Why Project Zomboid is the BEST Zombie Game

[@davo_]

CREATOR'S NOTE: Have to address the tainted rainwater comment as I'm getting heaps of comments refuting that - I think the reason it seemed less plausible to me is because I have lived the majority of my life in small town tropical Australia where rainwater collection is reasonably common and it would be nowhere near as polluted as it is in many other far more densely populated countries and urban areas around the world. So my take on that is obviously very biased. For a place like Kentucky it would make sense for the rainwater to be more tainted than what I'm used to. I am big idiot. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go pour myself a nice big glass of unfiltered rainwater.

[@nisemonoyarou]

Why would you drink unfiltered birb piss bro? Stay safe...

[@alexandersuvorov2232]

It's mostly the bacteria in the water that might find its way in, but if he is careful he should be fine

[@netoclips]

I live in Brazil davo. Had the sabe tough as you, how can rain water be unsafe xD

[@kiiwikiori7542]

As a Kentuckian, the real issue with how tainted water works is that half the taps in the game don't inexplicably give you arsenic poisoning from all the coal runoff in the groundwater. I say that as a joke but its a serious issue in rural KY and i've gotten sick from it before lmfao

[@dennisnordlund902]

@@kiiwikiori7542 Really? That’s insane, man! As a Swede that’s really weird hearing, where I live we have as clean water as it comes. And drinking rainwater is not that weird here at all, though few people would actually do it since we have taps, but If push came to shove I wouldn’t hesitate.

[@cptebi]

cant believe this game went from a semi-story based game on revenge to now having trust issues with your friends whether their bit or not

[@dasheroo1229]

theres always that one guy that knows all the best loot spawns and doesnt share

[@Kaadjoisanavaliwithtoomuchtime]

oh and bleach soup!

[@mayshiratoshi6390]

@@Kaadjoisanavaliwithtoomuchtime Yeah that one always got me in random server XD

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

*they're

[@andrehashimoto8056]

@@Kaadjoisanavaliwithtoomuchtime cue that one workshop mod to STOP bleach grieffing....

[@-xfa-7232]

Clearing an apartment building full of zombies at night with no electricity during a strom is the scariest experience I had in this game.

[@casulskrrub6423]

Had a moment like this where I had to hop a tall fence, causing me to drop my light. Then I got chased into a building where it was pitch black. It was not good

[@zidane0017]

Getting jumpscared when you least expected it is the worst. One time I was fixing my car right in front of my base zoomed into the mechanics menu, I was checking each and every part then a sudden sneak attack from a zombie which scared the sht out of me. The sound always get me

[@matthewjones39]

And when you’re doing that, make sure you don’t use a gun or 100 more zombies will come!

[@Tsotsi_ent.]

That sounds epic

[@matthewjones39]

@@Tsotsi_ent. It isn’t. Just trust me, it isn’t.

[@timemonkey4027]

"a zombie's only strength is in numbers" tell that to the 24 zombies i killed right after spawning with my bare hands in -40 degree winter. the real weakness of humanity is stupidity, i wanted to get out of my spawn building so after taking out the zombies i leaped out of a window and fell 5 stories to my instant death

[@murph3292]

the true zomboid experience

[@tpd1864blake]

Did you kill all 24 in the same group chasing you, or did you pick them off individually?

[@ShintyShinto]

that sentiment applies to my last death. after slaughtering hundreds of zeds and dismantling road blocks to clear a path, I managed to get a car working and finally escape the hell city I was trapped in. at least until I decided to turn back around and get one last gas canister (I already had several in the trunk and a full tank). I then died to 2 sprinters while filling the canister because I couldn't drop the damn thing. me got greedy.

[@arransykes9465]

This is why sprinters make the game far more interesting

[@Atamosk-bu7zt]

This comment reminds me of a run i had in cdda. I went up an apartment tower for planks because i didn't have an axe at the time, made it to the top when looking for a solar panel, only to get yeeted off by a fucking bone hulk. Fourteen story drop and the game asks if i want to see the last moments... I legit scoffed and said, 'only if it's from two perspectives' since my character should have been all over the place, and their eyes should be about a couple yards apart, assuming they're still functional, and not completely roadside spin-art.

[@strider8662]

İ've been playing this game since its Alpha. Seeing how many youtubers I know actually suggest it after 10 years (Not 7, 7 is only in Steam) of being a unknown game just brings me so much joy.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

Same here, man!

[@squattingheads]

Thumbs up for a veteran. Take a zombie apple!

[@SonnyBear5]

same, since 2015 here

[@yungwarlocc]

I just saw a video of it on Tik tok and immediately wanted to play it

[@BLaCkKsHeEp]

started playing it in 2018-2019 (not sure) so im excited to try out B41 multiplayer. joined on this server i always play on. died so many times. im like "wtf just happened?" took a day or two to get used to the combat.

