World War Z

Third-person co-op shooter against massive, climbing zombie swarms

Saber Interactive Inc · Released Sep 21, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 33K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 400 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,270; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 months ago; Jun 30, 2026

What is World War Z?

World War Z is a third-person action shooter set during a worldwide zombie apocalypse, with story campaigns playable solo or in co-op for up to four players. Across separate missions, you fight large, crowd-like hordes, level one of eight classes, upgrade weapons, or enter PvP modes that include zombies.

For you if...

+you like coordinated co-op missions with constant combat
+you enjoy class leveling and weapon upgrades
+you want solo, cooperative, and competitive play options

Not for you if...

−you prefer open-world exploration to separate campaign missions
−you dislike repeating defense-focused combat objectives
−you prefer slow, sparse zombie encounters

What players say

82% of 32,780 reviews are positive · 79% of 400 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the scale and crowd behavior of the zombie swarms, particularly in co-op with friends. Common complaints include repetitive mission objectives, grind-heavy progression, weak solo bots, unpunished team-killing, and maps and first-person view being locked behind paid expansions.

Screenshots and trailer

World War Z system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: AMD A10-5700 / Intel Core i3-3220
Graphics: AMD R7-240 / GForce 650Ti / Intel 630
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 50 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 35
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default configuration is not performant
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: Russian, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese.