A 3D, first-person Project Zomboid
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“All the depth and feel of PZ with 1st or 3rd person, alot of fun.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Ramjet Studios2025Survival · Base Building · Sandbox
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $12.99
The verdict
A deep, detailed first-person Project Zomboid-style zombie survival sandbox from a tiny team. Skip it if you want polished combat, real danger or stable multiplayer right now.
Great for
Project Zomboid fans who like tinkering, scavenging and base-building solo or co-op, and accept Early Access jank
Main risk
Janky combat, bugs and a thin endgame leave it feeling unfinished and too easy once you are set up
What changed in the last 30 days
110 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite problems after the latest updates: falling through floors, car teleports, crashes, locked vehicles and lag. Reasons are fairly consistent but the sample is small.
110 recent reviews
What players love
Huge depth and interactivity
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I was surprised to find a functional washer/dryer for clothing that uses detergent and needs to be connected to water and power.”
Steam review · 17.6 h played ↗
Impressive for a two-person team and fair price
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“for being made by 2 people, this game has a great map, building, survival and small details.”
Steam review · 15.2 h played ↗
Active devs and frequent updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“these guys keep pumpin out patches and updates, for that alone I recommend it.”
Steam review · 23.6 h played ↗
Fun with friends and funny emergent moments
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I do recommend playing multiplayer as it's so much fun surviving together.”
Steam review · 380.4 h played ↗
Customizable sandbox settings
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Change the world config to have only walkers, only runners, or a mix of both.”
Steam review · 66.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Buggy: vanishing items, flying vehicles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“flying/vanishing cars and trucks, vanishing mats, vanishing builds, it goes on”
Steam review · 393.2 h played ↗
Clunky, unsatisfying melee and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This might be the worst zombie melee combat I have felt. They swing and hit me NO WHERE.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Poor optimization, crashes and stutter
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Constant frame stutters and drops even on medium and low settings.”
Steam review · 101.5 h played ↗
Too easy, little challenge or long-term goals
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“You can literally beat every enemy in the game with the same pipe wrench you started with.”
Steam review · 16.9 h played ↗
Zombies spawn in around you or respawn
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“the fact that a zombie can spawn behind you just because you are not looking in that direction or just have them respawn after you have taken 5 steps made me quit”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported60 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA RTX 2060 or equivalent
Storage60 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
Memory24 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA RTX 3080 or equivalent
Storage100 GB available space
OSWindows 10
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA RTX 2060 or equivalent
Storage60 GB available space
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