The Living is a cooperative board game with heavy emphasis on story. You play as a small group of survivors trying to make it through the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse. Each turn have to hold off the living dead and scrounge for supplies while trying not to lose what makes you human. But the main part of the game is the story choices. Each round you have to resolve an event in the story book, and your choices will determine what kind of survivors you end up being.

The Living is playable right out of the box. The game will teach you the rules as you play, allowing you to focus on the story.