Nostalgic, memorable classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The memories,the long nights,the friendships and man..the memories!”
Steam review · 663.7 h played ↗
Zombie Panic! Source
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Positive · 85%Positive · 85%Zombie Panic! Team2008Horror · Survival · Action
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A free, classic Source-mod zombie PvP game with tense human-vs-zombie teamwork and barricades. Skip it if you need a populated server or solo play: the playerbase is tiny and there are no working bots.
Great for
Nostalgic players and friend groups who want free, team-based human vs zombie multiplayer on Source
Main risk
Few or no players online, no working bots, so you may not find a real match
What players love
Tense human vs zombie teamwork
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Its very enjoyable to fight a zombie horde composed of other players trying to overwhelm you so you can join their ranks.”
Steam review · 1518.2 h played ↗
Free, low-spec and still updated
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Almost 20 years later and still receiving updates, all for free.”
Steam review · 90.3 h played ↗
Fun with friends, friendly community
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“One of the least toxic communities online. Everyone just likes to have a good time and be silly.”
Steam review · 538.5 h played ↗
Physics barricades and varied maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“the source engine physics of shoving random objects in the doorway for a barricade desperately pushing on it it to keep the zombies out”
Steam review · 16.5 h played ↗
Modding and Workshop support
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“This game also has workshop and modding support which allows for more custom maps and other features which is great for replayability.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dead servers, very few players
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“A Classic game but almost impossible to play due to low population!”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
New dev team's updates ruined the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game was ruined after the unneccesary update 3.0. Melee weapons have become clunky and slow and have horrible hit register now.”
Steam review · 179.7 h played ↗
Toxic community and griefers
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The community hates new people or those returning after a long break like me. Game is full of griefers.”
Steam review · 24.5 h played ↗
Unbalanced, camping and boring gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Humans hole up in a building with one entrance, zombies try to get in and die. Every round is like this.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
No working bots or solo play
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“literally never got to actually play the game just because nobody is playing it and there is no working bots, too bad.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Can't play with friends or host servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“You make a server, you can't invite anyone or have them join.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core or better
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 3.0 support (NVIDIA 7600, ATI X1600 or better)
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows 10/11
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core or better
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 3.0 support (NVIDIA 7600, ATI X1600 or better)
Storage8 GB available space
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