[@theoverseer4886]

Zombie population high and no respawn actually works really well even in the late game, and it makes the occasional ninja zombie even more suprising

[@Shott1e]

Project Zomboid belongs in the upper echelons of "Labor of Love" games alongside Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress, and No Man's Sky. For a game to be released almost a decade ago and still receive updates is impressive. Where most developers would move on, Zomboid powers through, and the quality shows that. I absolutely suck at PZ myself but this is one roguelike I don't hate. The things you learn from every life are invaluable and applicable, and the game never truly feels unfair. If you die, it's because YOU made a mistake, whether it was leaving your headlights on, or not closing the curtains in your starting house (personal experience). The recent multiplayer update brings community to PZ where you can work together to bring a sense of peace to the world again, however small. PZ is a special game, in a genre saturated with cookie cutter bullshit. Willing to think big picture and make you earn your living. Surviving a zombie apocalypse would not be easy, as portrayed by my 15 character deaths in 10 hours playing. Very good game, inspiring, yet soul crushing. No Woopers, 0/10

[@davo_]

imagine developing such a great game that truly stands out amongst the others in its genre just to ruin it by not putting woopers in the game. sad, really

[@Shott1e]

@@davo_ The damn mascot of the game is a fucking Bidoof. What a joke

[@strider8662]

For the record been about 10 years since the game released, its been only 7 years in Steam.

[@drumlessons833]

@@davo_ You think that's bad? Try putting maple syrup on your pancakes. You can't do it. 0/10 wouldn't buy

[@pump6400]

dont forget kenshi

[@joule400]

Project zomboid experience is basically "unless changed in the settings" You can be a superhuman survivor who gains xp quick, rarely needs to drink eat or sleep, loses exhaustion fast and is immune to disease

[@BLaCkKsHeEp]

i play on a server with no bite fatality. still see people dying over and over daily.

[@totallynoteverything1.]

aight give me those settings, fuck this shit man, I'm gonna be the Courier from FNV again

[@DonnieDoodles]

That's probably the very best strength of Zomboid..... The customization.

[@nerfherder4284]

...or what mod you've added. That is what I love about PZ. Highly customizable. I always turn respawn off and make it pitch black at night.

[@kvltizt]

I turn zombification to bite only.

[@TheoneandonlyVaken]

Honestly. One of my biggest and spookiest adventure was me getting set up in the day then at night I bunkered down at this cabin and watched tv. I repeated this cycle day in and day out eventually finding a small radio and some headphones so I was able to listen to the news every day….. I listened as the rest of the world descended into chaos with the zombie infection spreading out and taking a world, never had I felt so much dread listening as folks would call into a radio station and speak as zombies were trying to bust down their door or were devouring some poor helpless person. With one of these individuals even just saying to “bomb us already, we are dead but we don’t even know it yet”. I know i don’t know if I was the only one but that shit hit me hard man.

[@pickleman40]

I was totally blindsided by the writing, and lore elements from the TV/ Radio. The general trying to rally the last few survivors to keep fighting with patriotism, The music radio host implying his son died and dedicating the song Danny Boy to him, The talk show radio host's getting interview from the exclusion zone that the mainstream media hosts call fake news the next day. One by one they go off the air for good until you are left completely alone. Nothing quite like that in any other game I've ever played.

[@davo_]

its something i didnt touch on in the video but the TV and radio broadcasting is really atmospheric, i also found myself just sitting there watching the news in game to watch as the world reacted and then also slowly turned to shit. underrated part of the game tbh

[@tomg5187]

I didn’t even realise! I’ll definitely be checking that out next time I play, thanks dude!

[@Nelso5000]

@@pickleman40 you really feel the desperation and hopelessness when switching through the radio stations as they lay silent

[@JohnSmith-kn5xx]

Ive never really used the radio or TV in my 40 hours of Zomboid since it felt a little cheap but this sounds cool ill check it out in my next playthrough.

[@muhammadabdullahhanif8860]

15:40 Rain water can be tainted because dust in the air. If there is enough dust in the air, rain water would take those dust to the water container. Those dust could also have bacteria in them. Also, If your water container is open, some pollutant could also get inside it. So please, don't drink untreated rain water IRL.

[@chainsawplayin]

Also the barrel could just be normally dirty. Dust and germs float in the air all the time, including algae and fungus spores

[@davo_]

you make a fair bunch of points then, maybe it is right for collected rain water to be tainted. ain't gonna stop me from openin me mouf to have a lil schlurp when its rainin IRL tho 😋

[@boogsavvy]

or because how rain is created in the first place, it's probably evaporating all that blood and guts, and then raining it back down

[@Mythicalyst]

@@boogsavvy Bacteria can't float up into the clouds with the evaporated water so it's perfectly safe still. I'd like to see a water purifier object in the game that would turn rain water into proper safe drinking water.

[@boogsavvy]

@@Mythicalyst interesting, I thought it would because I know acid rain is a thing

[@yaboifab2]

There is one way to solve the reading issue in multiplayer, you can change the amount of minutes it takes you to read a page in a book ingame when setting up a server.

[@whiskizyo2067]

reading, watching, sleeping - anything that takes alot of time

[@kuzehotarubi6912]

@@whiskizyo2067 Though that could ruin some immersion. Like having something else keeps disturbing your sleep/read is kinda important in this game. The books still give you partial multiplier even if you don't finish it, so in multiplayer, you can just put the book down and do something else? And then resume during car ride or free time.

[@samon8406]

this game is extremally good, and doesn't reward being over-confident. I had a character going pretty decently well survived for 2 weeks and died because i had thought it was a great idea to sleep in a bed in an upstairs building thinking I would be safe, awoken to a horde banging on the door and it was the end.

