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Test modes

Each game can be played in alternative versions before anything is kept. Here is what is being tried, what became part of the full game, and what was not adopted.

Swish Zombies

  • Testing

    Old spawns

    Zombies climb in through the windows, like before the off-screen spawns.

    Opened 4 Oct 2026

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  • Testing

    Zombie entrances

    Zombies also crawl through vents and pet flaps, climb fire escapes and drop down chimneys, all animated, and you can shoot them on the way in.

    Opened 4 Oct 2026

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  • Testing

    Classic balance

    Old-school round-based numbers: zombies start with 150 health and get tougher every round, up to 24 on the map, and every gun hits, fires and reloads like the 2010 classic.

    Opened 10 Oct 2026

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  • Testing

    Siege (destruction test)

    Larkspur Drive only: blow doors open with breach charges, shoot or blast through the living-room/kitchen drywall, and drop the living-room ceiling into a ramp up to the kids' room.

    Opened 9 Oct 2026

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Swish Buckets

  • Testing

    Toon style

    Hard cartoon shading with thick ink outlines around every player.

    Opened 4 Oct 2026

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  • Testing

    Watercolour style

    Soft painted washes and paper texture, with the stadium kept sharp.

    Opened 4 Oct 2026

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  • Testing

    Pixel style

    Big retro pixels in a fixed palette that keep the shiny floor and lights.

    Opened 4 Oct 2026

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  • Testing

    Toy players

    Rounder players with painted faces and a glossy vinyl finish.

    Opened 4 Oct 2026

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  • Testing

    Toy players + toon

    Round vinyl-toy players drawn in flat cartoon shading with ink outlines.

    Opened 4 Oct 2026

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  • Testing

    Toy players + watercolour

    Round vinyl-toy players in a soft hand-painted watercolour look.

    Opened 4 Oct 2026

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  • Testing

    Toy players + pixel

    Round vinyl-toy players in chunky retro pixels.

    Opened 4 Oct 2026

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  • Testing

    Rounded players

    Big round heads and big rounded sneakers, thicker arms and legs, glossy toy finish.

    Opened 4 Oct 2026

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  • Testing

    Rounded players + toon

    Chunkier rounded players in flat cartoon shading with ink outlines.

    Opened 4 Oct 2026

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  • Not adopted

    Bold broadcast lighting

    A brighter TV-style court with shadows under every lamp and a glossy floor that reflects the players.

    Tested from 4 Oct 2026