Dawn of the Dead pits four human characters against a shopping mall full of zombies. Two of the characters (Roger and Peter) are former members of a heavily armed police force and are equipped with M-16 automatic rifles. 

Accompanying this pair are two friends (Steven and Fran), each with a pistol. They are not prepared to deal with the horror to come. The humans must attempt to clear the mall of its hellish infestation without falling victim to the flesh-eating zombies, so that they may set up a safe home; a fortress against the now savage world.

Dawn of the Dead is a game for one or two players. In the two-player version, one player controls the humans while the other controls the zombies. 

In the solitaire game, the player controls the characters while the zombies’ function in accordance with the solitaire rules.