Guides for survivors
Everything you need to last the night in The Last Flare, from your very first wave to your longest night.
Start hereThe Last Flare beginner’s guide: how to survive your first nightNew to The Last Flare? The controls, how waves and the shop work, reviving friends, staying lit after dark, and ten habits that keep a team alive.
Co-opHow to play with friends: use your phone as a game controllerPlay The Last Flare with up to 8 friends: couch co-op with phones as controllers (just scan a QR code), keyboards and gamepads, or online.
DefenceBarricades and building: how to hold any house in The Last FlareHow boarded doors and windows work, how to rebuild them, every build piece and its cost, and the base layouts that keep a team alive in The Last Flare.
ArsenalBest weapons in The Last Flare: every gun rankedEvery gun in The Last Flare compared: damage, fire rate, magazine, pierce and real damage per second, plus what to buy first and the gear worth it.
After darkNight survival: flashlight batteries, sky flares and flashbangsFlashlight battery life, where to find batteries, how sky flares and flashbangs work, why zombies go for torches, and how to play Only night mode.
ExploreExplore mode guide: scavenge by day, hold the camp by nightHow Explore mode works in The Last Flare: day and night, scavenging and car alarms, hunger and crafting, and keeping your campfire burning.
BestiaryEvery zombie in The Last Flare and how to kill itA field guide to every zombie in The Last Flare: walkers, axe throwers, acid spitters, wall-smashing brutes and the bosses, with health, attacks and tips.
MissionsMissions guide: all ten missions, three stars each, and every perkThe Last Flare’s mission campaign: all ten co-op missions, how each objective works, how to get three stars, and the perks your stars unlock.
ArsenalEvery weapon in The Last Flare explained, from the pistol upHow each gun in The Last Flare handles: the pistol’s endless ammo, the magnum’s stagger, shotgun range, the machine gun, ammo, reloading and where to find them.
GearItems and gear in The Last Flare: grenades, heals, armour and moreEvery item in The Last Flare: grenades, flashbangs, sky flares, rocks, armour, medkits, bandages, self-revives, batteries, crafting, and where to find each one.