Co-op survival1 to 4 playersNovember 1946

ANKOU — Zombies · Co-op survival in Discord

Dawn no longer breaks over Ker-Ys.

The Drowned rise from the sea, the sunken bell tolls, and the Ankou makes his rounds. Hold out round after round with your friends, right in your Discord voice channel.

Free · Nothing to install · On desktop

—survivors online
—in a match right now
—Drowned sent back to the sea
—matches played
The game

One night. Four survivors. Endless waves.

Board up the windows, buy weapons off the walls, open the doors, get the power back on… and crack every map’s secrets before the tide drags you under.

Round-based survival

Every round brings more Drowned, faster and stronger. Hellhounds, divers, chimeras: how long can you hold out?

In your voice channel

Launch the ANKOU Activity in Discord: friends in your voice channel join you in one click, up to four per match.

The Forge of Ys

Period weapons, the Mystery Box, bottled perks and gumballs: forge your arsenal and upgrade it at the Forge of Ys.

Secrets everywhere

A main quest on every map, hidden radio transmissions, legendary bosses. The Awakening of Ys awaits.

The Hideout

Between nights, haul your loot back to the bunker, restore its modules and get ready for the next match.

Real progression

Levels, prestiges, emblems, titles, camos, weapon mastery, challenges and the Battle Pass: every match counts.

Two maps, two legends

Choose your nightmare

A storm-lashed Breton island, then the Paris Métro under the flood: two huge maps, each with its own story, bosses and quest.

Ker-Ys
Finistère · November 1946

Ker-Ys

« The sunken bell tolls »

Fishing harbor, Saint-Gwénolé chapel, sailors’ graveyard, Atlantic Wall trenches and bunker, a dark lighthouse… Beneath the cliffs sleep the ruins of the city of Ys, and every night the Drowned rise from them.

Main quest
The Awakening of Ys
Boss
Dahut, the Drowned Queen
Record
History is yours to write
Nec Mergitur
Paris · December 1946

Nec Mergitur

« Fluctuat nec mergitur »

The Seine is rising without a drop of rain. Beneath the snowbound city, trains run with no driver and a black train with blue lights passes without stopping. From Châtelet to Notre-Dame square, head down Line 4.

Main quest
The Last Metro
Boss
The Vouivre
Record
History is yours to write
The survivors

Four souls against the Ankou

A fishing skipper, a Resistance fighter, a parish priest and a Project Morgane defector. Each with their own voice, their own past, their own lines.

Yann-Ber Le Bihan
Fishing skipper

Yann-Ber Le Bihan

Skipper of the trawler “Le Morgane”: gruff, superstitious and unkillable. Knows every reef of Ker-Ys and every legend that goes with it.

Soazig Kerlann
Former Resistance fighter (FFI)

Soazig Kerlann

FFI liaison agent during the war, and a crack shot. Back on the island to look into the disappearance of her brother, a guard at the bunker.

Père Alan Morvan
Parish priest of Saint-Gwénolé

Père Alan Morvan

The island’s parish priest. He has heard the confessions of the whole village… and those of Project Morgane. His faith wavers, not his aim.

Dr Mathis Keller
Project Morgane defector

Dr Mathis Keller

Alsatian physicist, Dr. Kervran’s right-hand man. He knows what the Ys Element has awakened — and he feels responsible for every death.

Intercepted transmission · Ker-Ys · 1946

— Dr. Élise Kervran, Project Morgane
Between nights

The Hideout

A bunker perched on the north cliff of Ker-Ys, patched up room by room by the four survivors. What you bring back from your matches keeps it alive.

  • ExtractionFrancs and materials found in a match are only kept if you extract alive. Stay longer, bring back more… if you survive.
  • ModulesGenerator, Stash, Workbench, Radio set, Still: real-time works that keep going even while you’re offline.
  • Keller’s LaboratoryResearch augments for your perks and equip the ones that suit your playstyle.
  • Contracts and daily orderObjectives every day and every week, streaks to keep alive, rare components up for grabs.
  • Trophy roomDisplay your boss trophies in the casemate. They tell the story of your finest nights.
Progression

Rise through the ranks, all the way to Master of Ys

55 levels, 10 prestiges, then the rank of Master of Ys and its 1,000 levels. Every match brings you closer to your next emblem.

Battle PassSeason 3 · Nec Mergitur

Paris under the Snow

Winter 1946. Snow muffles Paris, the Seine rises without a drop of rain and the Last Metro no longer stops at the stations. Beneath the cobbles, the Vouivre is waiting.

A free track and a Premium track, with exclusive emblems, titles and camos every season.

20 days left

Weapon mastery

Every weapon levels up with you: attachments, camos, all the way to mastery camos.

Challenges and achievements

Career, daily and weekly challenges, secret achievements, titles and emblems to collect.

Leaderboards

The most tenacious survivors

Round records, fastest quests, highest levels: look up any player and all their stats.

Highest ranks

Ker-YsBest round—No record yet
Nec MergiturBest round—No record yet
How to play

Three steps to dawn

  1. 1

    Join a voice channel

    On your own Discord server with your friends, or on the ANKOU server to find teammates.

  2. 2

    Launch the ANKOU Activity

    Activities icon (the rocket) → ANKOU, or the “Play on Discord” button below. Friends in your voice channel join with one click.

  3. 3

    Survive

    Pick your survivor and your loadout, ready up… and hold out until dawn.

Play on Discord

On desktop: the Discord app (Windows, macOS, Linux) or discord.com in a browser. The mobile app is not supported.

Frequently asked questions

Before you head down to the harbor

The Discord Activity runs much more smoothly than a browser tab, and friends in your voice channel join you in one click. The website is for keeping track of your progress and other players’.

Yes: launching ANKOU and playing costs nothing, and there’s nothing to download.

1 to 4 players per match. Beyond that, a second lobby opens for the same voice channel.

Yes, it’s tied to your Discord account. Log in on this site to find your profile, stats, Hideout and matches.

On desktop, in the Discord app or on discord.com. The Discord mobile app is not supported.

Dawn is waiting.

Gather your squad, head down to the harbor and prove the legend wrong.