Zombie Army Trilogy
Zombie Army Trilogy
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Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Developer Rebellion
Zombie Army 4: Dead War is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Rebellion Developments. It is a sequel to the 2015 compilation game Zombie Army Trilogy, and itself a spin-off to the Sniper Elite series. It was released on 4 February 2020 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, 1 May 2020 for Stadia, and 26 April 2022 for the Nintendo Switch. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
327 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
223 positive · 57 negative
95% range 75–84%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 223 | 57 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 11 | 3 | 28 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
3,494 of 4,091 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
79% recommend · 193 yes, 52 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 245 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (10,561 of 12,242 positive).
Players widely praise the gameplay as fun and engaging, especially in co-op. [1][2][3][4] Some players recommend buying the game on sale due to the DLC issues. [5][3][6][7]
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Representative posts
- [15]
The game itself is good if you get it on a discount, but the content is locked so deeply behind a paywall that only 3.4% players actually complete all the content in the game. How sad is it that only 3.4% of your player base finished the game? Furthermore, the ending is not worth it (totally anticlimactic and lackluster).
- [14]
Fantastic game, idiotic DLC structure. Whoever decided to nickel-and-dime absolutely everything in a hugely confusing shopping list needs to be fed to the zombies. This game is one of the best zombie shooters ever made and I bet the reason it's not as popular as it might have been is the DLC structure. Release a GOTY edition with everything instead of this stupid 95% discount plus a zillion microtransactions and it …
- [2]
Definitely one of the best zombie shooter games I’ve ever played. With several chapters, modes, solo and co-op play, this game brings the best of the essence of a zombie game. Shoot and relax. 10/10.
- [4]
The best cooperative zombie game we've ever got since L4D2.. it's so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ good and slept on, it's absolutely criminal this banger isn't more popular. It's got passion and love written all over it. From the gameplay, through level design to small things like all the easter eggs and side environmental puzzles you can do if you feel like it, and it's not always a kind of reward you'd expect...
- [1]
I really enjoyed this, it was a lot of fun solo and I can imagine it's even better in co-op. They've basically took Zombie Army Trilogy and turned it into a real game. Be sure to claim Season Pass 1 as it's free and adds 3 more levels and a few guns. I feel like Season Passes 2&3 are overpriced and not worth buying unless they're on a deep sale. I won't be buying these due to the price and lack of content added.
Summarised from 34 of the 288 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made
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Zombie Army 4: Dead War sits at 80% positive across 280 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Zombie Army 4: Dead War received "mixed or average" reviews for PlayStation 4 and Windows according to review aggregator website Metacritic; the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One version received "generally favorable" reviews. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 63% of critics. Alex Spencer writing for PC Gamer said, "An excellently-crafted shooter, especially with friends. Just don't expect much in the way of brains". Mark Delaney of GamesRadar+ wrote, "It delivers a consistently fun and frenzied co-op shooter with plenty of ways to play and even more to keep you coming back".
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 327 · most liked firstThe game itself is good if you get it on a discount, but the content is locked so deeply behind a paywall that only 3.4% players actually complete all the content in the game. How sad is it that only 3.4% of your player base finished the game? Furthermore, the ending is not worth it (totally anticlimactic and lackluster).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Way too many guns locked behind paywall. All overpriced as well, scummy business practice. Some categories of weapons you literally get 3 guns, 7 locked behind paywall for $7 each gun?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic game, idiotic DLC structure. Whoever decided to nickel-and-dime absolutely everything in a hugely confusing shopping list needs to be fed to the zombies. This game is one of the best zombie shooters ever made and I bet the reason it's not as popular as it might have been is the DLC structure. Release a GOTY edition with everything instead of this stupid 95% discount plus a zillion microtransactions and it would be a no-caveat recommend. As it is, still buy it because it really is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game, good on a discount, will not thumb up until popular ww2 guns are free. MP40 behind a paywall? Shame on you "edit - bought dlc for $1 - take my money and add it to the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey everyone! Im a 3D environment artist from the UK who worked on Zombie Army 4 & Sniper Elite 5. Excited to post some game art content on here (and some life stuffss) and connect with fellow game devs ✌️👀 hdickson.artstation.com