[@kazumahitoyoshi1401]

I died once like that too so now I'm too paranoid so I set up sheet ropes on the window whenever i sleep now

[@kuzehotarubi6912]

@@kazumahitoyoshi1401 Just clear out your surrounding before marking it as "safe zone". And remember to turn off all light/TV/radio unless needed. Then close all curtains/doors too, you shouldn't have ANY zombie trying to break into your house after that. Basically, make your zone look as "dead" as possible.

[@king_koby9591]

@@kazumahitoyoshi1401 you can do that ??

[@2CSST2]

That will teach you, stop thinking yourself better than everyone

[@StudlyFudd13]

@@king_koby9591Take a piece of clothing, rip it into ripped sheets, then craft those into what is called a sheet rope, then take a hammer, nails, and the sheet rope to an opened window. Right click on the window and select the option for installing the sheet rope. Boom done.

[@cosmicoandromeda7195]

Talking about the sad moodles and NPCS affecting it, it reminded me of that time i played with my friends using a mod that allows you to ki** yourself, and funny enough i just ran directly into my friends face and shot myself giving them severe depression for the sighting lol So it could totally be implemented in the vanilla game sometime.

[@Rusty126]

"Hey Frank, check this out!" BLAM

[@DurkDiggler]

i can’t fucking stand dweebs that censor words for no fucking reason

[@starlightSEGA]

@@DurkDiggler chill

[@quarreneverett4767]

There is mod of npcs

[@cosmicoandromeda7195]

@@DurkDiggler Chill bro, everyone seemed to use it, so maybe KZbin is striking channels who use this type of vocabulary? i dunno, it's not that big of a problem either.

[@BucketKingu]

A note on rain water: It's a common myth that freshly caught rainwater is healthy to drink without boiling. This is often *not* the case. It really depends on the region that you're in. If the water in your region is particularly filthy or acidic, it very well may transfer over to the rain, at least to some degree. There's also the issue of debris falling into the barrel as well, which would also bring in bacteria. It's always safer to just boil it, no matter what. Rain water is, technically, safer to drink unboiled than something from a stream, but it's better not to risk it.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

It's a good thing it automatically filters when I plumb a barrel to a sink then!

[@flecca7522]

mosquitoes breed through exposed water very easily and other kind of bugs as well

[@BucketKingu]

@@Lost_n_Found_1 For now. ;^)

[@nintendoman12111]

@@BucketKingu the devs have said that they want keep it as a feature but make it more in depth, but yeah for now it's just as simple as that.

[@nerfherder4284]

If you don't usually drink rain water and you started, you'd probably get sick at first. Most areas that use rain water would get a tourist sick.

[@5izzy557]

If I ever see a davo_ video, I instantly click, I love his content so much.

[@davo_]

mega based, thanks gamer 👊😎

[@alkaupadhyay7650]

I came😁🤔

[@gnolfo]

Mostly same, except I don't particularily care about the "grand strategy"-focused videos. This man makes some very insightful content.

[@sak-uf8sb]

This guy is def a fed

[@5izzy557]

@@sak-uf8sb Shhh *looks left then right in a shift manner*

[@skillo6399]

Hearing kenshi and RimWorld soundtracks while watching zomboid content brings a smile to my face

[@Kuhmuhnistische_Partei]

Those three game really have kinda the same spirit. They are all sandbox games where you have to set your own goals, they are completely about the experience, they often end with all of your characters dying and they have great modding communities.

[@Azure9577]

@@Kuhmuhnistische_Partei add cataclysm dark days ahead and dwarf fortress to the list These 5 games belong in the same genre

[@trots4940]

@@Azure9577 Plus oxygen not included and a bit of dont starve because of the own goals and death for sure stuff

[@Azure9577]

@@trots4940 space station 13 and stalker:anomaly

[@fikamonster2564]

One thing i really like is how many options there are for sound and graphics: i HATE the panic heart pumping sound, so being able to make it 10% as loud is really good: means i dont just have to ”reduce sound volume”, i can reduce a specific sound!

[@IceNKaffe]

i remember asking my friend for a co op of this game, only to hear "it's looks like game from 80's". really show how much graphic whoring affect the real meaning of 'game' nowadays.

[@benanders4412]

Have to say it's the reason i waited a long time before giving this game a go. The graphics are shit. But it makes up for it in game play. And even with the shit graphics it can still give you jump scares. I'm happy i gave this game a chance. Just bought it a week ago and i really love it.

[@AtrociousAK47]

indeed, quite a few of my friends have said it looks like "runescape with zombies".

[@WiidLover]

I mean... It does? Unless he said after that that its a dealbreaker for him, I do not get your comment.

[@LittleIdiot858]

One of the things I love about zomboid is the small stories of other survivors that’ll be told, like a man and woman in a bedroom with no clothes, or a corpse surrounded by alcohol bottles or holding a bleach bottle, it really makes the world feel alive, as ironic as that sounds

[@mieknbqwls_1115]

Another thing I honestly love about this game is the amazing community support and the mods that have come through. One of the coolest mods imo is the "The Only Cure" mod which actually allows your character to survive after getting bitten in the limbs by amputating the bitten limb.

