The Last Stand: Dead Zone, often abbreviated as TLS:DZ or DZ, is the fourth installment in the The Last Stand series. It was announced on January 16, 2012 via Con Artist Games' Twitter feed and Facebook page. The Early Access Beta was released on Facebook on February 21, 2012 and was only open to those who have liked The Last Stand's Facebook page. It was also released on Armor Games on August 14, 2012, Kongregate on December 18, 2012 and Yahoo Games on March 6, 2014, all of which require the user to create a free account to play the game.