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Zombie Army 4: Dead War

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Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Zombie Army 4: Dead War cover
Developers
Rebellion Developments
Post-release DLC Flix Interactive[1]
Post-release DLC Radical Forge[2]
Engines
Asura[3]
Release dates
Windows February 4, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 74
OpenCritic 75
IGDB 73
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Microtransactions Cosmetic, Unlock
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Shooter
Art styles Realistic
Themes Zombies, World War II
Series Zombie Army
Zombie Army 4: Dead War on HowLongToBeat
Zombie Army 4: Dead War on IGDB
Zombie Army 4: Dead War guide on StrategyWiki
Zombie Army 4: Dead War on MobyGames
Zombie Army 4: Dead War on Wikipedia
Zombie Army
Subseries of Sniper Elite
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2013
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 2013
Zombie Army Trilogy 2015
Zombie Army 4: Dead War 2020
Zombie Army VR 2024

Zombie Army 4: Dead War is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person shooter game in the Zombie Army series.

General information

Official website - for all Zombie Army games
Official support page - for all Rebellion games
Official subreddit - for all Zombie Army games
Developer Discord server
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
GamersGate
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Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
Epic Games Launcher
Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Epic Games Store and Steam versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[4]

Version differences

Deluxe Edition includes Undead Airman Character, Solid Gold Weapon Skins, FG-42 Automatic Rifle Bundle, and Undercover Karl Outfit DLC.
Super Deluxe Edition includes Season Pass One consisting of the Deluxe Edition and additional DLC.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass One Three additional campaign missions, four character packs, nine weapon bundles, five weapon skin packs, and four character outfit bundles.[5]
Windows
Season Pass Two Three additional campaign missions; character outfits, weapon bundles, weapon skin packs, headgear and charm packs.
Windows
Season Pass Three Three additional campaign missions; character outfits, weapon bundles, weapon skin packs, headgear and charm packs.
Windows
Undead Airman Character Playable character with unique characteristics. Pre-order bonus.[6] Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Mission 1 - Terror Lab Campaign mission containing four chapters. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Mission 2 - Blood Count Campaign mission containing four chapters. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Mission 3 - Deeper than Hell Campaign mission containing four chapters. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Mission 4 - Damnation Valley Campaign mission. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Mission 5 - Alpine Blitz Campaign mission. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Mission 6 - Dead Zeppelin Campaign mission. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Mission 7 - Terminal Error Campaign mission. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Mission 8 - Abaddon Asylum Campaign mission. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Mission 9 - Return to Hell Campaign mission. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
American Sea Captain Character Playable character with unique characteristics. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Renegade Officer Character Playable character with unique characteristics. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
French Resistance Fighter Character Playable character with unique characteristics. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Paratrooper Zombie Character Paratrooper skin version of Undead Airman Character. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Zombie Gentleman Dress Uniform Character Gentleman Officer skin version of Undead Airman Character; two charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Left 4 Dead Character Pack 1 Free DLC pack of four characters from the original Left 4 Dead.
Windows
Left 4 Dead Character Pack 2 Free DLC pack of four characters from Left 4 Dead 2.
Windows
FG-42 Automatic Rifle Bundle FG-42 automatic rifle with Fallschirmjäger Camo and Black skins; Fallschirmjäger Helmet and Iron Cross charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Repeater Rifle Bundle M1895 repeater with Strange Brigade and Blue Jade skins; Cowboy Hat and Jade Cat charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
M1 Semi-auto Carbine Bundle M1 carbine with US Flag and Baseball skins; Uncle Sam Hat and Baseball Bat charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
PPSH Submachine Gun Bundle PPSH-41 submachine gun with Hammer and Sickle and Russian Doll skins; Red Star and Russian Doll charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Mortar Shotgun Bundle Mortar shotgun with Zombie and Snake skins; Easter Egg and Zombie Rabbit's Foot charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Luger Pistol Bundle Luger P08 pistol with Ornate and Rusty skins; Eagle and Cross, and Sagamartha Relic charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Shotgun Pistol Bundle Shotgun pistol with Toy and Ornate skins; Ornate Shotgun Shell and Rogue Trooper Head charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Crossbow Rifle Bundle Big Joe crossbow with Toy and Ornate skins; Rogue Trooper Helmet and Commemorate Coin charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Crossbow Pistol Bundle Crossbow pistol with Carved and Ornate skins; Crossbow Bolt and Ornate Egg charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Lee Enfield Rifle Bundle Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle with Ceremonial and Spitfire skins; Hector's Lucky Charm and Pilot Wings charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
SVT-38 Rifle Bundle SVT-38 rifle with Prison Tattoos and Huntsman skins; Broken Cuffs and Weapons Crest charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Sten MK2 SMG Bundle Sten MK. II SMG with French Camo and Secret Message skins; Poison Ring and Rose charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Nagant M1895 Pistol Bundle Nagant M1895 pistol with Hammer and Sickle, and Lucky Dragon skins; Jun's Family Locket and Hero of China Medal charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
