World War Z

Buy82%

Very Positive · 33k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Saber Interactive Inc · Zombies · Sep 21, 2021

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
35
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy World War Z?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 104 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 33k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
104 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Lots of different weapons with their own progression system, weapon skins, 7 or 8 classes in campaign with many perks and skins/charms.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even if you have no clue what World War Z is lore wise, this game is amazing as a stand alone co-op game to play with friends.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There is some nice form of progression through multiple classes and weapons.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I give this game a positive review for its gameplay, content, playable characters, and weapons.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
None of the characters are incredible but like the story, they are good enough and they aren't a problem.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are beautiful, the maps are amazing, it's sad that the developers didn't choose to make more use of them.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay104 reviews
Co-op90 reviews
Combat77 reviews
Characters36 reviews
Story36 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
68% still recommend
Multiplayer
62% still recommend
Crashes
38% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
46% still recommend
Monetization
62% still recommend
Performance
64% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

11 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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