Survive the Undead

October 7 Update

The nightmare returns. Back from the grave and more gruesome than ever, Survive the Undead claws its way back into Halo Infinite. First introduced last Haloween, the Forge Falcons’ labor of love made the jump from Combat Workshop to playlist just in time for the spooktacular season. And now, it’s back with a new map!

Strategic Survival

At its core, Survive the Undead is an Infection-based Firefight survival mode where you, the player, are trying to avoid dying. However, unlike the “regular” Infection modes you may be thinking of where everyone is looking out for themselves, you are in a team of 4 trying to survive the onslaught of infected enemies. Think of it as a horde mode. You can learn the finer points and read more about how this playlist came to be down below.

The return of the playlist, as part of the Operation: Haloween II offering, comes with everything you know and love from before and adds one brand new map:

Station of the Lost

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Abandon all hope, all ye who enter this abandoned station. Remember, there's safety in numbers so stick together.

Survive the Undead is the first Community created playlist to go from Combat Workshop to Playlist and it’s just in time for Haloween! You can read a bit more about the Forge Falcons and how Survive the Undead came to life over here.

Objective: Survive

By now, we all know what Infection is. You vs the horde that’s trying to infect you so you become one of them. Usually round based, the game ends once all Spartans are infected or until there’s a lone survivor able to fend off the constant attacks. Survive the Undead puts a slight twist on the typical Infection and makes it a more linear experience. And, as the name implies, the idea is to beat the waves of infected and simply survive as long as you can. The rounds start off simple and get progressively more difficult, with points awarded for each round cleared and each kill. Spend your earned points wisely…or go ham on the mystery box (my personal favorite – who doesn’t love surprises?) and then regroup and get ready for the next round!

Survival Handbook

Looking for some pointers? Straight from the Forge Falcons comes this guide to ensure you have the best chance possible to survive the undead.

Perks

The three perks are Health, Damage, and Speed. There are 4 tiers per perk and each tier costs 600 points. All perks reset upon death and must be repurchased.

Health Perk

• Tier 1: 25% Health Increase

• Tier 2: 10% Health Increase

• Tier 3: 5% Health Increase

• Tier 4: Vampirism

Speed Perk

• Tier 1: 100% Reload Speed Increase + 10% Movement Speed

• Tier 2: 50% Melee Recovery + 10% Movement Speed

• Tier 3: 10% Movement Speed + 10% Slide Speed

• Tier 4: 10% Movement Speed + 10% Sprint Speed

Damage Perk

• Tier 1: 100% Damage Increase

• Tier 2: 100% Damage Increase

• Tier 3: 100% Damage Increase + 100% Melee Impulse

• Tier 4: 100% Damage Increase + 50% Melee Damage

Bonus Drops

There are four bonus drops that have a chance to appear when killing enemies: Boom, Spray & Pray, Mounted & Loaded, and Score Attack. These drops are announced by voice lines matching their names.

Boom

• Effect: Instantly kills all AI, granting each player 400