
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.
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World War Z is a heart-pounding co-op third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring swarms of hundreds of zombies that has now captivated over 25 million players. Based on the Paramount Pictures film, World War Z focuses on fast-paced gameplay while exploring new storylines from around the world.
Humanity is on the brink of extinction. From New York to Moscow to Japan and Jerusalem, the undead apocalypse continues to spread. As the end looms, a hardened few band together to defeat the horde and outlive the dead.
Battle swarms of hundreds of zombies
The Swarm Engine™ seamlessly renders hordes of zombies in incredible firefights. Advanced gore systems offer gruesomely satisfying action. In-game Zombie Hordes behave like real crowds, getting stuck in narrow corridors and climbing on top of each other to reach players on higher levels. Hordes become increasingly more difficult to defeat and behave like single entity bosses as players progress through the game.
Coop story-driven campaigns
Survive around the world, as unique groups tell their stories of perseverance.
Choose Your Class
Level up to 8 unique classes – Gunslinger, Hellraiser, Slasher, Medic, Fixer, Exterminator, Dronemaster and the new Vanguard class in WWZ: Aftermath – each with their own unique perks and play styles.
Deep Progression
Grow stronger – unlock powerful weapon upgrades and level your character class to take on greater challenges.
PVPVZ
Fight other players for survival – several intense Player vs Player vs Zombies game modes complement the coop campaigns.
Genres
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: Russian, English*, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese*languages with full audio support
Updates
Build ids and update times come straight from Steam's PICS — the same source SteamDB reads. Patch history grows as we record new builds.
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 622 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Themes across 621 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
能不能像l4d2一樣打mod啊我求求了
9.5/10
Great game, only a shame pVp is totally dead.
одно наслаждение, рвать зомби бензопилой
Nice
Mutlaka alin bole bir oyun yok
Игра мега имба, вчетвером гасите зомбаков. Не хватает лютого фонка и иногда мозгов тиммейтам
kill zombies
Rating: 8/10 Pros 🧟 Excellent zombie hordes: Thousands of zombies swarm in spectacular ways, recreating the movie's iconic climbing walls. This is the game's biggest selling point. 👥 Great co-op gameplay: Up to four players work together through campaigns set in cities like New York, Jerusalem, Moscow, and Tokyo. 🔫 Fun progression: Multiple classes, weapon upgrades, and perks provide long-term replayability. 💥 Action-packed: Fast-paced combat with satisfying moments of holding defensive positions against massive waves. Cons 🔁 Repetitive objectives: Many missions boil down to escorting, defending, or activating switches. 📖 Weak story and characters: The narrative is mostly forgettable. ⚔️ PvP isn't very compelling: Most players stick to the cooperative modes.
Fun zombie game, very alike to Left for Dead. Lots of content and replayability, fun with friends or solo. The bots aren't great but are honestly not bad, about on par with L4D's. Tons of weapons and playstyles.
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Engagement
DAU/MAU are modeled from peak concurrent players (≈×8 and ×28) — Steam publishes no active-user counts, so treat these as rough estimates, not reported figures.
Audience
Audience
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Games most often reviewed by the same players — an audience-affinity signal from our review sample, not full ownership data.
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