Dead Trigger (2017) — Proven & Extended

If you spent the early 2010s glued to your smartphone shooting down endless hordes of the undead, the title likely rings a bell. But did you know the hit mobile game actually made the jump to the big screen? Released (after a long delay) to a wider audience in 2019, the 2017 film Dead Trigger tries to take the frantic energy of the first-person shooter and turn it into a live-action survival flick. The Plot: Gamers Save the World?

In a near future where a mysterious virus has wiped out billions and left the rest as "bloodthirsty zombies," the government is desperate. Their solution? Create a video game called Dead Trigger that mirrors the actual outbreak. The goal is to identify the best players and recruit them to join an elite team—the —to fight the real-life horde. Dead Trigger (2017)