PC Gamer

LIVING AS AN EARTH WARRIOR IN PROJECT ZOMBOID

Every time Project Zomboid loads up, it tells you, with grim certainty, that this is a game about how you died. For most, that death will likely come at the hands of one of the thousands of zombies shambling across its version of Kentucky. For others, it might be starvation or illness – once all that canned food has run out, how long will it be until you take a gamble on a mushroom or an uncooked rat?

But what if it didn’t have to be that way? What if you could not only survive, but thrive, forsaking the leftovers of the families lost to the apocalypse and growing your own food in its place? What if the undead simply need to be left to their own devices, to live and let (un)live? If nothing else, the apocalypse offers a chance to start over, and to help the world be cleansed of the mess that humanity has made of it.

To take the best possible advantage of this fresh start, I create a character capable of living up to my new ideals. The result, Leaf, comes with a proficiency in farming and foraging

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from PC Gamer

PC Gamer6 min read
Ergonomic Keyboards
Standard keyboards just aren’t great for your body. The key layout makes your fingers constantly stretch and splay, and forces your wrists to rotate inward. Your hands sit close together, so your shoulders don’t get much chance to relax. A quality er
PC Gamer1 min read
The Truth Is Out
In the lead-up to Stardew Valley’s 1.6 launch, developer Eric Barone shared tons of facts and tidbits about the cosy farming sim. One of which confirmed a long-held belief that it really is faster to harvest crops from left-to-right rather than right
PC Gamer10 min read
Pawn Cocktail
WHAT IS IT?An open-world RPG sequel full of weird companions and gargantuan monsters EXPECT TO PAY£54 DEVELOPERCapcom PUBLISHERCapcom REVIEWED ONIntel Core i9-13900k, 32GB RAM, Nvidia GeGorce RTX 4090 MULTIPLAYERNo LINK dragonsdogma.com/2/ My journ

Related Books & Audiobooks