[@hammertoe00]

I gotta learn how to install mods

[@mieknbqwls_1115]

@@hammertoe00 yeah its quite simple actually, make sure you have the right version though

[@chloewebb5526]

@@hammertoe00 It takes a bit of computer savy with some games, others just take a specific mod organizer, or a certain plug-in for a mod organizer. Just read descriptions carefully an fully, never skimp on the reading. Sometimes double check by searching youtube for a tutorial for more complicated mod installations. As long as you have a good grasp of windows, and you read descriptions, you'll be fine.

[@crusanosicus562]

Honestly, I prefer to use the "Antibodies" mod or turn off infection mortality, that makes it so the illness can still kick your ass and even kill you if you don't manage your moodles

[@YourPalKindred]

It's so bloody awesome to see you covering Zomboid. Oh and luckily traits are the next thing getting a rework!

[@davo_]

bloody good to see it getting the attention it deserves

[@BuhUhNuhUh]

There is a sandbox setting that turns on the need for sleep in mp

[@slenderminion2229]

The visuals of this game kinda give me a hard kick in the nostalgia. Getting serious The Sims: Deluxe vibes from it, which my sister and i played a ton of when we were younger. I still remember the music.

[@hayden3774]

I keep telling people PZ is basically zombie survival sims 1 lol

[@andrehashimoto8056]

likely because PZ team were actually former The Sims modders. a LOT of the things PZ has mechanics wise would fit a Sims isometric game without much issue

[@slenderminion2229]

@@andrehashimoto8056 That makes perfect sense and explains a lot.

[@followingtheroe1952]

Idk if its intentional but it really gives a picqancy to the zombie invasion. Like you are just a frumpy sims dude in a casual sims world, and now you are thrust into a survival situation.

[@Water-rg7gp]

something i never really considered while watching the walking dead or playing zombie survival games is how painful it must be to be devoured by a horde, I just never thought of it like that.

[@ryankasch5561]

I've heard of this game for years, but with my aversion to zombie games always went for other games for survival. Recently I've thought of getting it but being lazy I was waiting for someone to mention if you can turn off zombie respawn. Knowing that you can, I will now buy it cause I like the idea of slowly clearing the map.

[@moldinmolders]

Well, cause I'm curious, howd it go?

[@JTMConceptions]

With the NPC update, it'd be really sweet if you had the option of taking over as one of your "group's" NPC survivors in the event that you die.

[@skullreda2762]

cataclysm dda better and bigger than zomboid

[@comyuse9103]

nah chief. cataclysm's devs aren't great, but they've created something way better. in cataclysm teh cataclysm is as hard as you make it, you could be a chemist making wonder drugs or a crack head taking shitty drugs, you can make anything you can think of (provided you have the skills and materials), or wield super weapons against super zombies.

[@cakepigs]

Personally while I understand the idea of it killing late game challenge, I always like to turn down/off zombie respawning since so much about the game feels realistic. Then you have the zombie respawn mechanic making it so you can't clear an area. I prefer the meta events moving zombies in big clusters or random zombie migration over the surprise we spawned 20 zombies. I also enjoy the progression of looting an area then being forced to go to area to continue getting loot and being met with the challenge of securing an base to start looting that area dry. I also just like the idea that I could eventually just beat the apocalypse and kill all the zombies despite it being calculated to being around 52k on a population setting of 1. So realistically I never will.

[@LordofFullmetal]

I like turning off respawn so I have something to work towards. Killing zombies loses a lot of its meaning when you know they're just gonna respawn. I like knowing that I'm actually making a difference.

[@SirJebusHRM]

"I don't get why rainwater is tainted if it hasn't touched the ground" ... Dave. Really?

[@aSmallGreenDot]

he lives in a country where rainwater is safe

[@kuzehotarubi6912]

@@aSmallGreenDot Stagnant water is a thing. Leaving rainwater in a barrel in middle of a jungle full of insects would definitely help to purify the water.

[@SirShmoopyofAwesometon]

This was a well done video and has definitely earned a like from me. It's really awesome to see more people finally getting into this game and giving it the attention it's deserved for a long time. However I do have to comment about the "I don't get why rain water is tainted if it hasn't touched the ground." As I can't speak for any other countries, but here in America (at least in most parts) rain water is absolutely NOT safe to drink. There's way too much air pollution from factories, farms, and vehicles for our clouds to produce clean drinking water and this would be especially true for the state of Kentucky where Project Zomboid takes place .

[@ivanperak298]

May peace be increased to you You didn't mentioned chem trails and geoengineering as there is no day off for them. May peace stays with you

[@profanegunman7586]

I disagree, its father is the best. Who's its father? Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead.

[@sidney494]

Ah i love the Darkest Dungeon reference regarding overconfidence. Lovely quote, convinced me to like (although Rimworld music already sorta made me like it already)

[@davo_]

glad someone finally noticed i threw that in there ;)

[@OOGAB00GAbitch]

Some animals I’d like to see would be wild dogs. Not quite wolves but tame-able dogs. Imagine encountering a pack of dogs that used to be domesticated and being able to tame some as a friend. Cats would be cool too. Watching tv or reading a book with a cat on your lap could help with happiness

[@TRUSTeTMguest]

But that would be dangerous, if a zombie came in while a cat was on your lap than you couldn't get up to stop it

[@theycallmedoorway9913]

>Adopt a dog you find on the street >Dog bites a zombie, doing his best to protect you >Dog licks you on the face afterwards THIS IS HOW YOU DIED

[@nerfherder4284]

I like the idea of packs of dogs instead of wolves. Plus I don't think anything in the lore says that only humans can be infected. Could you imagine zombie sprinter dogs?! 🤯

[@dnaderelmasry7973]

@@nerfherder4284 sorry to blow your bubble but they said that only humans could get infected. Zombies completely ignore animals, too.

