This is not the perfect zombie experience... but it makes a really good effort towards it.
Short answer: I recommend this game for anyone who likes sandbox or zombie games.

Long answer:
zombie sandbox game emphasizing survival during the outbreak, have been really enjoying it so far and I think I will easily get another twenty hours out of it before I shelve it.
The gameplay is alot of fun and mechanically most things feel fairly good. There are some nice ideas being tried out and for the most part they pay off and result in a fun game. Some more options for difficulty would have been nice but I believe the DLC has that covered.

The graphics are not amazing but they are good enough that it does not detract from the game, there is room for more optimization but it ran fine on my machine which is mid range. I have not yet had a crash which is nice.

Considering this is the first game from this developer I am actually suprised how good it is, I know I picked it up rather late in the update list so many issues have been fixed. I recommend picking up the DLC if you see it at a good price purely because I believe that a true sandbox mode is needed once the campaign has been finished. I also think needing to purchase this DLC is a let down in terms of value as the mode should be in the main game from the start!

There is a small list of annoyances in regards to gameplay but nothing game breaking, the primary being the inability to set survivors with special skills roles (and not go out and risk their lives). Other than that one though nothing else jumps out at me enough that it detracted from the game. So far I have not had any gameplay bugs which is suprising.

There is a really good foundation here to build upon and I am sure if they release a sequal it will be amazing.

7/10

This is not the perfect zombie experience... but it makes a really good effort towards it. Short answer: I recommend this game for anyone who likes sandbox or zombie games. Long answer: zombie sandbox game emphasizing survival during the outbreak, have been really enjoying it so far and I think I will easily get another twenty hours out of it before I shelve it. The gameplay is alot of fun and mechanically most things feel fairly good. There are some nice ideas being tried out and for the most part they pay off and result in a fun game. Some more options for difficulty would have been nice but I believe the DLC has that covered. The graphics are not amazing but they are good enough that it does not detract from the game, there is room for more optimization but it ran fine on my machine which is mid range. I have not yet had a crash which is nice. Considering this is the first game from this developer I am actually suprised how good it is, I know I picked it up rather late in the update list so many issues have been fixed. I recommend picking up the DLC if you see it at a good price purely because I believe that a true sandbox mode is needed once the campaign has been finished. I also think needing to purchase this DLC is a let down in terms of value as the mode should be in the main game from the start! There is a small list of annoyances in regards to gameplay but nothing game breaking, the primary being the inability to set survivors with special skills roles (and not go out and risk their lives). Other than that one though nothing else jumps out at me enough that it detracted from the game. So far I have not had any gameplay bugs which is suprising. There is a really good foundation here to build upon and I am sure if they release a sequal it will be amazing. 7/10