Project Zomboid
Encyclopedia
Project Zomboid is an open world
survival horror video game, currently under development by independent developer
The Indie Stone. The game is set in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse
, where players must survive for as long as possible, scavenging for items such as weapons, food, and medicine. It is also possible to barricade houses.
Soon after its initial release as a paid pre-alpha tech demo
, the game was leaked
, and spread illegally to many other websites. The pirated
copies enabled auto-updating from the Project Zomboids servers, and unable to bear the costs, The Indie Stone took the customer-only paid version offline, and instead, released a free "public tech-demo" for download.
On October 15, 2011, one of The Indie Stone developer's home was broken into and two laptops, containing a considerable amount of work on the project, were stolen. Further work on Project Zomboid had been delayed, but has now currently resumed progress.
Open world
An open world is a type of video game level design where a player can roam freely through a virtual world and is given considerable freedom in choosing how to approach objectives...
survival horror video game, currently under development by independent developer
Independent video game development
Independent video game development is the process of creating video games without the financial support of a video game publisher. While large firms can create independent games, they are usually designed by an individual or a small team of as many as ten people, depending on the complexity of the...
The Indie Stone. The game is set in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse
Zombie apocalypse
A zombie apocalypse is a particular scenario of apocalyptic literature that customarily has a science fiction/horror rationale. In a zombie apocalypse, a widespread rise of zombies hostile to human life engages in a general assault on civilization....
, where players must survive for as long as possible, scavenging for items such as weapons, food, and medicine. It is also possible to barricade houses.
Soon after its initial release as a paid pre-alpha tech demo
Tech demo
A tech demo is a prototype, rough example or an otherwise incomplete version of a product, put together with the primary purpose of showcasing the idea, performance, method or the features of the product...
, the game was leaked
Internet leak
An Internet leak occurs when a party's confidential information is released to the public on the Internet. Various types of information and data can be, and have been, "leaked" to the Internet, the most common being personal information, computer software and source code, and artistic works such...
, and spread illegally to many other websites. The pirated
Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator...
copies enabled auto-updating from the Project Zomboids servers, and unable to bear the costs, The Indie Stone took the customer-only paid version offline, and instead, released a free "public tech-demo" for download.
On October 15, 2011, one of The Indie Stone developer's home was broken into and two laptops, containing a considerable amount of work on the project, were stolen. Further work on Project Zomboid had been delayed, but has now currently resumed progress.