[@dnaderelmasry7973]

Besides, they did confirm that pets are on their planned "to do" list

[@netglitch5943]

I honestly like Cataclysm a lot more than Zomboid, though Zomboid definitely *is* a very close second. Zomboid actually has a scenario directly based on Cataclysm's "Really Bad Day" scenario.

[@estoylaroca]

Honestly, I like PZ, but it does this indie company shit that I really hate. Kind of like Valheim, Phasmo etc. wherein the game's booming. I know ya'll are proud that you guys are small company etc. etc., but strike while the iron is hot. Invest in more devs... you guys already have a goal on what to work on next, the only problem is that there's not enough people working. PZ has one of the biggest potentials to be one of the more memorable games.

[@MICKEYrenraw]

Used to love Project Zomboid, but got so bored of it, for me that game needs 3 things to keep me hooked 1. Special zombies, PZ currently only has ONE enemy type, zombie, their health and armor varies, as does their speed, and they can get permanent health effects like "crawling" but god that gets boring, i really need the variety that a game like Cataclysm DDA has, with its zombie evolution trees 2. a massive one here, random map gen, knowing where everything is the moment you spawn is a huge gameplay killer for survival games where the goal is to- loot to survive 3. extension of random map gen and special zombies, is exotic dangerous end game locations to find and explore, again look at CDDA, speaking of which, basements and underground areas would help in this regard

[@GlizzyGoblin757]

disagree with the second one, devs said they wont add special zombies, but the third one is definitely needed.

[@kristianprecht1678]

You can turn on sleeping in multiplayer, both as an option and as a need (so you get drowsy and tired). To make the risk of losing your teammates' stuff greater you can also make infection instant or faster in the multiplayer settings, which means that you turn as soon as your are bitten or slightly faster. Shit can really hit the fan if your mate suddenly turns on you in the middle of combat. This does however remove the fear of your bandaged scratch being infected the virus. Great video though!

[@kuzehotarubi6912]

Adding to the risk of losing stuff, you can whitelist all of item to decay. So if they ain't close to each other, they can't leave stuff on the ground. Then the friend zombie could wander off somewhere else with the stuffs.

[@giodeluxe303]

Imagine saying this just 5 days before Dying Light 2

[@Villain_in_Glasses]

Man, reminds me of a time when Desura existed and this was basically just a sad story about a man and his injured wife. Curiously I think the game came out earlier but it was Desura only since it had yet to go through Greenlight.

[@morzanstormbringer7722]

Who or what?

[@Villain_in_Glasses]

@@morzanstormbringer7722 Which part? This game came out on an old indie game digital store like Steam called Desura. Back then, must have been like ten years ago, the game was very different and had a tutorial opening that featured a couple. You played as the husband, Baldspot, and had to defend your bedridden wife Kate from an angry gun toting biker before making the decision to smother her with a pillow and spare her a gruesome zombie related death. At least that's how I remember, pretty sure that's how it went down but it was years ago.

[@followingtheroe1952]

Desura Chads rise up ✊😔

[@foldnoobnubulusis1543]

I survived for a full year on a character named Doomslayer.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

I definitely had some bad early access experiences in my life (like the shown Cube World…), but PZ is hands down one of the best 5 bucks that I've spent 10 years ago.

[@nerfherder4284]

Same. Paid I think $10 about 7 years ago. Didn't play for a long while, but got back into it when lock down started. It's really the only game I play now. I am probably down to a penny an hour played.

[@padwock2294]

In regards to the multiplayer comments about sleep and tiredness those two things can actually be turned on by the host and for any players with at least a bit of knowledge on the game playing in a small group personally I'd HIGHLY recommend it. It gives a lot more purpose to sleeping tablets when one person is tired but another isn't!

[@davidclutter3414]

Great review, but you should definitely check out Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead. CDDA makes PZ pale in comparison when it comes to depth and content, and it's free, so there's really no reason not to try it, though the learning curve is pretty steep.

[@cnarfrat1911]

CDDA is the best Zombie game just not the most known

[@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943]

​​@@cnarfrat1911Zomboid is an op against Cataclysm to stop it from getting more popular.

[@notBrocker]

Nah zomboid better

[@doogs5393]

I've had the game since 2015, only really started playing it and it has been an absolute amazing game. great video btw.

[@lias5095]

Thank you for an awesomely balanced review! You gave me the final push I needed to buy it! Game on!

[@LordofFullmetal]

Project Zomboid was the first zombie game I've ever found that properly fulfills a very specific niche I wanted from the genre. For years, all I wanted was a proper zombie survival simulation game where you have to craft things and build a base and feed people and all that. And NO ONE was making them. The closest I got before PZ was State of Decay, and only the first one. The second decided to go in the same boring direction that every other zombie game was doing. So I was thrilled when I found PZ. It was the first zombie game that was exactly what I wanted it to be.

[@linguinnilucas4324]

Another awesome video. Zomboid is such a fun game and I can’t wait until they update it and add NPCs.

