Project Zomboid

I've been following Project Zomboid since the very beginning, but after over 10 years in Early Access, I can no longer recommend or support this game. The developers have had more than enough time to deliver a complete, compelling experience, yet the game still feels like an unfinished skeleton held together almost entirely by the modding community. The base game has grown stale. Without mods, there's simply not enough meaningful content, depth, or fresh gameplay to keep it interesting long-term. The modders are the ones actually delivering what The Indie Stone promised years ago. Big modders have been punished or straight up banned for reasons that have not been made transparent. These are the very people who have carried the game on their backs for years, creating essential quality-of-life fixes, new systems, maps, mechanics, and massive overhauls that the official updates failed to provide. Watching the team alienate their most dedicated supporters has been incredibly disappointing. At this point, I can no longer support them. The modding scene is what made this game special, and the devs seem intent on killing the golden goose. If you're only playing vanilla, you're getting a shallow, dated survival experience that's been stuck in development hell. If you're relying on mods... good luck hoping they don't get targeted next. Not Recommended. Save your money and just play something that's actually finished.