When we think of successful games, many of us remember GTA V that, this year 2023, it will celebrate its tenth anniversary without ceasing to sell millions and millions of copies, but the truth is that there are other names whose effort to reach similar heights is truly titanic. This is the case of Zomboid Project which, barely raising its voice, will celebrate a decade remaining among the best-selling games on Steam. How is it possible?
A case to study
titles like this GTA V from Rockstar are designed to succeed practically from the cradle, without too much effort, so it could come and take the credit it deserves anyway. Now, how can we consider cases like that of Zomboid Projectwhich was released in early access in November 2013 and virtually a decade later it’s still going strong with sales figures that put it in the Top 10 of stores like Steam today?
It’s clear that we can’t just talk about chance, but there’s something else in this game that tells us about a zombie apocalypse from a very different angle than the traditional one, which is usually coupled with titles of stock, shootersor narrative adventures like those of Naughty Dog with The last of us. Here, fight the undead has a roleplay cape it suits it very well and it is one of the most remarkable elements for all those who have played with it Zomboid Project.
To say that, logically, a title like this does not remain among the best sellers simply because players fall into their networks casually, with droppers. There is a percentage in which this is the case, but above all the community spirit of those who participate is essential and that they are the first evangelizers before the rest of players of the planet, who sincerely recommends it.
Role and a lot of intelligence
The game places us on a huge map that represents the world in which we play with a really interesting isometric perspective and where we are alerted to a single objective: whatever we do, we will end up dying at the hands of hordes of zombies. So our role within Zomboid Project It’s about delaying this moment as much as possible, searching the map for any object that can help us in this mission: weapons, food, parts for a car that we have found, fuel, clothes, etc.
And how can we survive? Well, placing traps that warn us of the arrival of the living dead while we collect objects in areas of the map (it’s gigantic, by the way), designing mechanisms with objects that we will install at key points in the scene to avoid being seen and, of course, eat and drink as much as possible to survive a few more hours.
Although it may seem simple, believe us that it is not because There are countless variables that we need to take into account. to keep us away from zombies or starvation and thirst, and the dangers that lurk around every corner. Thus, we are faced with a pure survival title, where the decisions we make mark our future in the game and, above all, make us want to continue playing and wondering how the hell ten years have passed without discovering that this marvel was available on PC (Steam and GoG).
