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The Best Zombie Video Games for Retro Game Collectors

Price Guide to the Best Zombie Video Games

The walking dead have been an obsession of pop culture for decades. It was only natural that zombie video games would be a huge hit, with gamers and collectors.

Here, we round up the most valuable zombie retro video games of all time.

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The Best Zombie Video Games by Value

Ghosts and Goblins NES/Famicom

Record Sale: $8,101 Raw Low grade (Water damaged and molded)
Factory Sealed example NES version

Minimum Value: $50 CIB

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The first NES/Famicom: Ghosts ‘n Goblins (Capcom, 1986)

This classically tough game was the first mainstream Zombie game and the first for the famed Nintendo Entertainment System.

This 1985 arcade game by Capcom was a true coin eater, as kids had to become insanely good to progress through this game. It's known for its brutal difficulty, right out of the gate in the first level.

Finding this best zombie video game factory sealed is extremely difficult. There are several versions, and this being a 1986 NES title the first version comes with a cardboard hangtab.

There are only a handful of this first print known to exist, but any version of this game in a factory sealed condition is highly sought-after.

Additionally, CIBS of this game have also become collectible over the years; finding a carboard hangtab example, even in CIB, can be a long-term goal if looking for a mint example.

Best Zombie Video Games: Entombed (Atari 2600, 1982)

Entombed (Atari 2600, 1982)

Average Value: $50 CIB

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The fitst Zombie Home Console Game: Entombed (Atari 2600, 1982)

This spooky horror game for the Atari 2600 is the first home console game to feature Zombies.

Entombed is a maze game, and very uncommon to find factory sealed.

Best Zombie Video Games: Resident Evil Franchise

Arguably the most important game series of the 1990s, Resident Evil (Wikipedia link) is THE best zombie video game for collectors.

This game secured the PS1 as the dominant console in the disc console wars, and cemented Sony’s future crown in home consoles.

Resident Evil (PS1, Sega Saturn, 1996)

Resident Evil (PS1)

Record Price: ???
A factory sealed long box would fetch five figures or more in today’s market

Minimum Value: $150 CIB

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The birth of the survival horror game genre as we know it started here. Anyone who played this game in 1996 will never forget the tense scenes, insanely gorgeous graphics, interesting puzzles and eerie soundtrack.

The early PS1 games were released in a "Long Box", an over-sized cardboard box. Eventually they would move over to the sleek jewel case format popularized by music CDs of the era.

Finding a factory sealed example, especially the 1st print long box variation, is one of the most difficult tasks in retro game collecting.

Resident Evil 2 Playstation

Resident Evil 2 (PS1, N64, Dreamcast, 1998)

Record Price: $2,640 PS1 version
WATA 9.6 A Factory Sealed

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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PS1, Dreamcast, Gamecube, 1999)

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PS1, Dreamcast, Gamecube, 1999)

Record Price: $2,600 PS1 version
WATA 9.8 A++ Factory Sealed

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Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube, PS2, 2005)

Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube, PS2, 2005)

Record Price: $440 PS2 version
WATA 9.6 A+ Factory Sealed

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The Other Best Zombie Video Games

Zombi (Home PC, 1986)

Zombi (Home PC, 1986)

Average Price: $200 to $400 CIB

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This very early Ubisoft game is a graphic adventure for the Amiga, Commodore 64 and Spectrum.

The game in general is rare, so copies do not turn up often.

Sweet Home (Famicom)

Sweet Home (Famicom, 1989)

Average Price: $100 to $150 CIB

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This cult classic RPG game by Capcom is the brainchild of Tokuro Fujiwara, who also worked on another game on this list, Ghosts ‘n Goblins.

Unfortunately, this game was only released in Japan for the Famicom, but was rereleased much later by Limited Run games.

The original Famicom version is fairly rare in CIB and is one of the best zombie video games.

Zombie Nation (NES, 1990)

Zombie Nation (NES, 1990)

Record Price: $2,160 WATA 8.5
A Factory Sealed

Minimum Value: $400 CIB

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This Classic NES game is among the first of many shoot-em-up best Zombie video games.

Additionally, the box art is considered among the best on the system, making this game extremely popular with sealed and CIB collectors.

The game is uncommon to find CIB, so even opened examples garner significant interest.

Doom (PC, 1993; SNES, Sega Saturn & 32x, PS1, and others)

Doom (Windows, 1993; Also on SNES, Sega Saturn & 32x, PS1, others). Click for values

Doom (PC, 1993)

Record Price: $5,000 SNES version WATA 9.6
A++ Factory Sealed

Record Price: $1,000 Windows Big Box CIB

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Doom by ID Software is one of the most important horror-themed games of all time.

Other than Wolfenstein 3-D, Doom is one of the best and revolutionary titles in gaming history as one of the first FPS games (first person shooter).

The game was first released on the PC, but has been ported for years onto other home platforms, most notably the SNES.

Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES & Genesis, 1993)

Zombies Ate My Neighbors Regular Edition

Record Price: $1,380 SNES version WATA 9.8
A++ Factory Sealed

Record Price: SNES Variant Box
Factory Sealed ???

Minimum Value: $150 CIB

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This 16-bit Zombie game is highly popular with collectors, releasing on both the SNES and the Sega Genesis.

The game is relatively available sealed with its normal box art, but there is a variation that exists that is extremely rare.

Zombies Ate My Neighbors Variant Box (Rare), SNES

Zombies Ate My Neighbors Variant Box (rare)

Record Price: SNES Variant Box
Factory Sealed ???

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The House of the Dead (Sega Saturn, 1996)

The House of the Dead (Sega Saturn, 1996)

Record Price: $400 Raw Factory Sealed

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This 1993 Arcade game was insanely popular as a stand up arcade unit, as a "killer" 2-player light gun game.

Mowing down zombies from start to finish, this game is a gratuitous gorefest.

When the Saturn came out with a light gun feature, this was the game that players wanted to play at home.

Evil Dead: Hail to the King (PS1, 2000)

Evil Dead: Hail to the King (PS1, 2000)

Record Price: $120 CIB
Factory Sealed $500 plus

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Dead Space (Xbox 360, PS2, 2008)

Dead Space (Xbox 360, PS2, 2008)

Record Price: $185 Xbox 360 version
Raw Factory Sealed

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Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360, 2008)

Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360, 2008)

Record Price: $150 Xbox 360 version
Raw Factory Sealed

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Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ (Nintendo DS, 2008)

Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ (Nintendo DS, 2008)

Record Price: $510 CIB
Factory Sealed ???

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This is a rare and unique Nintendo DS retro game.

One of the many rarities on the DS, but this quirky game hits multiple collecting buttons, making it arguably the coolest DS game on the market, and certainly the coolest handheld Zombie game.