password, your compound, survivors, inventory and missions, your IP address, browser and an action log used to detect unfair play and multiple accounts, and your chat and ticket messages for moderation and support. It shows no ads and uses no third-party trackers, and it does not sell data. To ask for your data to be deleted you open a ticket.
The terms are short. One account per person. Unfair play such as automating the game or exploiting bugs, impersonating others, harassment and illegal or offensive chat content are forbidden. The team can mute, suspend or delete accounts that break the rules, and you can appeal by opening a support ticket.
Accounts and progress from the original game are not imported, so everyone starts a new compound with the tutorial. The server follows the rules in the game's data files, such as buildings, items, zones and levels, and reconstructs what those files do not describe, for example the exact loot in each container, so it can differ from the original in details.
Some features are not available yet. There are no alliances and no fights between players, and no trading. What exists is chat, neighbours you can visit and help, and an arena with a weekly ranking from level 15. As a beta, the service is offered as it is, it can be interrupted, and progress may be reset if serious bugs have to be fixed.
If something goes wrong, open a ticket from the Support page of the game's site. You need to be logged in. A ticket is also how you appeal a sanction, report a problem or ask about a donation.
Donations are voluntary and optional, help cover hosting and are not refundable. The game stays free, and the fuel given as a thank-you is delivered by hand by the team after you open a ticket.
Three steps and you're in.
From this home page. Each game opens at its own address, with its own start screen.
A quick sign-up inside the game. Your progress is saved on the server, not in your browser.
You play in your browser, with no Flash and no downloads, on a computer and, depending on the game, on your phone too.
A server for an online game that is run by someone other than the original owners, usually fans or a small project, so the game can be played after the official servers close.
Yes. FB Games runs an independent server at deadzone.fbgamesweb.com. It is free, in beta, has its own accounts and opens in your browser.
No. You open the game's address in your browser, log in and play. There is nothing to install and no address to enter.
No. It is an independent edition and not the official site of the original game. It says so openly and it is in beta.
No. Accounts here are new and separate, and nothing from the original is imported. Everyone starts a new compound.
No. Buildings, items, zones and levels follow the game's data files, but parts such as exact loot had to be reconstructed. Some systems, like alliances and fights between players, are not available yet.
You never download anything and you never use a password from another service: the account is only a username and a password of your own. Use a password you do not use anywhere else, and check that you are on the game's real address.
Yes. Playing is free. Donations are voluntary and optional.
It is a beta, offered as it is. It can be interrupted, and progress may be reset if serious bugs have to be fixed.
Open a ticket from the Support page after logging in. Chat is moderated by the team, and rule-breaking accounts can be muted, suspended or deleted.
Brand notice: The Last Stand: Dead Zone is an original game by Con Artist Games and is in beta here. This is a browser edition: FB Games is an independent project and is not the official Con Artist Games site.
Creating an account takes a minute, and you play straight from your browser.