World War Z

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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 469 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 206 out of 469
  2. Mixed: 108 out of 469
  3. Negative: 155 out of 469

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  1. Zinaldo
    Aug 31, 2023
    0
    absolute garbage , the game has no real story and not really interesting , i did not like this game
  2. gn-arclightRX78
    Apr 21, 2023
    1
    Great game if you want to be used as an alpha tester. Used to love this game, now I'd rather play L4D than play this piece of crap. Avoid this game like the plague!
  3. realWhiteMan
    Apr 8, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  4. yyr7848734
    Dec 13, 2021
    2
    lack of checkpoints discourages the desire to play ыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыы
  5. Bitek
    Nov 25, 2021
    4
    Fun zombie co-op game. Very nice graphics and there is enough missions to be entertained for hours. I also like that the game is sold at discounted price. it plays beautifully on my Ryzen 2400g with Vega 11. 1080p at medium settings without a problem. Those who give this game 0 because the game is only available through Epic store do not get it that competition is only good for us. SteamFun zombie co-op game. Very nice graphics and there is enough missions to be entertained for hours. I also like that the game is sold at discounted price. it plays beautifully on my Ryzen 2400g with Vega 11. 1080p at medium settings without a problem. Those who give this game 0 because the game is only available through Epic store do not get it that competition is only good for us. Steam might be good but monopoly never is. the more competition the better so it is awesome that there are new players in PC game distribution. This only means lower prices for us the players. So Uplay, Steam, Epic store, EA store is all great. the more the better.… Expand
  6. Vasot
    Sep 25, 2021
    2
    E-sport garbage focused for multiplayer has nothing to do with the World War Z book of Max Brooks it's extremely repetitive there is almost no story or any character development and you just do the same boring combat and defense in few stages around the world and as for the AI it's extremely stupid. Another cash-grab made for kids and the brainless masses of the web. I am very disappointedE-sport garbage focused for multiplayer has nothing to do with the World War Z book of Max Brooks it's extremely repetitive there is almost no story or any character development and you just do the same boring combat and defense in few stages around the world and as for the AI it's extremely stupid. Another cash-grab made for kids and the brainless masses of the web. I am very disappointed uninstalled immediately from my PC and asked for a refund. This game is an embarrassment for the book and even the movie should not exist… Expand
  7. Deaden
    Sep 20, 2021
    4
    I wasn't knowing this game exist 'till I heard it's exclusively released for Epic games platform in 2019. Now it's gonna be released for STEAM but it's already too late! Game company is such an idiot to refuse to earn more profits by most populated platform like STEAM. It's now so clear why their points are low. Well it's also good copy of L4D honestly which I saw on videos. EquipmentI wasn't knowing this game exist 'till I heard it's exclusively released for Epic games platform in 2019. Now it's gonna be released for STEAM but it's already too late! Game company is such an idiot to refuse to earn more profits by most populated platform like STEAM. It's now so clear why their points are low. Well it's also good copy of L4D honestly which I saw on videos. Equipment upgrade is a good idea as well.. but it's pale beside and too late. As a punishment, I will give low score for their ridiculous behavior.

    Also I want to add that: Some people gives counter extra points to this game against STEAM fans. Well what I see some people wrote down in 2020 that is no one is playing anymore and they claim hard to find players in lobby. That's why STEAM is rulez! Like mods some players added contents make sure game keeps go on. Deal with it! I see how l4d2 is still alive and goes on. Good luck epic suckazs.    … Expand
  8. ThereWolves
    May 30, 2021
    4
    Not too interesting. The levels feel really cramped and the gameplay feels repetitive and sluggish. I admit it's kind of cool to see hordes of zombies pilling on top of each other. But otherwise the game looks OK, if not a bit dated. The dialogue is kind of annoying, constantly reinforcing objectives I need to do and unfunny banter. Also the sound design of weapons feels a bit weak.Not too interesting. The levels feel really cramped and the gameplay feels repetitive and sluggish. I admit it's kind of cool to see hordes of zombies pilling on top of each other. But otherwise the game looks OK, if not a bit dated. The dialogue is kind of annoying, constantly reinforcing objectives I need to do and unfunny banter. Also the sound design of weapons feels a bit weak. Overall, not a super great game to get into, especially when there are games like L4D2 with much tighter gameplay mechanics.… Expand
  9. Grandhatred
    May 23, 2021
    0
    **** cos it not on steam, just pirate this trash. filler wordddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
  10. TheDatenshiMMA
    May 12, 2021
    0
    Not enough content 15 euro for a 3 mission DLC only 4 or 5 maps Multiplayer is garbage horde is fun but there is only 1 map so you get bored quick well might've been a good game but they put 0 heart into it
  11. DantasVGabriel
    Apr 25, 2021
    4
    Jogo completamente entediante, que é algo que é um pecado pra um jogo de vídeo game, fraco, repetitivo e talvez a unica coisa que pode salvar é o multiplay que ta longe de ser motivo de compra, eu passo e não recomendo pra ninguém que gosta até do tema de zumbis, ele é só mais um clone do Left 4 Dead só que chato
  12. Shimmeywill
    Mar 13, 2021
    4
    Average zombie horde shooter with decent gameplay and visuals. Fun for a minute or two.
  13. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    2
    KIRIK zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  14. stefanov123456
    Aug 31, 2020
    2
    tengo el juego hace 1 año y la verdad me aburrio los primeros 3 dias ya que todo es lo mismo demasiado repetitivo diria yo. solo tiene 6 mapas ahora volvia a jugar para ver que tenia de nuevo y la verdad no mucho solo un nuevo mapa que al parecer no es gratis y todo lo que habia avanzado se me borro.
  15. DrkAsDeath
    Aug 15, 2020
    2
    Fun at the start but you get paired up with no actual good people. They dont understand how video games work. And the devs refuse to make single player missions. yes you can turn off the bots. But if your not using a broken class its impossible even on the easiest difficulty. No stealth missions in a zombie game?? The missions are the same exact same its either get this or defend that butFun at the start but you get paired up with no actual good people. They dont understand how video games work. And the devs refuse to make single player missions. yes you can turn off the bots. But if your not using a broken class its impossible even on the easiest difficulty. No stealth missions in a zombie game?? The missions are the same exact same its either get this or defend that but tiny story and map changes. To cope with the terrible teammates and since theres no single player experience. They give you god awful bots who follow you like a bunch of idiots. Dont help picking up packages, or setting defenses, they just shoot. The weapon customization is severely lacking. just goes into one or two short tech trees. Almost the same with classes. once you get to lv 30 you half to pay 7500 coins to "Prestige". in call of duty you get it for free, why not here? And even if you do prestige the rewards are not even worth it. I guess its something to buy with you worthless coins. Even if you do pay with real money, What is there to buy?? nothing, almost NOTHING. Small weapon skins and pointless backpack blings. Difficulty is terrible as well. Hard is too easy and insane is Way to insane. I guess it depends on your teammates IQ whether you win or not. Why cant they just scale the amount of zombies and not the amount of damage and special zombies that come out. BTW I HATE THE SPECIAL ZOMBIES. A teammate is required to shoot the zombie in order to save you, but if they dont your screwed. Which just makes it MORE a cooperative experience and MORE impossible to play single player. All in All dont buy this trash heap. Yea its fun to shoot 1 rocket in the whole mission to kill 20 zombies at once. But thats it. Pointless grinding for a pointless cause.… Expand
  16. TheRealVanish
    Aug 1, 2020
    0
    Was fun, but since its latest update it crashes at launch. Since there is a character length let me add that I have uninstalled/reinstalled and wiped and reinstalled the graphics drivers. Nice job guys
  17. Traslogan
    Jul 18, 2020
    1
    Game is too dead to get a full lobby at almost any difficult even for the opening chapters. On top of this, players can hold your entire game up by refusing to come to objectives where you can't progress without everyone being present, and then when trolls votekick you for not letting them ruin a lobby you get no experience or rewards or anything even if you just spent 30 minutes in saidGame is too dead to get a full lobby at almost any difficult even for the opening chapters. On top of this, players can hold your entire game up by refusing to come to objectives where you can't progress without everyone being present, and then when trolls votekick you for not letting them ruin a lobby you get no experience or rewards or anything even if you just spent 30 minutes in said lobby.

