Thank You Kevan

Thank You Kevan

A collection of messages from the community to Kevan Davis, the creator of Urban Dead.

A Message to the Community

As Urban Dead reaches the end of its service, this page is dedicated to preserving the voices of its players. Whether you want to share your fondest memories, express gratitude, or leave a message for Kevan, this is the place to do it.

We invite everyone—survivors, zombies, and those who once roamed Malton—to add their open letters below.

How to Submit a Letter

To add your own open letter, edit this page and format your message as follows:

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Letters from the Community

Axe Hack

Dear Kevan :

I first want to start by saying Urban Dead was what got me through my high school years. During my years in high school, I was always that weird nerdy kid. From anime, manga, and video games, I had always had a fascination with the zombie genre. The 2000's was a really good decade for the zombie genre, what with series like Highschool of the Dead, Resident Evil and Shaun of the Dead becoming instant cult classics. I first discovered Urban Dead after finding your zombie infection simulator. Man, I must have spent hours watching those dots move around, simulating a zombie outbreak.

Urban Dead was probably my first MMO, and probably many other's first MMO. The internet was still young, we were all on Windows XP, and the concept of a MMO really hasn't taken off yet. This was probably one of the earliest examples of a community forming around a game. A game where you could play together with other people. A game where you could do almost anything with a bit of imagination and the theater of mind. It was a cheap game that ran well on most PCs from the time, and as a kid in high school, all we had are cheap office PCs that our parents probably did their taxes on.

The community was so great that I practically lived on this wiki when I was in high school, helping out where I could. My time on the wiki's sysops team was probably my greatest achievement back then (high school me set that bar pretty low). I remember some concerns I had that I had emailed you about, about some players impersonating one of my toons - you didn't have to do anything to address those concerns, but you did anyway, changing the font of the game to make zeros and O's more distinguishable from each other. It's such a minor issue looking back at it now, but it showed you really cared about your players.

There was a chat I had with another player a very long time ago...They've asked me, "How long do you expect to play Urban Dead for?", and I answered, "Until the game dies." Ironic, how after thinking I probably wouldn't be keeping that promise since retiring almost 10 years ago, that I would be pulled back in by another player trying to get a reunion together, right in time to play until the game dies...

Urban Dead, in my opinion, will always be about it's community. While the game itself may be going away, so long as that community continues to exist, Urban Dead will never cease to exist. On behalf of the community, thank you for Urban Dead. You created a game that had a lasting impact on so many people. While often times it might seem like you're not involved with the community as much, you've managed to create one of the greatest communities on the internet.

Thank you, Kevan, for everything that you have given us.

--Axe Hack Talk 03:32, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

Enoch the Watcher/Quinn Inuit

Dear Kevan :

Thanks for creating this and keeping it going for all of these years. I had a great time, met some great people, and learned a lot about life and friendship. This started out as a game, developed a community, and is now an internet legend. Congratulations on nearly two decades of being awesome.

To all of the other players out there, thanks for the good times, the lunacy, and even the headshots. I hope I added as much to your enjoyment of the game as you added to mine.

--Enoch the Watcher/Quinn Inuit Talk 03:32, 5 March 2025 (UTC)