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World War Z
World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fun large-scale horde combat” (40 of 102 reviews) and “fun co-op with working matchmaking” (11); the most common complaint is “useless bots, repetitive shallow combat” (15). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
40 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“left 4 dead on steroids basically, insane. Has beautiful graphics and runs like a dream, great campaign and the hordes are CRAZY, so much fun with friends and matchmaking works perfectly. New fave zombie game.”
“things to consider when buying this game: (+) actually a fun horde shooting game (+) dlcs only contain cosmetic, other than that is new chapters (+) 10-year-old pc probably runs fine (+) hidden stealth mechanic, so…”
“This game is a near 10/10. You can play casual or grind the levels. Deck building, progression, weapon skins. A lot of content to keep you playing. The players you get make me say no. You will get a Level 13 on a Level…”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“left 4 dead on steroids basically, insane. Has beautiful graphics and runs like a dream, great campaign and the hordes are CRAZY, so much fun with friends and matchmaking works perfectly. New fave zombie game.”
“Fantastically fun, for the record, I had only played it with others I know in person; Communication is key, yes, but it is a deeply co-op game (BUT FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD, MAKE THE AI BETTER, LIKE SERIOUSLY,…”
“Joyous co-op shooter killing hordes of the undead with various fun weapons in a well made impressive world with a superb fitting environment. Appreciate the full crossplay support being able to play with friends across…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Get this game instead of Toxic Commando, lots of content and replay value.”
“pretty fun game lots to grind so it will keep you busy for a while even when you completely finish it theres still alot of fun involved in the replay value”
“i would say this game is my guilty pleasure. Just turn off your brain and shoot zeke. i find myself just enjoying the gameplay loop and there are enough scenarios and game modes that it doesnt feel too repetitive.”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“if you're looking for a game that's like left 4 dead 2, but not quite left 4 dead 2, this is a much-try. besides the perk system, the game's difficulty comes more from fighting the massive horde of zombies itself rather…”
“A classic. This is the first horde shooter, that allows you to attack incoming hordes in what used to be the background. Never seen a 3rd person shooter that offers such a great FPS mode post release either; WWZ…”
“Yeah there's bugs here and there. Which game hasn't? Yeah it's not on the same league as Left 4 Dead or the original Killing Floor. But, that's not the reason why this game exist. It's not trying to replace the two…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“left 4 dead on steroids basically, insane. Has beautiful graphics and runs like a dream, great campaign and the hordes are CRAZY, so much fun with friends and matchmaking works perfectly. New fave zombie game.”
“things to consider when buying this game: (+) actually a fun horde shooting game (+) dlcs only contain cosmetic, other than that is new chapters (+) 10-year-old pc probably runs fine (+) hidden stealth mechanic, so…”
“Fantastically fun, for the record, I had only played it with others I know in person; Communication is key, yes, but it is a deeply co-op game (BUT FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD, MAKE THE AI BETTER, LIKE SERIOUSLY,…”
15 of the 102 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is an absolute grind. npc players are useless, they stand in the dumbest spots and get steamrolled by Z's. They stand on you or in you and get in your line of fire effectivly killing themselves. if they are…”
“I honestly WANTED to love this game. But I can't. 1st, why is first-person mode locked behind a paywall??? HUH? 2nd, the bots are absolutely stupid. 3rd, trying to play multiplayer is just painful. There is no penalty…”
“If they only fixed bots to actually, you know, DO SOMETHING, then this game would be a 10/10. But like every other single 4-player coop game in existance, the bots do nothing at all for some reason.”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“buy game, locked maps, buy maps, locked weapons, buy weapons, locked perks, buy perks, locked skins, buy skins, locked characters, buy characters... etc”
“I honestly WANTED to love this game. But I can't. 1st, why is first-person mode locked behind a paywall??? HUH? 2nd, the bots are absolutely stupid. 3rd, trying to play multiplayer is just painful. There is no penalty…”
