First among them is the reliable, stinky zombie.

(Also found in this repertoire are Nazis and Slimes.

They are beyond the scope of this listicle.)

A zombie in Resident Evil 2 the remake, on the attack and about to bite Leon S Kennedy

The zombie is a preternaturally killable being.

It has practice, it knows what’s coming.

Being a zombie is like having two degrees.

three dog zombies from Resident Evil 2

You’re extra qualified, and you probably groan a lot.

Here’s a list of the best zombies in PC games.

Zombie dogs - Resident Evil

You knew they were coming.

A player in Left 4 Dead being grabbed by the long tongue of the Smoker zombie

Yet even when you know they’re about to do their glass-smashing thing, it’s still unnerving.

Rabid dogs are frightening enough even without half their face dripping off like hot wax.

The Smoker is physically the weakest of the bunch.

A huge hoard of zombies attacking a defensive line of flamethrower soldiers in They Are Billions

He dissolves into a puff of corpse dust with a few bullets.

It’s a clingy, threatening role that doesn’t have a true analogue in modern follow-upBack 4 Blood.

Zombini - Plants Vs Zombies

I could have picked any number ofwacky dorksfrom the garden defence game.

Zombies embarking on their slow, shambling attack in Plants vs. Zombies

Any of them would do, really.

A traditional zombie jape.

These somewhat disquieting young men with crabs for a head are very athletic.

A horrible zombie running at Alyx in Half-Life 2

They jump from rooftop to rooftop, they gallop at you like a skinny, upset horse.

They ragdoll into a pile of lanky bones when you blast them with a shotgun.

The twist: you’re able to become a zombie.

A screenshot of the text-adventure Urban Dead. The player is exploring an abandoned fire station

Even so, people built up a tolerance for some non-hostile zombies.

He is a friend!"

A message almost always ignored by any passing trigger happy visitor.

A close up of Mr X in the Resident Evil 2 remaster, menacing the player

Mr X - Resident Evil 2

Broke: A zombie who bites.

Zombie - Quake

Broke: A zombie who bites.

Woke: A zombie who follows you around like a security guard.

Three zombies approach the player in Quake

I await my disciplinary hearing with glee.

Just shatters your world, it does.

Sure, why not.

A picture of a zombie Majima dancing in Yakuza Kiwami

And the best of them is the slow but lovable carrier form.

The babies also want you dead.

Sadly, one of them has been rearrested and put back behind bars.

One of the exploding popcorn Flood monsters from Halo

It’s…

Prison Architect

A top down view of several jail cells in Prison Architect