Richmond Undead is open: Survive the zombies, earn points for the Nov. 7 scavenger hunt

By Will Melton · October 28, 2026 · 2 min read read

Channel RVA's new game opens Richmond's spookier side, runs on any phone and earns teams head-start points for the Nov. 7 scavenger hunt.

Play from your phone. No boots required.

RICHMOND — The dead are restless, the dispatcher is unhelpful and your team's score for the Nov. 7 scavenger hunt is on the line.

Richmond Undead, a new browser game from Channel RVA, is open now at channelrva.com/undead. It exists to get teams ready for "From the River to the Rooftops," the Richmond Citywide Scavenger Hunt on Saturday, Nov. 7, and playing it earns points toward that hunt.

Nobody has to go anywhere. The game runs on a phone or computer, from a couch, a bus seat or a lunch break. No bus pass, no cardio.

How a run works

Each run is a trip through Richmond's spookier side. Players face a series of lore checks, legend-or-fact calls and barricade decisions, narrated by a radio dispatcher who notes hesitation and, once in a while, approves. Facts come with a source label. Players get three bites. Make it through five stops and a final gate without running out, and you reach the roof. Run out, and you join the walkers.

Every run earns an Undead score: 10 points for each correct answer, 5 for each safe barricade, 5 for each bite left, 2 for each supply left and 20 for reaching the roof. Correct answers also add to a shared containment count for each Richmond district.

How the points carry over

That score follows teams to Nov. 7. Teams get one head-start point on hunt day for every two Undead points. Every teammate's best run counts, and a team can bank up to 100 head-start points, the same as checking in at one stop. Players can replay as often as they like, and only their best run counts.

Points go to teams. Players without a team can finish a run, then start one to claim their score. Teams with a survivor earn a Survivor tag on the hunt leaderboard.

Scores count through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.

The hunt itself

On Saturday, Nov. 7, teams of up to five will spread across the city from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., checking in at stops for 100 points apiece, with bonus points for getting around without a car. The team with the most points wins dinner with the mayor.

As of Wednesday, 11 teams had signed up, including Richmond Real Housewives, Pickleball Chicks, The ImmerseCon Team, Duck Duck Goose, Unstoppables and RunDaeRun. Every one of them can start banking points today.

Teams can register at channelrva.com/scavenger-hunt. Business owners can submit a stop or become a sponsor through the same page.

Richmond Undead is presented by Xponent21.