World War Z

Key points

Multiple free content and technical updates since release.^[2]

General information

Official forums

Official Discord server

Community subreddit

Technical FAQ - includes solutions to common issues

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Aftermath version. Deluxe Edition also available.
GamersGate		Aftermath version. Deluxe Edition also available.
		Aftermath version.
Green Man Gaming		Aftermath version. Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		GOTY Edition.
Humble Store		Aftermath version. Deluxe Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam		Aftermath version. Deluxe Edition also available.

Version differences

Aftermath edition includes all content of GOTY Edition, two additional campaign episodes, and access to the first-person mode.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
GOTY Edition Upgrade	Contains Marseille Episode, The Professionals Pack, War Heroes Pack, Special Operations Weapon Pack, Biohazard Weapon Pack, Lobo Weapon Pack, Last Aid Weapon Pack, and Signature Weapons Pack.
Season Pass	Contains all GOTY Edition content.
Lobo Weapon Pack	Pre-order bonus.^[3] Contains four weapon variations.
Marseille Episode	Contains three missions. Ownership is not required for joining friends for private games.^[4]^[5]
The Professionals Pack	Contains character skins.
War Heroes Pack	Contains character skins.
Biohazard Weapon Pack	Contains four weapon variations.
Special Operations Forces Pack	Contains four weapon variations.
Signature Weapons Pack	Contains four weapon variations.
Last Aid Pack	Contains four weapon variations.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Saber\WWZ\client\storage\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/699130/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Saber\WWZ\client\storage\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/699130/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings

HUD settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Cutscenes are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor		Hor+ gameplay and cutscenes. Pillarboxed menu and loading screens.^[6] Use the ultrawide patcher to remove the menu pillarboxing.
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay and cutscenes. Pillarboxed menu and loading screens.^[7]^[8] Use the ultrawide patcher to remove the menu pillarboxing.
4K Ultra HD		^[9]
Field of view (FOV)		FOV Scale from 1.00 to 1.30 in increments of 0.05 for the third-person mode.^[10]^[11] 0.80 to 1.30 for the first-person mode exclusive to the Aftermath edition.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Labeled Texture Filtering. Low, Medium, High, Ultra.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, TAA, up to 2x SSAA through Resolution Scale.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		30, 60, 90, 120, or Unlimited.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Camera settings

Controls settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		1-20 in increments of 1.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		5 control schemes, bumper and trigger swap options.
Controller sensitivity		Separate sliders for the look and aiming sensitivity. 1-20 for the X and Y axis.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Xbox One controllers are supported,^[12] while Xbox 360 ones are not.^[13]^[14]^[15]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		^[16]^[17]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Vibration toggle.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, UI, SFX, dialogue, voice chat.
Surround sound		^[18]
Subtitles
Closed captions		^[19]
Mute on focus lost

Game settings ^{[Note 2]}

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Russian
Italian
German
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese
Polish
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	^[20]
LAN play
Online play	8	Co-op, Versus Up to 4 players in the campaign co-op mode, up to 8 in the PvP modes. Optional co-op cross-play with Xbox One and PlayStation 4 users enabled by default.^[21]^[22]
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		The game resorts to P2P when the dedicated servers are unavailable. Manual P2P hosting is not possible.^[23]^[24]
Dedicated		Limited to locations in the US, Europe and Korea at launch.^[23]
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)^[25]
TCP	11700-11710
UDP	48800–49000

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

Issues fixed

Visual stuttering

Switch from Vulkan to DirectX 11^[26]
Go to Settings -> Video. Set Graphics API to DirectX11.

Stretched menu at wide resolutions

The main menu background including character models may stretch at 21:9 and wider resolutions.^[27]

Disable FidelityFX sharpening^[27]
From the main menu, go to Settings -> Video. Set FidelityFX CAS to OFF.

Use the World War Z ultrawide & multimonitor patcher.^[27]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Vulkan

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok	^[28]
Audio	FMOD	^[28]
Cutscenes	Bink Video	^[28]
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-3220 AMD A10-5700	Intel Core i7-3970 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	35 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Intel HD Graphics 630 ATI Radeon HD 5870	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 280 DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/699130/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (699130) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
↑ The first-person mode is available only in the Aftermath edition of the game.

