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Zombie Panic! Source

First-person zombie survival shooter with survivors fighting player-controlled undead

Zombie Panic! Team · Released Oct 3, 2008

ActionAdventureCasualIndieFree To Play

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 8,589
Recent reviews
Very Positive
81% of 16 in 30 days
Players
26
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 31, 2026
Minimum PC
Shader Model 3.0 support …
2 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Zombie Panic! Source?

This free-to-play, first-person multiplayer shooter pits survivors against zombies during an outbreak. In survival and objective matches, survivors scavenge for weapons, barricade doors, and fight to hold out or escape, while zombies hunt and infect them.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy defending barricades with a team under pressure
  • +you like custom maps and community-made game modes

Not for you if...

  • −you want to play alone with computer-controlled teammates
  • −you dislike depending on other players to fill matches

What players say

84% of 8,589 reviews are positive · 81% of 16 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tension of survivor-versus-zombie matches, improvised barricades, and custom maps. Many complain that populated servers are hard to find, while some say recent updates have made the game worse.

Players over time

▲ +63% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 42 players on Oct 12, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Zombie Panic! Source screenshot 1

Zombie Panic! Source system requirements

Minimum: Shader Model 3.0 support …, 2 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
2.4 GHz Dual Core or better
Graphics
Shader Model 3.0 support (NVIDIA 7600, ATI X1600 or better)
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Zombie Panic! Source have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. There is no single-player mode.

Does Zombie Panic! Source run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
106
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish.

Does Zombie Panic! Source use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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