Project Zomboid

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Project Zomboid

Developers
	The Indie Stone
Engines
	LWJGL
Release dates
Windows	Early access
macOS (OS X)	Early access
Linux	Early access
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Scrolling, Isometric
Controls	Direct control, Point and select
Genres	RPG, Simulation, Survival, Shooter, Exploration, Open world
Vehicles	Automobile
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	North America, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies

Project Zomboid is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view, scrolling and isometric RPG, simulation, survival, shooter, exploration and open world game.

General information

Official forums

Official wiki

Official Discord

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam

There is a pre-alpha tech demo available here.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Essential improvements

Patches

The sub-forum for the latest versions/builds can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Zomboid\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/Zomboid/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. To fix, set launch options to

   %command% -Duser.home="$HOME/.local/share/Zomboid/" -cachedir="$HOME/.local/share/Zomboid/"

and change GAMEDIR inside ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/ProjectZomboid/projectzomboid.sh to:

   GAMEDIR="$HOME/.local/share/Zomboid"

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Zomboid\Saves
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/Zomboid/Saves/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Edit options.ini in the base Zomboid folder.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Up to a 244 FPS cap. The interface is locked to 15 fps by default, with an option to increase it to 30.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		To see moodles (status icons), you need a mouse.
Controller remapping		Use %home%/Zomboid/joypads/(name-of-your-controller).config (e.g., /Users/Me/Zomboid/joypads/Wireless Controller.config for Dualshock 4).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		As of 41.37, game needs to be restarted in order to see new controller
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Tap "A" on a controller and select make new character in upper left corner.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Catalan
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish				Regular and Argentinian
Tagalog
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian

Some languages might be incomplete and miss some translations, the translations are community-based.

More languages are to be added, but the game currently doesn't support right-to-left languages.

Translations are available on GitHub where they can be updated, and new languages can be added here.

English (UK), Afrikaans and Estonian are present in the game files, but are unfinished and can't be selected.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4
LAN play		100
Online play		100	Servers above 31 players display a warning and need to check "Show Higher Player Count Servers" in server browsers.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Run ProjectZomboidServer.bat (Windows) or projectzomboid-dedi-server.sh (Linux).
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	16261

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

The developer has a Technical FAQ (archived copy) covering common problems and solutions.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD	Since Build 33
Multiplayer	RakNet

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.77 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 2.1 compatible
Other	Subject to change as it is an Early Access game

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7.3 or later
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.77 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 2.1 compatible
Other	Subject to change as it is an Early Access game

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu LTS 16.04
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.77 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 2.1 compatible
Other	Subject to change as it is an Early Access game