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Touch the Dead came out in 2007 for the Nintendo DS, a time when the handheld was full of experiments with the touchscreen. It was developed by Dream On Studio, and it landed as a light gun style game that tried something different. Instead of using a plastic peripheral, you just used the stylus. It was a straightforward attempt to bring that arcade cabinet feeling to a portable system.

You control a survivor in a zombie-infested mansion, and your main goal is simply to survive each wave of the undead. The core of the game is using the stylus to tap on zombies appearing on the screen to shoot them; you also tap icons to reload your weapon or throw a grenade. The action is broken into separate, screen-by-screen encounters, and the pacing is relentless as more zombies shamble into view from every direction. It is a difficult game that demands quick, accurate taps to avoid being overwhelmed. The experience feels frantic and immediate, like you are fending off a horde with just your wits and a twitchy trigger finger.