[@seebarry4068]

I’ve had this game for over 5 years. When I bought it I had to go to a strange website to get the download. It looked like crap, was impossible. It’s changed so much. They gave me a steam key which reminded me I had it. I’ve been waiting such a long time to play this properly. Really enjoying it now. Edit: if it launched on steam in 2013, I had it before that. Blimey, I have waited a while. Star citizen waiting level.

[@24YOA]

I've tried playing solo but after playing with 2 mates I just can't manage. This game is just so much more fun with other people, especially smaller groups of 4 or less.

[@gheorghenegreanu8409]

No offence to anyone, but the best zombie game to date is DayZ. I could play that game for years, it has everything.

[@johnnyarm3181]

I rly hope NPCs get added soon and not all of the support goes to MP. I dont even play MP, I'm single player only. So i hope they keep working on it

[@andrehashimoto8056]

Likely it will probably stay focused, the core of PZ was tuned for SP, tryig things too focused for MP only would be uwise

[@johnnyarm3181]

@@andrehashimoto8056 I agree completely

[@lorenzmaut3708]

in argentina because steam doesn't care about the price of indies the game really values at 1.5 dollars, wich is pretty funny to me because Steam is loosing 45% of the original price.

[@Akekala]

I love how they have thrown a lot more of the real life survival mechanics in the game compared to the other games.

[@Nicupos]

I've played this game as well as following it ever since zomboid's pre alpha. I'm so so so so so glad that this game has finally been getting the attention it DESERVES

[@Dark__Thoughts]

I remember trying to advertise it to various KZbinrs who played some of the zombie games back then, but no one would ever give it any attention, or just ridicule it for its graphics.

[@teamaki231]

Dude, you can turn on the tiredness mechanic in multiplayer when youre hosting yourself.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

Yep, you can even get better customization on how much sleep is needed in mp with a few different workshop mods. I like "All My Homies Hate Sleep" because you still deal with tiredness, and it still requires you to find and use a bed, tent, cot, bench, or whatever you can find to sleep on/in, but only for 10 mins in-game, so as not requiring you to sleep in real time.

[@bobbobbinson1841]

How do u guys not get bored after awhile? Game is fun but I find myself feeling like im playing a sims game vs zombie game. I think the problem is the same problem the walking dead had. After u get a weapon and food and a small base, you run out of challenges. Thats why in the movies and TV shows the zombies and just a distraction from the real threat... real humans.... Yes there multi-player, but the world still feels boring. They need scenarios, events, news, some story line progression or something.... Love the game but find myself bored already =( Help

[@ryancunningham7305]

To be fair to the team behind Zomboid, I know their office got robbed early on and the computer with the code was taken. So they had to rebuild from an earlier build. Which is why it feels like it took so long.

[@kiraxxxxxxxxx]

Yeah, they had to remake almost from scratch and this is why B41 was named "I Will Back Up My Save".

[@GlizzyGoblin757]

that’s completely their fault still. why was there no backups?

[@kiraxxxxxxxxx]

@@GlizzyGoblin757 don't worry they know they screwed up. Now they do in proper ways.

[@ryancunningham7305]

@@GlizzyGoblin757 Shit happens, people forget stuff, life moves on. They learned and worked to get it back to where it is now.. But it's not their fault they were robbed.

[@kuzehotarubi6912]

@@GlizzyGoblin757 You know the meaning of the word "Indie"? Literally a group of independent game maker. Unless you have received some kind of professional trainning in some way, most people won't "backup". Like the first thing they teach you during intern and university is to backup your works, if everyone just know to backup then no one needs to teach it.

[@grovepay5645]

I would say best zombie survival game but not the Best zombie game I think that title belongs to dying light

[@kaelden]

If you are making your own multiplayer server or coop server you can make it so people need to sleep, which only would work on coop

[@notdavid6893]

Rain water is full of bacteria and parasites in real life even when contained in something "clean" so it makes sense for it to be tainted in game. That's why you boil the water.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

Distilling the water would be much better, but boiling will suffice in a pinch.

[@johnnyarm3181]

I'm so glad I bought this when it was still like $12 but I almost wanna give them more money cuz it's such a great game

[@dnaderelmasry7973]

It was 15 but still worth it.

[@johnnyarm3181]

@Jmiji Warlok what's enigma gray?

[@kuzehotarubi6912]

Buy another copy for your friend or play the game with your friends (i.e more friends bought the game) would also help.

[@dnaderelmasry7973]

@@kuzehotarubi6912 or be a real gamer and play with no friends

[@kuzehotarubi6912]

@@dnaderelmasry7973 Buy another copy to multiplay with yourself, grandmaster gamer.

[@ericdavid6485]

"Multiplayer feels like a casual experience." Pvp would like a word with you.

[@JustBeingAlive]

I tryed but its like doing my taxes… slow, boring and I dont want to do it. I can see why people love this game but it is reaaaalllyyy not for me. At least I tested it ^^

[@davo_]

it definitely isn't the game for everyone - it is as you say very slow paced and unforgiving. it takes a while for you to get anywhere and it can all be taken from you very quickly, but for me that is part of what makes the progression so satisfying. like i said in the video, i think one of the best parallels i could draw was Kenshi, very similar in that regard. but hey, props to you for actually trying it rather than just disliking it without actually giving it a go - more than you can say for a lot of people

[@JustBeingAlive]

@@davo_ I think I will try with friends. This always helps. When this does not work I will just watch other people play it. Somehow I will get my fix xD

[@BuckScrotumn]

Holy cow I love the soundtrack to this video! I’m only 3 minutes in and I’ve recognized songs from RuneScape and Rimworld already!

