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World War Z cover art

World War Z

Saber Interactive Inc · 2021-09-21

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Action

Franchise: World War Z · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Apr 01, 2022 (Google Stadia), Sep 21, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Sep 21, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 24, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Jan 24, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 21, 2021 (Xbox One)

World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

World War Z is a 2021 Action game priced at $7.49, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and Very Positive (82% of 32730 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

2,461
playing now
82%
positive of 33k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
107
twitch viewers (latest)
26.8
viewers/channel (concentration)
67/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
71/100
opencritic · fair · 50% recommend · from 129 critics
15h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 40h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.49
steam price (US)

2,461 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Across New York, Moscow, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Marseille, and now Rome, Vatican City and the Russian far east, the undead apocalypse continues to spread. In-game Zombie Hordes behave like real crowds, getting stuck in narrow corridors and climbing on top of each other to reach players on higher levels. Hordes become increasingly more difficult to defeat and behave like single entity bosses as players progress through the game.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

World War Z trailer thumbnail

World War Z Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Brad Pitt Movie HD

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,461 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,228 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~404/week).
  • · Review velocity up 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 661k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 33,067 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Steam$7.49-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.74 at WinGameStore (2026-07-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 85 of 129 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20212026Week of 2021-09-01: 1,139 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 362 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 796 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 952 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 678 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 507 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 510 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 715 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.0k5582026-09-15 12:00 — 882 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 897 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 945 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 2,011 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 1,541 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 1,037 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 1,247 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 1,486 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 883 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 2,010 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 1,869 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 558 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 1,327 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 3,105 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 1,164 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 1,862 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 4,036 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 1,130 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 1,653 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 3,476 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 1,878 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 1,596 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 2,461 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.0k673Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 3,023 · peak 6,587Nov 2021 — avg 1,318 · peak 4,567Jan 2022 — avg 1,149 · peak 3,149Mar 2022 — avg 998 · peak 2,473May 2022 — avg 792 · peak 1,819Jul 2022 — avg 942 · peak 2,526Sep 2022 — avg 673 · peak 1,568Nov 2022 — avg 1,084 · peak 3,709Jan 2023 — avg 1,627 · peak 5,704Mar 2023 — avg 1,457 · peak 4,483May 2023 — avg 1,296 · peak 4,229Jul 2023 — avg 1,291 · peak 3,225Sep 2023 — avg 1,279 · peak 3,322Nov 2023 — avg 1,390 · peak 4,489Jan 2024 — avg 1,625 · peak 4,647Mar 2024 — avg 1,355 · peak 3,908May 2024 — avg 1,113 · peak 3,084Jul 2024 — avg 1,440 · peak 4,003Sep 2024 — avg 1,070 · peak 2,633Nov 2024 — avg 1,783 · peak 5,692Jan 2025 — avg 1,782 · peak 4,843Mar 2025 — avg 1,888 · peak 4,646May 2025 — avg 1,435 · peak 4,637Jul 2025 — avg 1,508 · peak 3,778Sep 2025 — avg 1,370 · peak 3,954Nov 2025 — avg 1,306 · peak 3,301Jan 2026 — avg 1,733 · peak 4,916Mar 2026 — avg 2,205 · peak 6,609May 2026 — avg 1,964 · peak 5,742Jul 2026 — avg 1,642 · peak 4,452Aug 2026 — avg 2,254 · peak 6,305
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
32322026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 32 new positive2026-09-21: 18 new negative2026-09-22: 6 new positive2026-09-22: 4 new negative2026-09-23: 5 new positive2026-09-24: 10 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 4 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 5 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 9 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 6 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-30: 2 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new negative2026-10-01: 2 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 6 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new negative2026-10-03: 11 new positive2026-10-03: 5 new negative2026-10-04: 11 new positive2026-10-04: 3 new negative2026-10-05: 20 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 29 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 12 new positive2026-10-07: 4 new negative2026-10-08: 5 new positive2026-10-09: 10 new positive2026-10-09: 5 new negative2026-10-10: 15 new positive2026-10-10: 5 new negative2026-10-11: 15 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new negative2026-10-12: 17 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 15 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 10 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$44.99$0.002019-02-122026-10-142019-02-12 — best price $39.992019-11-21 — best price $17.492020-03-23 — best price $34.992020-09-24 — best price $44.992021-05-20 — best price $15.292022-01-27 — best price $25.992022-11-22 — best price $19.992023-04-04 — best price $29.992023-06-02 — best price $24.562023-10-26 — best price $17.992024-01-02 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-04-26 — best price $24.782024-05-25 — best price $13.352024-07-18 — best price $14.992024-08-24 — best price $13.992024-09-14 — best price $29.992024-10-28 — best price $9.892024-12-09 — best price $29.992025-01-25 — best price $8.992025-03-26 — best price $9.892025-05-24 — best price $29.992025-07-13 — best price $29.992025-08-25 — best price $9.892025-09-30 — best price $9.892025-11-06 — best price $9.902025-12-11 — best price $9.112026-01-19 — best price $9.892026-02-26 — best price $9.892026-03-19 — best price $7.492026-04-22 — best price $29.992026-05-23 — best price $8.992026-07-07 — best price $9.112026-07-25 — best price $8.992026-08-23 — best price $6.752026-10-14 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

38092026-09-30 22:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 72 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 82 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 162 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 66 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 53 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 105 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 166 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 38 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 83 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 170 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 67 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 123 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 110 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 64 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 103 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 238 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 118 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 49 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 179 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 107 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
82.2%
earned "Teamwork"
12.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud22 DLC

11 supported languages: Russian, English, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 22 DLC released, first 2021-09-21, latest 2026-06-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)70,7034%36
Xbox One (Xbox)67,4381%35
Steam (Steam)14,5042%35
Windows (Xbox)6,4372%35
PS4 (PlayStation)81311%36
Switch (Nintendo)1090%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSPvEGoreCo-opActionShooterZombiesMultiplayerOnline Co-OpSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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