Just awoke from a dream where I was playing a survival horror game called "They Who Gather". It's not a game I would normally play, but I was engaged, though I suppose I had no choice considering this was a dream.

The premise is the cliche zombie apocalypse one, where hoards of zombies roam the land and civilization has been reverted to a more primitive state. You play as a young girl who seeks out small settlements that aren't big enough to get the attention of zombie hoards, and you use stealth to raid resources. When a settlement is attacked, or completely falls, you have to use stealth and platforming to escape.

The zombies act more like packs of predators than shambling undead. They are clever (in the animal sense). They reproduce outside of infection, though infection sometimes happens, too. They also don't look undead, though they do look somewhat like things you would see in Giger or Beksinski artwork. The adults are slow but strong and the children are fast/agile. They coordinate their attacks with clear intelligence and planning.

Anyway, the dream game was such a complete experience that I was convinced that it was a real game that had a trailer that made an impression on me, but apparently it doesn't exist. Maybe it should. I think the title is clever and catchy enough to work, too. I wish this part of my brain was consciously accessible.