[@Hammerheadcruiser]

Zomboid fascinates me and I love watching people play it. I can't play it myself however, I get bored far too quick and I'm not a fan of rogue likes.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

There is a workshop mod called Bound Journal which lets your character transcribe their stats into a craftable Bound Journal. The recipe is simple, just some leather strips and a Journal or Empty Notebook. If you die, you can go read that journal and your new character will learn all of the stats that were transcribed. Pretty cool! Mods open up so many possibilities. I should add that the act of recording and reading the stats isn't fast at the base level, it's kinda slow, much like reading skill books, so it isn't too cheaty, but it is fully customizable in the sandbox settings!

[@nerfherder4284]

You can also turn it into a base building, farming simulator with or without zombies. If you're into that sort of thing.

[@nerfherder4284]

@@Lost_n_Found_1 there is also a Progressive Character mod (Name is wrong I think) that gives you XP and skills bases on how long you were alive. You can also back up your save periodically by just copying the file to another folder, although this breaks the game to me.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

@@nerfherder4284 I don't mind grinding for stats and resources, but losing the stats in the long game is devastating. That's why I use Bound Journal.

[@DerFreiegedanke]

You didnt made your homework, thier is already a statement out for the NPCs they are like "nearly finished" but they as you rightfully theorised are really polishing it atm.

[@heartlessmist2992]

Omg I love covid 19

[@luxartist716]

Omg saaame can we be besties?

[@KingSlayerTTV]

I love the rimworld soundtrack in the back ground

[@joelfilho2625]

Notably, a little thing that I find missing is that there aren't any ranged weapon other than firearms, for that matter. One of the greatest features of us humans is that our wrists can bend in a way that allows us to throw objects fast and accurately. The inability to throw rocks, spears, or whatever the fuck you're holding at zombies is a big missing feature that would fundamentally change how combat is played in the game. Any sort of 'quiet' ranged combat is almost entirely nonviable other than if you somehow luck out and get a crossbow, despite how easy it'd be to just chuck a rock into a zed's skull from a handful of meters away. Normal bows also being missing is kinda weird considering how ubiquitous they are in much of zombie media. They're relatively easy to craft, though very hard to learn how to use well. I think they would be very interesting to have, with a couple of variants to add spice (recurve, long, etc.).

[@davo_]

that's actually a good point - where the hell are the bows? even if they need to be crafted, as you can make spears and such. or as you said, even like a sling or something would be cool. the main reason i stray away from using guns is that they make so much noise, and if you kill a few zombies an entire horde will show up a few moments later. i can imagine missing even more shots with a bow than i already do with guns tho 😭

[@joelfilho2625]

@@davo_ Yep. I feel like bows would, ironically, be almost a late game weapon, when compared to the early game spears. Maybe they could have a strength requirement, rather than have too much skill requirement? Still, they should be difficult, since they're arguably the best option for ranged weapon in the apocalypse. I still would really appreciate being able to throw spears/rocks tohough, since it's a really simple thing most people would be able to do instinctively.

[@chainsawplayin]

Regarding your comment about traits - phobias rarely go away, so a strong, irrational fear of blood, rooted deep in one's very soul, doesn't seem like a thing that would just disappear after a month.

[@joelfilho2625]

Still, there are a handful that are strange. Cowardice can only last so long as you spend months killing hordes of zombies. Eventually you're desensitized to it. The game somewhat models this, as the rate of panic gain goes way down until day 150 of surviving, effectively countering something like agora/claustrophobia, though not negating their effects (panic will reduce slower if you're outside/inside), but cowardice is still way too strong. Not to mention smoker too. It could take at least a month to do so, but you should be able to get over an addiction with abstinence.

[@davo_]

I know phobias can be a very deep rooted thing but I feel like surely after being constantly exposed to it (it's basically impossible to avoid seeing or being covered in blood in this game) there'd be some form of desensitisation. Maybe not cured entirely, but you'd think it'd improve over time.

[@barmaley8033]

0:28 sadly, but ace of spades now is dead officially :(

[@MorriganJade]

"Why is rain tainted because it hasn't touched the ground." Where does rain come from before falling? 😉 Edit: great video though!

[@RanOutOfSpac]

I got PZ back in 2016 back when it was still 100% 2D, no cars, had awful multiplayer, and every weapon was visually a bat or an axe in your hand, even if you were holding a crowbar. Even at that time, it was still an incredible survival game. Now, it’s on a whole new level of crazy good. And can literally only get better. Hooo mama.

[@rinroth8496]

And then, there is Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead.

[@coilingeat5602]

It is damn great game. l4d2 still greatest zombie game for me cause I like shoters but project zomboid took my heart by storm and now I struggle living very very far away from civilization fearing for life. Like it and fully agree on this video!

[@perteks7639]

Project zomboid belong in biggest spaghetti code ever still boiling somehow. A lot of its content is skin deep. Tons of mechanics are just plain boring or super outdated (if they even work correctly). Fighting is quite janky. Half if not more than half moodlets are just pointless and makes game just unfun. Few years old bugs that often are gamebreaking not anserwed at all. Though its game that scratch same itch that any elders scrolls do, exploration game, and at that its quite good.

