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Project Zomboid
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The Indie Stone |
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LWJGL |
Windows |
Early access |
macOS (OS X) |
Early access |
Linux |
Early access |
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 |
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General information
- Official forums
- Official wiki
- Official Discord
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- There is a pre-alpha tech demo available here.
Monetization
Microtransactions
Essential improvements
Patches
- The sub-forum for the latest versions/builds can be found here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- 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) |
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Linux |
$HOME/Zomboid/Saves/ |
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Catalan |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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Danish |
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Dutch |
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Estonian |
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Finnish |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Indonesian |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Norwegian |
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Polish |
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Portuguese |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Regular and Argentinian |
Tagalog |
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Thai |
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Turkish |
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Ukrainian |
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- 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
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Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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4 |
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LAN play |
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Online play |
| 100 |
Servers above 31 players display a warning and need to check "Show Higher Player Count Servers" in server browsers. |
Connection types
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 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
FMOD |
Since Build 33[2] |
Multiplayer |
RakNet |
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System requirements
Windows |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
References