7.65mm Polizeipistole Pistol Bundle 7.65mm Polizeipistole pistol with Desert Occult and Superspy Chrome skins; Werner Dog Tag and Vesper Martini charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Grease Gun SMG Bundle M3 Grease Gun SMG with Scrap Metal and Drill skins; Survivor Brigade Badge and Monkey Wrench charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Bomb Lance Shotgun Bundle Eggers Bomb Lance shotgun with Barnacle and Pirate Captain skins; Broken Compass and Great White Shark Jaw charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
M1903 Springfield Rifle Bundle M1903 Springfield rifle with '43 Fighter-bomber and Desert Camo skins; Ratte Tank and Brauer's Dog Tags charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
M1934 Pistol Bundle M1934 pistol with Strange Brigade and Nail Gun skins; Undercover Dagger and Iron Eagle charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
MP.1940 SMG Bundle MP.1940 SMG with Ahnenerbe and Luftwaffe skins; Irminsul Stick Pin and Zombie Army Trilogy Eagle charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Flare Gun Weapon Bundle Flare Gun pistol with Pirate Pistol and Firework skins; Firework and Cannonball charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
MAB 38 SMG Bundle MAB 38 SMG with Strange Brigade 'Royce' and Italian Camo skins; Roman Fasces and Roman Centurion Helmet charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Blowtorch Weapon Bundle Blowtorch secondary weapon with Painted like a Dragon and Brass skins; Dragon Egg and Cracked Pressure Gauge charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Gas Mask Headgear Bundle Four cosmetic gas masks for all characters. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Flags Charms Pack British, American, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Canadian, Japanese, South Korean, and Chinese flag charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Halloween Headgear Bundle Three masks and one hat for all characters. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Halloween Charm Pack Spider, Poison Bottle, Classic Ghost, and Cauldron charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Holiday Season Headgear Bundle Four headgear pieces for all characters. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Holiday Season Charm Pack Elf Head, Bauble, Candy Cane, and Bell charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Bucket Headgear Bundle Four hats for all characters. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Horror Charm Pack Zombie Eyeball, Meat Clever, Iron Pentagram, and Doll Head charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Classic Sports Headgear Bundle Four headgear pieces for all characters. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Sports Charm Pack Baseball, Hockey Puck, American Football, and Basketball charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Zombie Headgear Pack Four headgear pieces for all characters. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Zombie Charm Pack Zombie Armor Piece, Zombie Grunt Head, Zombie Shark Tooth, and Zombie Tank Heart charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
WWII Headgear Pack Four headgear pieces for all characters. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Horror Headgear Pack Four masks for all characters. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Horror Charm Pack 2 Chainsaw, Hammer & Stake, Gold Hexagram, and Creepy Clown Horn charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Story Charm Pack Z5 Core, Baron's Monocle, Occult Tome, and Horned Skull charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Strange Brigade Headgear Pack Four Strange Brigade headgear pieces for all characters. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Tarot Charm Pack The Emperor, The Hermit, The Tower, and Judgement charms for all weapons. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Undercover Karl Outfit German officer outfit for Karl with Officer Hat and German Helmet headgear options. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Classic Boris Outfit Classic Boris look from Zombie Army Trilogy with Soviet Pilotka and Soviet Helmet headgear options. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Lone Wolf Jun Outfit Lone Wolf outfit for Jun with Shades and Beanie headgear options. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Berserker Boris Outfit Berserker outfit for Boris. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Night Ops Jun Outfit Night Ops outfit for Jun. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Armour Plated Shola Outfit Armor Plated outfit for Shola. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Afrika Karl Outfit Afrika outfit for Karl. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Undercover Marie Outfit Undercover outfit for Marie. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
WW1 Josiah Outfit World War 1 outfit for Josiah. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Desert Rat Shola Outfit Desert Rat outfit and three headgear pieces for Shola. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Hermann Wolff Werner Outfit Hermann Wolff outfit and two headgear pieces for Werner. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Occult Karl Outfit Occult outfit and two headgear pieces for Karl. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Solid Gold Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Molten Lava Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Bloodsoaked Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Wrapping Paper Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Carbon Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass One.
Windows
Occult Ritual Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Holiday Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Black Ice Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Toxic Hazard Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Desert Damaged Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Armoured Giant Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass Two.
Windows
Elemental Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Zombie Tank Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Van Helsing Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Zombie Wrapped Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows
Bandages Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game. Included with Season Pass Three.
Windows

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Cosmetic Character and weapon skins sold as separate DLC.
Unlock Weapons and characters possessing unique characteristics sold as separate DLC.

