Project Zomboid
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IndieRPGSimulationSurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft

25,694 playing#37 on Steam by players#37 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 50,203

Peak in the last 7 days: 61,716

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Game description

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

Basic info

DeveloperThe Indie Stone
PublisherThe Indie Stone
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateNov 8, 2013
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 / 11 - 64 Bit 64bit OS required
ProcessorIntel 2.77GHz Quad-core
Memory8 GB
GraphicsDedicated graphics card with 4 GB of VRAM minimum, OpenGL 2.1 and GLSL 1.2 support (gener…
Storage10 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 394 reviews from the past 1 year

83.5/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Surviving in Project Zomboid is meant to be hard, and 35 reviews praise that challenge; it scores 83.5 from 492,429 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

142 reviews say they enjoy it, and 56 praise the atmosphere, the most upvoted calling it terrifying and immersive. Story & World ranks 102nd of 1096 and Content Volume ranks 87th of 1351. Players praise a strong foundation of base mechanics, and others remember emergent moments with friends. Multiplayer ranks 234th of 642.

👎 Where it falls short

45 reviews describe a steep learning curve, and the most upvoted calls it a cliff covered in broken glass and zombies. 43 find the difficulty and permanent death frustrating, even if it is by design. Visuals & Sound ranks 1090th of 1249. 30 feel development has slowed during its long years in early access, and a few lost long runs to invisible collision bugs. Others find that mechanics like muscle fatigue and uncomfortable clothing add friction.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“10/10 rating indicates enjoyment” · 142 reviews
“Incredible atmosphere, terrifying and immersive” · 56 reviews
“Strong foundation and solid base mechanics” · 25 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +4.08 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “Strong foundation and solid base mechanics” · 25 reviews
Negative “realistic features should be vanilla options, not mod-dependent” · 2 reviews

Progression 16% · Difficulty 44% · Onboarding 25% · Strategy 17% · Controls & feel 7%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +4.01 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “Incredible atmosphere, terrifying and immersive” · 56 reviews

Story 5% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.51 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “hundreds of hours of playtime indicates substantial content” · 8 reviews
Negative “lacks endgame content after initial weeks” · 6 reviews

Variety 11% · Replayability 17%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.78 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “звук от рубки зомби очень приятный” · 1 review

Visuals 12%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.40 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “friend interaction and emergent gameplay moments are memorable and fun” · 24 reviews
Negative “hard to convince friends to play this type of game” · 8 reviews

Community 9% · Servers & Connection 2%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.07 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “Build 42 feels harder for no real reason” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.29 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “invisible collision kills character instantly, ending 5 month run” · 17 reviews
Positive “praticamente sem bugs” · 1 review

Performance 3% · Developer support 22%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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