Night of the Living Debt: status, maker and key facts on file
Night of the Living Debt is a game by Learning Games Lab, New Mexico State University, with University of Idaho Extension. Status: Playable, checked November 2026.
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Night of the Living Debt is played on its maker's website; this directory lists and checks it and does not host it.
Night of the Living Debt in brief
Players earn income, make credit decisions and keep zombie creditors at bay in a financial literacy game for K-12 students. It runs in a browser on an iPad or computer, or through an iOS app for offline play, though the web version is not meant for phones. University of Idaho Extension worked on it, and it won gold at the 2016 International Serious Play Awards.
Night of the Living Debt is a game by Learning Games Lab, New Mexico State University, with University of Idaho Extension. Night of the Living Debt is filed under Financial literacy, sector Education. Platform on file: Web (iPad and computer), iOS app. No cost is on file for Night of the Living Debt. The maker's page offered Night of the Living Debt in November 2026; this was verified by reading the page.
2 articles on this site name Night of the Living Debt: 2016 International Serious Play Awards: Gold, Silver and Bronze and Night of the Living Debt: the Zombie Game That Teaches Credit. The award data holds 2 rows with the title Night of the Living Debt. More entries are in the games directory.
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Maker | Learning Games Lab, New Mexico State University, with University of Idaho Extension |
| Topic | Financial literacy |
| Sector | Education |
| Platform | Web (iPad and computer), iOS app |
| Also credited | Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State University |
| Cost | Not on file |
| Status | Playable |
| Checked | November 2026 |
| Official address | nightofthelivingdebt.com |
Recorded awards
| Program | Year | Category | Result | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGS&C | 2016 | Finalist | Finalist | Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State University |
| International Serious Play Awards | 2016 | K-12 Financial Literacy | Gold | Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State University |