Project Zomboid
What Project Zomboid is
Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive.
The sentence of its Steam description that best says what it is, picked by Jev. The developer's own words.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..
What people say
New players struggle to learn Project Zomboid's many systems without clear guidance, which is the main reason inside its difficulty complaints, at 52% of them.
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Reviewers who enjoy the gameplay praise it, 29% of written reviews, and some also praise multiplayer and community, 5%. Skip it if difficulty bothers you: 10% of written reviews raise it, and bugs and crashes come up in 4%.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Difficulty10%Most often steep learning curve
“Horrible, not beginner friendly at all. impossible to play. I have to mention that i bought this game for $6 off some Chinese website and its still not even close to worth it.”
- Bugs and crashes4%
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Playing with friends210 reviewers; most raised: difficultyComplain28%Praise88%
- Playing solo79 reviewers; most raised: difficultyComplain40%Praise92%
- Relaxing18 reviewers; most raised: performanceComplain21%Praise96%
Steam reviews over its whole life
493,077 reviews in every language, counted per month by Steam itself.
What Project Zomboid reviewers say
One public report on Project Zomboid reads 2,521 Steam reviews from the last year. The report “What people complain about and love in 2026” was last updated Oct 29, 2026. Of its 2,521 judged reviewers, 28% complain, 75% praise something, 3% make a request and 1% say they're quitting. The top complaint is difficulty at 31% of complaints, then bugs and crashes (13%) and gameplay and design (9%). Top praise: gameplay is fun, at 35% of praise. Top requests: new feature or option (57%) and more content (13%). Two audience differences stand out. New user: say they're quitting 4.9x as often as everyone (3% vs 1%). 200 hours or more: mention developer and updates 2.4x as often as everyone (25% vs 10%).
One public report on Project Zomboid. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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