References

↑ World War Z - Launch Trailer (video description) - last accessed on April 16, 2019
↑ World War Z Season 2 Roadmap Revealed, Includes Crossplay Support, New Missions, More - last accessed on 2019-09-19
↑ [1] - last accessed on April 15, 2019
↑ World War Z: Marseilles DLC & Game of the Year Edition Shamble to PS4 Tomorrow - last accessed on 2020-05-05
"if you are playing in a private lobby, only the host needs to have the Marseille DLC. That means that only one of your friends needs to have the Marseille DLC for you to play together"
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-05-05
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-10-29
Tested at a custom 5760x1080 resolution - screenshots taken and compared to 16:9 and 21:9.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-10-29
Tested at the native 2560x1080 resolution and custom 3840x1080 - screenshots taken and compared to 16:9.
↑ The Kill It With Fire Update Is LIVE! - last accessed on 2019-10-29
↑ WORLD WAR Z Game - Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1 - New York (4K 60FPS ULTRA) - last accessed on April 16, 2019
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-03
↑ World War Z - Undead Sea Update Patch Notes - last accessed on 2019-06-03
↑ PC controller support - last accessed on April 23, 2019
↑ Controller not working on PC version? - last accessed on April 16, 2019
↑ My xbox 360 controller is not detected in PC version - last accessed on April 23, 2019
↑ Is there a trick to making the game recognize controllers? (Xbox 360/XBone) - last accessed on 2021-08-30
↑ /PC/ Third-Party Controller not working with the game - last accessed on April 16, 2019
↑ Controller Issue. PC version. Help - last accessed on April 16, 2019
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-04-16
Rear speakers are used by the game.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-04-16
Only the voices are captioned.
↑ World War Z - FAQ - last accessed on April 16, 2019
↑ The Crossplay Update is LIVE! - last accessed on 2020-03-23
↑ The Dronemaster Update is Live! - last accessed on 2020-07-22
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 There will be both dedicated *and* P2P servers. - last accessed on April 16, 2019
↑ Official dev responses regarding some of the current issues - last accessed on April 16, 2019
↑ Server Addresses and Ports? - last accessed on April 30, 2019
↑ Official dev responses regarding some of the current issues (primarily on PC) - last accessed on April 16, 2019
↑ ^27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-10-29
↑ ^28.0 ^28.1 ^28.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-04-16

[Proton_path_note-6] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/699130/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (699130) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Note-21] The first-person mode is available only in the Aftermath edition of the game.

[1] World War Z - Launch Trailer (video description) - last accessed on April 16, 2019

[2] World War Z Season 2 Roadmap Revealed, Includes Crossplay Support, New Missions, More - last accessed on 2019-09-19

[3] [1] - last accessed on April 15, 2019

[4] World War Z: Marseilles DLC & Game of the Year Edition Shamble to PS4 Tomorrow - last accessed on 2020-05-05
"if you are playing in a private lobby, only the host needs to have the Marseille DLC. That means that only one of your friends needs to have the Marseille DLC for you to play together"

[5] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-05-05

[7] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-10-29
Tested at a custom 5760x1080 resolution - screenshots taken and compared to 16:9 and 21:9.

[8] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-10-29
Tested at the native 2560x1080 resolution and custom 3840x1080 - screenshots taken and compared to 16:9.

[9] The Kill It With Fire Update Is LIVE! - last accessed on 2019-10-29

[10] WORLD WAR Z Game - Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1 - New York (4K 60FPS ULTRA) - last accessed on April 16, 2019

[11] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-03

[12] World War Z - Undead Sea Update Patch Notes - last accessed on 2019-06-03

[13] PC controller support - last accessed on April 23, 2019

[14] Controller not working on PC version? - last accessed on April 16, 2019

[15] My xbox 360 controller is not detected in PC version - last accessed on April 23, 2019

[16] Is there a trick to making the game recognize controllers? (Xbox 360/XBone) - last accessed on 2021-08-30

[17] /PC/ Third-Party Controller not working with the game - last accessed on April 16, 2019

[18] Controller Issue. PC version. Help - last accessed on April 16, 2019

[19] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-04-16
Rear speakers are used by the game.

[20] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-04-16
Only the voices are captioned.

[faq-22] World War Z - FAQ - last accessed on April 16, 2019

[23] The Crossplay Update is LIVE! - last accessed on 2020-03-23

[24] The Dronemaster Update is Live! - last accessed on 2020-07-22

[p2p-25] 23.0 ^23.1 There will be both dedicated *and* P2P servers. - last accessed on April 16, 2019

[26] Official dev responses regarding some of the current issues - last accessed on April 16, 2019

[27] Server Addresses and Ports? - last accessed on April 30, 2019

[28] Official dev responses regarding some of the current issues (primarily on PC) - last accessed on April 16, 2019

[sharp-29] 27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-10-29

[Rose-30] 28.0 ^28.1 ^28.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-04-16

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Developers

	Saber Interactive
Engines
	Swarm Engine^[1]
Release dates
Windows	April 16, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	70
OpenCritic	70
IGDB	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Zombies