World War Z
Humanity is on the brink of extinction. From New York to Moscow and Jerusalem, the undead apocalypse continues to spread. As the end looms, a hardened few bands together to defeat the horde and outlive the…
World War Z is an adventure developed by Saber Interactive, released 16 April 2019 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $7.49 at Steam. The main story takes about 14 hrs to finish.
What World War Z is
World War Z is an adventure game developed by Saber Interactive and released in 2019. It was published by Focus Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Swarm Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Loosely based on the novel and film of the same name, World War Z drops players into the chaos of a global zombie apocalypse, where a runaway infection has collapsed civilization and unleashed staggering hordes of the undead upon the world's cities. The cooperative third-person shooter follows small bands of ordinary survivors, four at a time, scattered across devastated locations around the globe, from the ruins of New York and the streets of Jerusalem to Moscow, Tokyo, Marseille, and beyond. In each embattled city, a group of civilians and holdouts bands together, each with their own reasons to keep fighting, struggling to endure against tides of ravenous zombies that surge and swarm in…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online, and includes co-op. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 35 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the World War Z series
World War Z is the first of 4 entries we hold in the World War Z series. The next entry was World War Z: Aftermath in 2021.
How it was received
World War Z holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 73, across 138 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 14 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $7.49, that works out to about $0.54 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD A10-5700 / Intel Core i3-3220, 8 GB RAM and AMD R7-240 / GForce 650Ti / Intel 630. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 50GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $7.49 at Steam, 75% below its usual price.
What it launched against
World War Z launched on 16 April 2019, within three weeks of Days Gone, Anno 1800, Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced and Katana Zero. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Days Gone, Anno 1800, Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced, Katana Zero.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for World War Z yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
World War Z: Explorer Weapons Pack
World War Z: Aftermath
World War Z: Zeke Hunter Weapons Pack
World War Z: Raven Weapons Skin Pack
World War Z: Rat Packs Weapon Skins
World War Z: Deadly Vice Weapon Skins
World War Z: Victory Lap Weapons Skin Pack
World War Z: Burning Skulls Weapons Skin Pack
World War Z: Pre-Apocalypse Character Skins Pack
World War Z: Desert Defenders Weapons Pack
World War Z: Golden Bloom Weapon Skins Pack
World War Z: Vegas Skin Pack
World War Z: Chibi Izzy Skin Pack
World War Z: Chibi Kimiko Skin Pack
World War Z: Raging Phoenix Skin Pack
World War Z: Vibrant Halloween Skin Pack
World War Z x The Walking Dead
World War Z: Lunar New Year Skin Pack
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