World War Z Aftermath Review (Steam)

We are back for our World War Z: Aftermath Review, we are again taking on the horde in this co-op zombie shooter and the next evolution of the original hit World War Z that has now captivated over 15 million players. Fight off hordes of ravenous zombies in intense story episodes across new zombie-ravaged locations around the world.

World War Z Aftermath Review Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 62.13GB download size.
• Steam achievements.
• Graphics settings – graphics API (Vulkan/DX11), display mode, resolution, resolution scale slider, target display, v-sync, dynamic resolution scale, fidelity FX super-resolution 2.2, set FPS limit, and animation quality.
• Advanced graphics settings – visual quality preset, details, anti-aliasing, post-processing, shadow quality, lighting quality, effects, quality, texture quality, and texture filtering.
• Controller and mouse camera settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
• Benchmark test option.
• Zombie shooter gameplay.
• Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
• Daily and weekly challenges.
• Five control layouts.
• Motion blur intensity choice.
• Two additional modes- campaign and multiplayer.
• First-person view can be turned on and off.
• New modes – challenge and horde mode.
• The co-op campaign is online or offline and you can set up private or public online lobbies.
• Five difficulties, normal, hard, very hard, and insane.
• Seven episodes – New York, Jerusalem, Moscow, Tokyo, Marseille, Rome, and Kamchatka.
• Quickplay option.
• Horse mode XL – has three maps for Tokyo, Rome, and Arizona.
• Plays like Left 4 Dead with improvements and additions.
• Ten character classes – survivor, trapper, specialist, warfighter, phantom, demolished, striker, support, assassin, and shadow. Each have unique load outs and has its own exp levels.
• Campaign locations and levels within them are available from the start so you can play in any order.
• Gun customization-earn exp with each gun and buy unlocks like scopes, power, etc.
• First and third-person views.
• Multiplayer modes – Quick match, swarm, domination, King of the Hill, swarm deathmatch, scavenge raid, and vaccine hunt.
• Party invites system.
• End-of-level scorecard showing who did what and how many.
• 27 weapons and 3 melee weapons.
• Earn and unlock portrait frames.
• Guns – 3 tiers and melee weapons.
• Each location has four characters to choose from.
• Impressive on-screen zombie count. We are talking about what looks like 100s.
• Solo play is you and 3 bots.
• Has a ping system for loot and location.
• Load out primary, side, heavy, and equipment.
• Find guns and ammo in the game.
• Has set-piece encounters where you may have to hold an area down, you get prep time and then trigger it when ready.
• Breaching charge – these are hidden in the levels and used to open bonus cargo crates.
• The collection menu looks at all guns, locations, notes, and origin trailers for each character.
• The base defense set pieces. Collect and deploy defensive weapons. You have a set preparation time.
• Seriously intense.
• You get to keep Exp on failed attempts.
• End of level breakdown showing who headshot the most zombies or dealt the most damage.
• Every class/character has its own skill tree.
• The satisfying bar fills in terms of exp earned for each gun.
• The Multiplayer is 4v4 and has random zombie attacks.
• When teammates die they come back as a zombie.
• The Story is told for each location and you can do them in any order.
• Can replay levels.
• Locations are big enough that you can explore them a bit and find loot.
• Decent gun plays with each gun handling differently and overall has a tight responsive feel.
• Swarm happens a lot and fills the screen with zombies. It takes their behavior from the film, they fall from buildings and form pyramids to scale walls.
• On-screen objective markers.
• Stealth is a legitimate tactic. Using melee or silenced weapons will stop zombies from attacking en mass.
• Different zombie types like screamers that attract more zombies, lurkers that pin you, and gas zombies who umm gas you.
• They have nailed how zombies react and attack.
• Zombies are fast runners.
• Tense atmosphere.
• You get clear checkpoint-style parts where you can rest up and refill ammo, and grenades, and pick up and change weapons.
• The handling of guns is improved and feels really good.
• Bot characters will fast-travel to you if you go too far ahead.

World War Z Aftermath Review Cons:

• In-app purchases.
• The controller doesn’t work until you go into the overlay and disable the steam input option.
• Exp does not save when you get a disconnect.
• Can’t pause even in solo offline.
• Bots are not very good at all.
• Lines are constantly getting repeated.
• Doesn’t show what levels you have done.
• The slowdown in places.
• Have to be really precise for interactions to work.
• Levels feel short.
• Loading times can be very long, even more so when you add in matchmaking.
• Can’t earn gun exp in online multiplayer.
• 3rd person view can obstruct your view.
• Afkers really ruin the game. More so due to how many group-up points are in a level.
• Upgrades are slow and early on you can only have sights or power, not both.
• Doesn’t have friendly fire but your pals will constantly shout out about it and it’s tied to achievement.

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World War Z Aftermath:

Official website.

Developer: Saber Interactive 

Publisher: Saber Interactive 

Store Links –

Steam