    On top of this the game's design is often awful, where you actually can lose your starting perks and can't unlock them again until later levels for no reason other than complete oversight of the progression system.

    It's dead, it's buggy, it's broken. Avoid it.    … Expand
  18. taitelijian
    Jun 28, 2020
    2
    An overall fun game with some major issues that make it nearly unplayable for anyone using updated or overclocked graphics cards. With over a year of being released and a game of the year addition, this is lackluster performance on the developers' part. Due to the way the system and rejoining games works, specifically horde mode, you lose progress, experience, and in-game currency as aAn overall fun game with some major issues that make it nearly unplayable for anyone using updated or overclocked graphics cards. With over a year of being released and a game of the year addition, this is lackluster performance on the developers' part. Due to the way the system and rejoining games works, specifically horde mode, you lose progress, experience, and in-game currency as a result of disconnects.

    The issue of drops is extremely common, yet no news or even attempts to fix the underlying issues have been made by the company. It is a fun game, but do not buy it if you are unwilling to change your graphics card settings or download outdated drivers for a single game.    … Expand
  19. Pedro_Batista91
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    PT-BR

    "dev diz que exclusividade da Epic é o melhor para os jogadores" Não, não é o melhor para os jogadores, mas apenas para os desenvolvedores. World War Z além de não ter a qualidade mínima esperada, é um jogo que virou exclusivo da Epic Games Store, loja que não tem avaliações de usuários, não tem conquistas e não tem suporte a controle, tendo que optar por outras opções como    PT-BR

    "dev diz que exclusividade da Epic é o melhor para os jogadores"

    Não, não é o melhor para os jogadores, mas apenas para os desenvolvedores. World War Z além de não ter a qualidade mínima esperada, é um jogo que virou exclusivo da Epic Games Store, loja que não tem avaliações de usuários, não tem conquistas e não tem suporte a controle, tendo que optar por outras opções como colocar na biblioteca steam que há o mínimo de recurso para os jogadores.

    É um jogo similar a Left 4 Dead, mas não traz nem metade da diversão que o game da valve leva aos jogadores com mods, customizações e outros recursos dentro da oficina Steam. Será que depois de fracassar, o dev ainda acha que foi a melhor opção para os jogadores? deixando o jogo de graça para ver se ressucitava o jogo? Faria uma análise dessa na Epic, ou na Steam se tivesse, mas como não há, sobra o Metacritic (que adora passar pano para jogos da Sony apagando avaliações negativas de seus jogos) para fazer essa avaliação sobre o game.

    Não comprem, só comprem se tiver em promoção.

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    "dev says Epic exclusivity is best for players"

    No, it is not the best for players, but only for developers. World War Z, in addition to not having the minimum expected quality, is a game that became exclusive to the Epic Games Store, a store that does not have user reviews, has no achievements and does not have control support, having to choose other options such as placing on steam library that there is minimal resource for players.

    It's a game similar to Left 4 Dead, but it doesn't bring half the fun that the valve game brings players with mods, customizations and other features within the Steam workshop. Could it be that after failing, the dev still thinks it was the best option for players? leaving the game for free to see if the game resurrected? I would do an analysis like this on Epic, or on Steam if there was, but as there is not, there is Metacritic (who loves to wipe Sony games by erasing negative reviews of their games) to make this evaluation about the game.

