Project Zomboid

Project Zomboid
Developer(s)The Indie Stone
Publisher(s)The Indie Stone
Composer(s)Zach Beever (formerly)
Armin Hass
Platform(s)Java[1]
Microsoft Windows
OS X
Linux
Genre(s)Survival, RPG
Mode(s)Singleplayer, Multiplayer

Project Zomboid is an open-world, isometric video game developed by British and Canadian independent developer The Indie Stone. The game is set in the post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested exclusion zone of the fictional Knox Country (formerly Knox County), Kentucky, United States, where the player is challenged to survive for as long as possible before inevitably dying. It was one of the first five games released on the alpha funding section of the gaming portal Desura.[2]

In 2011, The Indie Stone were subject to a high-profile setback within the indie gaming community following the theft of two laptops containing the game's code. Since then, Project Zomboid has appeared on Steam Early Access and continues development to this day. Project Zomboid is The Indie Stone's first commercially released game.[3] The latest stable release is Build 41, released in December 2021, which includes animation and combat overhauls, new audio and music, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, and revamped multiplayer by General Arcade.[4][5] Project Zomboid is set in 1993, with the game starting by default on July 9; however, the start date and time can be changed in the game settings.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference multiplayer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Greg (14 September 2011). "Alphafunding for Indie Games". Desura Community. Desura. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Games released by The Indie Stone on their IndieDB profile". Indiedb.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  4. ^ "Project Zomboid - Build 41 - Released!". Project Zomboid. 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ Brown, Andy (14 December 2021). "Zombie survival game 'Project Zomboid' adds multiplayer servers". NME.