The update to Zombie Panic: Source yesterday got me thinking about all the zombie mods I’ve ever played. Of them, there’s only a few I’ve dedicated extensive chunks of time to and I thought I’d share my thoughts specifically on those ones.

Many such mods start with high hopes and ambitions, only to die from a lack of interest or experience. It’s sad, but true. The reasons are totally understandable – a lot of the guys that work on these projects are studying or working full time, and finding even a couple of hours to code, map or model can be difficult. Having programmed freelance for a few years, I know how much time even just decent debugging can strip from your life.

That doesn’t mean nothing makes it our alive. Or should I say un-alive. Don’t worry, I’m expecting my comedy license to be revoked shortly.

As a bonus, I’ve included an honourable and dishonourable mention for two mods (well, a game and a mod) that are yet to be released.

Hit the jump for the full list, if you think you can handle it (of course you can).