    Don't buy, only buy if you have it on sale.    … Expand
  20. PanMrkvicka
    May 1, 2020
    4
    Actually better than i thought but still not so good. Enemy variety is missing and the special enemies which are in the game are so worthless and not threat at all. Progression system is pretty good though. Story sucks. Graphics looks nice i guess. Gameplay is not bad as well and its strategic approach to hordes is also good addition but the game is nothing special and still the same thingActually better than i thought but still not so good. Enemy variety is missing and the special enemies which are in the game are so worthless and not threat at all. Progression system is pretty good though. Story sucks. Graphics looks nice i guess. Gameplay is not bad as well and its strategic approach to hordes is also good addition but the game is nothing special and still the same thing all over again and theres not much to go back to and play it again.… Expand
  21. weebe
    Apr 30, 2020
    0
    not good at all, barely a minute in i already experienced 5 audio cuts. Usually happens when theres too much sounds playing, so thats poor optimization. This game proves that somehow, a game with tons of money put into it can still be garbage. Left 4 dead is worth more of your time than this garbage. Animations are stiff and look wack, speech is lacking in variety and mainly consists ofnot good at all, barely a minute in i already experienced 5 audio cuts. Usually happens when theres too much sounds playing, so thats poor optimization. This game proves that somehow, a game with tons of money put into it can still be garbage. Left 4 dead is worth more of your time than this garbage. Animations are stiff and look wack, speech is lacking in variety and mainly consists of "rest in peace" and thats it. NPC speech is very unnatural and weapons make no sense, why would there be a 2 meter long chainsaw? The game looks pretty unfinished. The problem is the fact that it just is LAZY, if you look at animations, stiff, gunplay, nothing unique, optimization? garbage.… Expand
  22. Hypergeek
    Apr 18, 2020
    4
    Rated a "4", simply because it wasn't impressive and obviously a clone of Left4Dead, presented with zero effort or innovation.
  23. crazyeyecarl
    Apr 17, 2020
    1
    I'm editing my Review, because the hit box's are so terrible that this game shouldn't have been released.

    You can be 10-20 feet away from a zombie by sprinting, turn to see that it was 1 zombie sliding at the speed of sprinting while actually stumbling along. Sometimes they'll even be sideways looking like they're on a skateboard. Somehow still striking you. That 1 Zombie? Can down    I'm editing my Review, because the hit box's are so terrible that this game shouldn't have been released.

    You can be 10-20 feet away from a zombie by sprinting, turn to see that it was 1 zombie sliding at the speed of sprinting while actually stumbling along. Sometimes they'll even be sideways looking like they're on a skateboard. Somehow still striking you.

    That 1 Zombie? Can down you. A bug can take you out of the game entirely. This will not be fixed. Why you ask? It's one of the ways it feigns difficulty. The game is difficult at higher levels, don't get me wrong. What I'm talking about are those little things that they do intentionally to make the game seem harder than it should be.

    This IS a serious issue, because of 1 reason. The hordes are enough. Maybe not on the lower levels when you're experienced. On Insane , and Extreme though? It's just a bug that ruins the game entirely. Can and will down you in 2-3 hits while being a cars distance or more away?

    Sometimes it tries TO hard and just spawns a creeper directly on top of you, ready to attack. Not near you. Not even enough time for it to make its noises. You check all your corners, get where you're going, turn around to head back, and it's sitting right outside the door you just came through a second earlier. Why? To make it seem harder, and to punish you for going for that med kit.

