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IndieRPGSimulationEarly AccessSurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft

Project Zomboid

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..

Developer: The Indie Stone
Publisher: The Indie Stone
Franchise: —
Release date: Nov 8, 2013
Store page updated: Aug 26, 2026
Price: $24.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

83.0/ 100

Based on 394 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 😄 Very Positive 89% of 6,827

All time 😄 Very Positive 94% of 482,260

“10/10 rating indicates enjoyment”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

+1.49

Difficulty +2.09 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair

“thrilling and challenging survival mechanics with high stakes” (35)

Comecei em uma casa aleatória, tomei um susto do crl por causa de um zumbi escondido, matei o zumbi, surgiram mais 20 porque fiz muito barulho Fui roubar um carro, quebrei o vidro com o braço e tive uma hemorragia, tampei com pano sujo e tive infecção, pisei no caco de vidro por estar descalço e tive outra hemorragia, capotei o carro, tive crise de pânico, depressão, quebrei a perna, infeccionei mais 3 machucados, passei fome e sede por horas, achei um pepino estragado, comi e tive infecção alimentar, não dormi de tanta dor, esqueci o forno ligado, botei fogo na casa sem querer e morri queimad

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Story & World

+3.73

World +4.00 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

“Incredible atmosphere, terrifying and immersive” (56)

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Content Volume

+2.93

Volume +3.47 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

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Visuals & Sound

+1.09

Visuals +0.43 · Graphics, art style, and animation

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Multiplayer

+2.30

Playing together +2.37 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

“friend interaction and emergent gameplay moments are memorable and fun” (24)

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Pricing & Fairness

-1.94

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Balance -2.90 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched

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Tech & Support

-0.83

Developer support -0.43 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players

“development pace slowed to crawl, 11 years in early access with minimal progress” (30)

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.

Steam review activity

% positive over time

since launch, by month · major update

Nov 2013Sep 2026

Reviews

per day · 6,808 reviews, peak 297/day

Aug 21Sep 18

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