[@evilj1x733]

unpopular? lol you must be around different people watching different people and playing different games from me. why would I play fortnite when I can play 7 days to die and actually enjoy a decent game? why would I play rust if I can play day z? why would I mod fallout 4 to be a porno when I can mod in a zombie apocalypse and not be a wierdo? lol why would I spend 5 star prices on 1 star games when i can spend 1 star prices on project friggin zomboid and have the best apocalypse simulation I've tried to date. truly a 5 star game

[@indylockheart3082]

Idk if anyone has mentioned this but the whole unsafe rain water comes from the fact that still standing water will always become toxic to drink eventually without sanitizing it. Great vid though. U gotta new sub

[@thephantompooter5266]

Why is a big box of standing water considered tainted? go ahead and build a box full of garbage bags to catch water, leave it in the open air for a few days and have a couple glasses you tell me if it feels tainted or not. i dont care that you've gotten this comment probably 50 times, that's a fuckin stupid criticism. all the other points were decent though.

[@jamywe]

Bro I play rimworld and you had rimworld music playing in the background. It tripped me out lol. I'm at work on my phone. You some how convinced me I was playing rimworld lol

[@nathanhattingh3048]

I hear rimworld music playing... Someone likes unforgiving shit. Also the last game that hooked me like zomboid has

[@MrHocotateFreight]

13:54 thats not how addiction works. to avoid a long, drawn out definition, know that addiction does not go away. ever. it can only be maintained, and in crisis situations like this, that would be extremely difficult

[@yaboiothman984]

Absolutely and utterly wrong, I shall refute your opinion with a single game: cataclysm dark days ahead.

[@noeldev]

Rain water is often tainted, due to pollution, i don't think there will be much of it years after a zombie outbreak, probably water being tainted should be on a scale/levels,so that rainwater is probably safe but there's small risk

[@AlphaGamer1981]

I sure hope they bring this to android at some point, but yeah this game covers everything, you don't appreciate how detailed and flushed out every survival and game mechanic is until you have played for a while. And if the core game has missed something, then a mod will pick it up. Im currently running over 40 mods that have little or no conflicts with the game, but my personal gaming experience gained from my selection of mods and sandbox settings give me a fun and wholesome experience

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

I could not and dare not imagine the nightmares involved with making the multiple UI's of this game into something remotely functional on mobile, lol.

[@AgerioBoss]

Play Cdda instead it's way better than zomboid it terms in detail and depth and it's available on android too!

[@eff1st607]

boy you should learn about CDDA

[@RDR911]

Lmao you sound like a cartoon character dude. Stop with the weird inflections, you’re not on the radio.

[@jellydoggo]

I would love to play this game, I’ve been following it for months. Sadly I’m a console player and don’t have room for a computer right now.

[@angellambert1070]

Maybe I'm crazy but I swear I hear rimworld music in the background...

[@Rexxie44]

Davo, idk if you are aware but the devs already have it planned to make the NPC's like Rimworld's. Based on traits, backgrounds, ect. Also correction on your part, you can sleep to pass time in MP, it just works like Minecraft. Alternatively as well with the whole complaint about lack of sleep, that is fully optional. Multiplayer is fully tunable just like singleplayer. They even have options like you're ability to spawn at safehouses (which I find incredibly lame). Cool it's an option at all though. Additionally, the water stuff is explainable. It's a rule of thumb to boil water obtained from a natural source to kill infectious bacteria and other things that are bad for your body. On top of that, the infection was spread via airborne and waterborne. So it only makes more sense. Awesome video nonetheless, super happy to see that the game is finally getting all this love! P.S: They do plan to rework the entire traits system, especially the broken features of "free points cards".

[@neotomic6412]

i dont get y people complain about the roof. How do u think a roof is built in real life? from under?

[@Just_Poncho]

ID RECOGNIZE THAT MUSIC ANYWHERE! (The music at the end is the kenshi theme)

[@dickurkelsmemes3093]

You should review Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

[@comyuse9103]

i'd love to see a correction to this video once he plays the actual best zombie game

[@-JANUNDSO-]

17:20 You can toggel Sleep in the Sandbox Options for Multiplayer.

[@zylvar2251]

do you guys start new game when you die or you will continue with new character and claim your old base. ?

[@sgtfireball6471]

you confused the hell out of me with the rimworld music, i just got off and thought that i had it open for a second still.

[@cleanpotato8600]

The most unrealistic part is your character being in Kentucky and not knowing how to shoot a gun

[@BarnabyCodswallow]

That fuckin' KENSHI V I B E S drop at the end! You absolute mad man

[@rodi8266]

Regarding combat: B41 very heavily downgraded the noise value of guns, making them very viable Standing still for a few seconds before shooting will dramaticly increase your hitchance Best progression of firearms are shotgun->"common pistols"->44.magnum and the likes->full-sized rifles like m16 or snipers ; in terms of level "requirement", you can still use an m16 day one with enough standing and zombies being close enough.

[@jozsefsari8324]

the arsenal gunfighter mod allows to tweak the base sound level of weapons. 200+ linear adjustment made the zombies on the otherside of a medium sized town hear me shoot a little pistol