    This game needs A LOT of work.    … Expand
  24. Dagsun
    Apr 6, 2020
    1
    The game itself is not bad. Good graphics, nice and interesting gameplay. It is very fun to play with friends. It is only a pity that I cannot enjoy all this.
    The game is filled with technical problems. My example is that when I play online I can play for only 4 minutes, and then it just throws me into the main menu. When I started reading the forums, I was horrified by how many errors    The game itself is not bad. Good graphics, nice and interesting gameplay. It is very fun to play with friends. It is only a pity that I cannot enjoy all this.
    The game is filled with technical problems. My example is that when I play online I can play for only 4 minutes, and then it just throws me into the main menu. When I started reading the forums, I was horrified by how many errors and problems exist in the game. It's a pity. Without all these mistakes, the game would be really good.    … Expand
  25. Jonneeyy
    Mar 30, 2020
    4
    Gutes Gunplay, Zombies gut dargestellt, heftige Schwärme und gutes Trefferfeedback. Aber die Missionen sind einfallslos, langweilig, frustrierend und dumm.
  26. Biscoito_de_Sal
    Mar 30, 2020
    4
    This game is quite mediocre. A copy/paste from left 4 dead, except the campaigns are short and uninteresting. The characters are so many and so boring, no charisma to any of them. It looks an unfinished game. The final chapters from each campaign is so average that it can easily pass for the first chapter as well. If the devs tried to make an unique game it would be way better. But the wayThis game is quite mediocre. A copy/paste from left 4 dead, except the campaigns are short and uninteresting. The characters are so many and so boring, no charisma to any of them. It looks an unfinished game. The final chapters from each campaign is so average that it can easily pass for the first chapter as well. If the devs tried to make an unique game it would be way better. But the way it is, as I said before,is just a plagiary from l4d... with skill tree. The game isn't all bad, but it's far from being good. They could have been better if they'd used a single group of characters in a single long story instead of several half told/developed stories. The gameplay is barely OK. You may get lost in what to do sometimes especially before fighting the horde ("get prep to fight the horde" and the silence until it's too late. They at least put on a timer). The AI is the worst I've ever seen. They simply ignore you when you're down. Way worse than l4d in this aspect. At least I wasn't hyped for this game.… Expand
  27. alexman
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    this game is completely unplayable. gamewise its good, graphics is good but it 100% relies on coop and there are no controls for it. voip causes 2 second freezes, theres no kicking or reporting trolls, 80% of the community is incompetent. matchmaking have no skill controls
  28. ThePathOfBlood
    Mar 28, 2020
    2
    The crosshair isn't centered in the middle of the screen and hasn't been since release, (get a ruler) any real true gamer would see this... And it's bothersome, the developers refused to fix the offset. 2/10, I gave it a 2 because the gameplay is great, the game is otherwise garbage and terrible with the aiming
  29. djschaum520
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    This game is trash and completely unoriginal. It's just a 3rd person LFD2 with better graphics. It's the same exact concept, you get swarmed by loads of zombies and work together with 3 other people. You also pickup more powerful weapons as you traverse the environments as you do in LFD2. They even have special infected that are straight up ripped from Valve's game such as the charger,This game is trash and completely unoriginal. It's just a 3rd person LFD2 with better graphics. It's the same exact concept, you get swarmed by loads of zombies and work together with 3 other people. You also pickup more powerful weapons as you traverse the environments as you do in LFD2. They even have special infected that are straight up ripped from Valve's game such as the charger, with a different visual design.

    Thank goodness I got this for free and didn't waste $60.    … Expand
  30. Karamon123
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    What a F A I L
    I bought this game. Now after a time, they give it for free and when i reinstalled it again.. I HAVE MY DAMN PROGRESS WIPED !!!!!!!!
    WHat a damn fail omg. Damn epic store and damn devs of this crap. I dont want to waste my time on useless progress.
    I wouldnt give them a cent for this ****
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 8, 2019
    80
    World War Z is a genuine fun and entertaining Left 4 Dead clone that does add a bit of its own stuff to a mix in the old formula. The only issue is that bugs, glitches, and poor connectivity are can be annoying, but hopefully, that will be sorted.
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  2. Hooked Gamers
    Jun 20, 2019
    75
    All in all, World War Z is a pretty fun experience. It’s one that definitely surprised me, as the developers in my opinion didn’t put their best foot forward with the trailers. It still may not appeal to people who weren’t fans of the movie, but if you’re a fan of zombie games, especially co-op experiences like Left 4 Dead, it’s a solid experience at a relatively cheap price for the amount of gameplay and replay value you’re getting. Just make sure you’re playing with friends, as playing with randoms is often as bad as playing with the single player AI.
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  3. GameGrin
    Jun 19, 2019
    70
    World War Z is very competently made and has very few flaws, but it's just nothing we haven't seen plenty of times before.
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