“Most content is behind a paywall... Cannot recommend when I see that out of 10 (if I recall correctly) missions, 6 are locked. You can't use the first person POV unless you get one of their extension too.”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I’ve played this game for over 1,000 hours across Xbox and PC. Overall, it’s a very fun game with solid core gameplay. However, the gameplay loop becomes very repetitive over time. I’ve essentially done everything there…”
“PROS: The gameplay is smooth. A lot of customization for a lot of things. DEFINITELY more fun with friends. CONS: Repetitive. Used formula. Yes it works but lack of innovation. There is a GRIND for basically all the…”
“I had to re-review this game. The game is boring. I couldnt even finish it. I was as far as episode 7 and i got tired of doing the same thing over and over. If you played episode one, you played them all. the game tells…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is an absolute grind. npc players are useless, they stand in the dumbest spots and get steamrolled by Z's. They stand on you or in you and get in your line of fire effectivly killing themselves. if they are…”
“things to consider when buying this game: (+) actually a fun horde shooting game (+) dlcs only contain cosmetic, other than that is new chapters (+) 10-year-old pc probably runs fine (+) hidden stealth mechanic, so…”
“HAVE FUN TRYING TO FIND A MATCH.... COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY!”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is an absolute grind. npc players are useless, they stand in the dumbest spots and get steamrolled by Z's. They stand on you or in you and get in your line of fire effectivly killing themselves. if they are…”
“I honestly WANTED to love this game. But I can't. 1st, why is first-person mode locked behind a paywall??? HUH? 2nd, the bots are absolutely stupid. 3rd, trying to play multiplayer is just painful. There is no penalty…”
“I don't like this game. Jump function is disabled, melee scripted animations suck as hell, loads additional guns that you can't reload, bodies of zombies still disappear right in front of you, new zombies spawn…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“A really fun co-op shooter, especially if you play with friends. Fighting through huge waves of zombies together can get pretty intense, and seeing hundreds of them rushing toward you never really gets old. The missions can feel a bit similar after a while, but the action and…”
— a player, Steam review · 23,903 hrs played“The best Left 4 Dead successor. Zombie Army trilogy is actually my favorite game in the L4D-like genre but the most recent game in that franchise, Zombie Army 4, is held back by some weird shenanigans with how the weapons upgrades work that seem to be left over from a previous…”
— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played“Base game campaign is only 4 episodes, took 3hrs to complete everything else is locked behind dlc.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Viral State Update - Coming November 12!
Neon lights, rays of sunshine, and palm trees leading to a beach paradise... if only it weren't for the waves of Zekes! 🧟🌊 Greetings from Miami, Florida! 🏖 The Viral State update is releasing November
Waves of Lead Update - OUT NOW!
Hello, Survivors! Today, overcome the sea of Zekes with new free content! Test your limits by experiencing The Walking Dead for the first time in Extinction Mode, and dive into new weapons, mutators,
🍁🧟 WWZ Steam Autumn Sale! 🍁🧟
Autumn is nice to witness the leaves, and the Zekes falling down in massive amounts! 🧟🍂 Take a look at our Steam Autumn Sale, which includes discounts to the base game, Aftermath, episode DLCs, and mo
Waves of Lead Update - Coming October 5!
Get ready to overcome the sea of Zekes with the Waves of Lead update! 🧟🌊 Coming to you on October 5, 2026. Mark it on your calendars and join the Discord! 🗓✅ https://sabr.gg/4olVfk4 [img src="
🎉 WWZ: Aftermath Anniversary Double XP! 🎉
🎂 CELEBRATE WWZ: AFTERMATH WITH DOUBLE XP! 🎂 Thank you for surviving with us through another year of crushing the Zeke swarms and amassing continuous victories. 🙏 As a reward, we're celebrating Afterm
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Zombies · Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Action · Co-op · Singleplayer · Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · PvE · Survival Horror · FPS · Post-apocalyptic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | Russian, English * , Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Official site | https://wwzgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: AMD A10-5700 / Intel Core i3-3220 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD R7-240 / GForce 650Ti / Intel 630 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: Yes