To play Bodycam‘s Zombies mode solo, create a Zombies game yourself and start it without inviting anyone. Zombies is a co-op mode for “up to 4 players,” in Reissad Studio’s words, and the studio’s own advice for v0.9 is to “try the zombies solo” once you have played it with friends.
Zombies came back on November 13, 2026, in v0.9, The Dead and Damned, and it is available until February 15, 2027. Below is how to set up a solo run, how to keep strangers out of it, which of the three maps to start on, and how to survive when there is nobody to cover you.
How to Start a Solo Zombies Game
Bodycam has no party system and no Zombies matchmaking route in the v0.9 notes. The studio’s instruction is to “create a Zombies game directly,” and that works for one player as well as four:
- Build a Zombies loadout first. In the Lobby, open your tablet, set up a loadout for Zombies and equip it. The new Loadout box in every Zombies map gives you the primary and secondary weapons of your equipped loadout.
- Create a Zombies game from the tablet’s play menu and choose your map: Village, Asylum or Zombie Trenches.
- Keep it private if you want it to yourself. Reissad’s v0.9 patch notes say solo players can still join and fill the free slots of a game you create, and the studio’s notes describe private lobbies as closed to random players.
- Start the match without inviting anyone.
Reissad’s November 11 playtest post put the solo case plainly: “In our opinion, it is a different game: no more safety in numbers, no more laughing with your squad. Just you, the dark and what is coming for you. It is a lot scarier.”
Which Map to Play Solo
| Map | Solo verdict |
|---|---|
| Village | A good first solo map. It has a new special wave of sprinters only, with the church bell ringing non-stop |
| Asylum | A good first solo map. Its special wave now comes every 5 waves, with the generators off and only sprinters |
| Zombie Trenches | Save it for a squad. Reissad calls it “the hardest map of all” and says you will want “a full team of 4” for its 10-minute survival mission |
How to Survive Zombies Alone
Play as if you have one life. In Zombies you respawn at the start of the next wave, which works when a teammate is still alive to get there. Solo, nobody is. Reissad’s notes do not describe what happens when every player is down at once, so treat any death as the end of the run. Our guide on how to respawn in Zombies explains the respawn rules.
Arm up early. Grab a Loadout box for your own build, and use standard weapon boxes for a second gun: they hand out weapons with random attachments, and most come with a flashlight. Our guide on how to get guns in Zombies lists every source.
Shoot sprinters first. Since v0.9, sprinters die to one shot from any weapon, and they are the zombies most likely to catch a lone player. On Asylum, a few sprinters can appear in regular waves from wave 2.
Aim for the head. Zombie health no longer scales with waves; damage depends on the limb you hit, and the head hitbox was reworked. A headshot stays a headshot deep into a run.
Use your ears. Zombie voices and footsteps were reworked with less overlapping audio, and end-round and wave sounds now follow the SFX volume slider. Keep SFX loud enough to hear a wave start and end.
Get the power back on Asylum. The special wave shuts down every generator, and generators now show when they are available again. Alone, you have to restore them yourself.
Keep your frame rate steady. v0.9 optimized Village’s volumetric fog and Asylum, and our best settings guide has the settings that help most. When you are ready to try Trenches, our guide on how to win Zombies covers its 10-minute objective.
Do You Earn Anything Solo?
Zombies matches now earn Reissad Points, the currency that unlocks weapons and attachments; see our guide to unlocking weapons and attachments. Private games have earned currency at 50% of the standard rate since v0.8 patch #3, and the v0.9 notes do not say whether a private Zombies game follows that rule. For the mode as a whole, see our Bodycam PvE guide, and every guide is on our Bodycam hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you start Bodycam Zombies by yourself? Create a Zombies game from your tablet’s play menu, pick a map and start it without inviting anyone. Keep the game private if you do not want other solo players filling the free slots.
Is Bodycam Zombies harder solo? Reissad says so: “no more safety in numbers” and “a lot scarier.” Respawns wait for the next wave, which a solo player cannot reach after a death.
What is the best map to play Bodycam Zombies solo? Village or Asylum. Reissad calls Zombie Trenches the hardest map of all and recommends a full team of four for it.
Do you get Reissad Points playing Zombies solo? Zombies matches earn Reissad Points since v0.9. Private games have paid 50% of the standard rate since v0.8, and the v0.9 notes do not say whether that applies to Zombies.
How long is Zombies available in Bodycam? Reissad says until February 15, 2027.