Essential improvements

Mute game intro

Delete or rename <path-to-game>\GUIMenu\loading_initial.gui.pc.sounds[7]
A game update may restore the file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Zombie Army 4\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/694280/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Zombie Army 4\PC_ProfileSaves\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/694280/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

In-game display settings
In-game display settings
In-game graphics detail settings
In-game graphics detail settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Cutscenes and kill cameras are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor
Hor+ gameplay, centered HUD, windowboxed cutscenes and kill cameras.[8]
See the community workaround.
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ gameplay and spanned HUD. Kill cameras are letterboxed at 21:9 and windowboxed at 32:9. Cutscenes are pillarboxed to 21:9 at 32:9.[9]
4K Ultra HD
[10]
Field of view (FOV)
30-70 in increments of 2.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
[11]
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Low, Medium, High, Ultra, and up to 2x SSAA through Render Scale.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode
[12]

Input

In-game controls settings
In-game controls settings
In-game control sensitivity settings
In-game control sensitivity settings
In-game aim assist settings
In-game aim assist settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Photo mode movement buttons WSADOK cannot be remapped.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse smoothing is also available.
Mouse sensitivity
0-100 in increments of 5 for X and Y axes. Shared with controller sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
X and Y axes inversion options.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
The game launcher is not navigable with a controller.
Controller remapping
Normal or Legacy layout preset.
Controller sensitivity
0-100 in increments of 5 for X and Y axes. Shared with mouse sensitivity.
Controller Y-axis inversion
X and Y axes inversion options.[13]
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
[14]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
[15]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
[16]
Haptic feedback
Vibration toggle.[13]
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Mouse aiming is not possible while moving with a controller.[13]

Audio

In-game audio settings
In-game audio settings
In-game accessibility settings
In-game accessibility settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, music, speech, SFX.
Surround sound
[17]
Subtitles
Adjustable text size and box opacity. White, red, yellow, green, blue, or pink color.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

In the Epic Games Store version, the game language is tied to that of the launcher, selectable through its Settings.[18]
Command line arguments noted below also allow to force the desired language.[18]
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
-language=english or -language=american
Simplified Chinese
-language=chinese(simplified)
Traditional Chinese
-language=chinese(traditional)
French
-language=french
German
-language=german
Italian
-language=italian
Japanese
-language=japanese
Korean
-language=korean
Polish
-language=polish
Brazilian Portuguese
-language=portugese(brazilian)
Russian
-language=russian
Spanish
-language=spanish

Network

In-game matchmaking region choices
In-game matchmaking region choices

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
[19]
LAN play
Online play
4 Co-op
Cross-play between Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, Steam, and PlayStation versions.[20][21]
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
A lobby browser is also available.
Peer-to-peer
[22]
Self-hosting

Issues unresolved

Game remains running

The game may remain running after playing in the Vulkan mode and quitting to desktop.[23]

End the game process[18]
  1. Access the Task Manager (Ctrl+ Shift+Esc).
  2. On Windows 10, switch to the Details tab.
  3. Locate ZA4_vulkan.exe and click on End task.

DLC items reset after restart

Downloadable in-game weapon skins and charms may become unequipped after a game restart.[24]

Other information

Launcher settings
Launcher settings

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Vulkan
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1 (limited to Vulkan), 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-6100 or AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 60 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GTX 1030 or AMD equivalent
2 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 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>/694280/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (694280) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. [1] - last accessed on 2020-10-20
  2. [2] - last accessed on 2021-08-03
  3. Zombie Army 4: Dead War – Level Design – White Boxing (Part 2) - last accessed on 2020-02-04
  4. Denuvo Support Page - last accessed on 2020-02-04
  5. Zombie Army 4's First Season Of Post-Launch Content Revealed! - last accessed on 2020-02-04
  6. [3] - last accessed on 2020-02-04
  7. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-03-11
  8. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-05
    Tested on a single monitor at custom 5760x1080 and 11520x1080 resolutions, screenshots compared to 16:9 and other resolutions.
  9. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-03-11
    Tested at 2560x1080 (native), 3440x1440 and 3840x1080 after the March 10 game update.
  10. Zombie Army 4: Dead War Review Ball Busting Fun? "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?" - last accessed on 2020-02-04
  11. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-05
    Multiple screenshots taken on various AA, texture and sharpening settings. The distant surfaces did not appear to be blurrier than anything else. Additionally consulted with Marioysikax who expressed similar observations upon examining the screenshots. An image to demonstrate.
  12. [4] - last accessed on 2020-02-18
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-05
    Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
  14. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-02-05
    Verified by testing the game with a Microsoft Xbox One Controller with a USB cable
  15. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-02-05
    Verified by testing the game with a Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 Controller with a USB cable
  16. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-02-05
    Verified by hot-plugging 2 different controllers
  17. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-05
    The game made use of the rear speakers on a 5.1 sound system in every in-game Audio output mode.
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-05
  19. [5] - last accessed on 2020-02-05
  20. Enhance Your Slaying Experience With Zombie Army 4’s New-Gen Upgrades! - last accessed on 2021-04-08
  21. DEV DIARIES|SENIOR PRODUCER STEVE ARCHER ON CROSS-PLAY AND THE END OF SEASON 3 - last accessed on 2021-10-31
  22. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-15
    Hosted an online game and recorded all network activity in NetLimiter over 4 hours. Megabytes of data have been transferred to the known home IP address of a friend.
  23. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-05
    Experienced personally and reported by others on the official Rebellion Discord server.
  24. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-23
    Additionally reported by multiple users on Discord.