During the development of my custom Call of Duty: World at War zombie map nazi_zombie_eisden, I found myself inspired to start a second, smaller map that I hoped would offer a fast-paced and tightly packed survival experience. That project was codenamed “Smallfarm”—a compact, rural zombie map built with simplicity and replayability in mind.
Initially, the idea was to create a counterpoint to Eisden: where Eisden is detailed, complex, and lore-driven, Smallfarm was meant to be the kind of map you could quickly jump into for a short but intense game session with friends. A gritty, claustrophobic farm surrounded by undead—it seemed like the perfect challenge.
However, like many creative projects, reality caught up.