neutral · AI labelView post →I got this game for 1.6 cad bucks. Got in and 80% of it is DLC locked. I regret the 1.6 dollars. Stuff your demo with your 400$ of DLC you cheesy scammers. This is not all stuff that was added in good faith after the creation of a game. This is a game butchered to thumb screw your clientel into paying you more than you deserve. I hope they bill you for the bandwidth and you go broke with all the other AAA art killing corporate abusers.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a decent game, but I honestly wouldn't buy it unless it was on sale. The main reason being is that you only get 4 guns for each slots and if you want more you have to buy the season or purchase the gun separately. I was trying to get some friends interested in it, but the moment they saw that their interest died out. I'm leaving a bad review only because I don't think this game is worth the price tag, but maybe a 15-20$ price tag would be more reasonable considering the micro…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You buy the game and then you don't want to have to pay for the missions, they are more expensive than the game, so don't buy it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Random Screenshots of my Games #27 - Zombie Army 4: Dead War. This Zombie Army franchise is actually a spin-off of the Sniper Elite video game franchise, which portrayed fictional Allied missions carried out by the series' main hero, Karl Fairburne, during World War II. The Zombie Army story takes place in a separate alternate history where Hitler, upon losing WWII, decided to enact "Plan Z" and resurrect all of the Wehrmacht's soldiers as zombies.…
neutral · AI labelView post →The base game is fun if you grab it on sale. But achievement hunters beware 100% completion is locked behind all the mission DLCs, which are overpriced for what they offer and finishing them quickly turns into a chore. Add in some rough pacing and a repetitive gameplay loop, and the fun starts to wear thin after a while.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2.8K players and could not find any matches.... thats bad bro
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed this, it was a lot of fun solo and I can imagine it's even better in co-op. They've basically took Zombie Army Trilogy and turned it into a real game. Be sure to claim Season Pass 1 as it's free and adds 3 more levels and a few guns. I feel like Season Passes 2&3 are overpriced and not worth buying unless they're on a deep sale. I won't be buying these due to the price and lack of content added.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →20 FFFFFFFFFFFRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DLCs. If you search for zombie army 4 on steam and sort by lowest price first there are like 10 or 20 free DLCs from skins to weapons to levels and characters. Also buy this game for $5 on a steam key website. you can get it or as little as like $1.90.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CHA-CHING. Thats the sound I hear everytime I play this game. My dopamine rising with each shot I take. This game hits all the right spots in my brain. I can't recommend it highly enough. Probably the best game out of the Zombie Army Franchise. Dare I say better than Sniper Elite. My one problem though is the DLC. You can buy everything individually or buy the season passes to get everything regardless. Feels somewhat scammy. Not mention, it is quite expensive to buy all the season passes.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this on sale for $2.50 at 95% off. Yeah I would say that's about right. Expecting $50 for this is practically stealing. The core game loop is just click on zombie head until it explodes and repeat until wave ends and then repeat with different weapons. As far as I can tell after playing on hoard mode is that there is no other progression system like money or perks during play so there is nothing beyond opening the next gate that happens automatically after a certain number of waves to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Definitely one of the best zombie shooter games I’ve ever played. With several chapters, modes, solo and co-op play, this game brings the best of the essence of a zombie game. Shoot and relax. 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I finally did it. 100% completed this game, including Nightmare difficulty solo. I had to tell someone. Yeah, I'd say it's a good game. Happy sniping o7
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is honestly pretty fun, right up until you get to the non-stop CTDs mixed with losing all progress you've made on chapters every time it occurs. Out of those 15 hours, probably half of that was done replaying the same stupid areas after the game would crash. Not sure how this game is 5 years old, as of this writing, and still broken. Great job Rebellion. 5/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Peak zombie game, peak shooter, peak co-op game. Its just a really good game. Regularly goes on sale, is 90% off at five bucks currently when writing this review. Its great, lots of fun, definitely recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wouldn't say I want to free Europe from the zombie army. More like, put it under new management https://youtu.be/3RjQNgK5jes?si=Npqsi5RiwITVH-vj
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ + + A simple WW2 zombie shooter game. Base game on sale worth its price in case you like zombie games and you want to play it with friends. The WW2 atmosphere is a nice extra for it. You get quite a few enemy tipes and fine missions. - - - The game is FULL OF WITH PAYWALLS. Apart from 3 starting weapons all the rest are unlockable via microtransactions only. What??? Oh and not only weapons. Most maps, missions, and skins are locked behind paywalls. Around 80% of the game.... Hard NO for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found this game fits a good spot between Strange Brigade (to which I would ADORE a sequel) and Sniper Elite. It still has the marksman mechanics for those who enjoy that sort of thing (like myself), but there's absolutely room for someone who'd rather grab an M1A1 Thompson and close the gap. Besides, you're (re)killing NAZIs, and that's always good for the world.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Prime/Epic] *Zombie Army 4: Dead War*, shooter with split-screen multiplayer. > The year is 1946. A year ago Hitler, defeated, initiated "Plan Z." Now Europe lies in ruins. A brave band of heroes managed to cast the zombie army and the demon Führer back to hell. But little do they know...Hitler's hordes are back for more! > * A harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players: Featuring drop-in, drop-out co-op from start to finish. > * Bigger, badder horde mode: Extend your SLAYcation in the expanded…
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game if you know what to expect - no narrative masterpiece but fun and engaging combat mechanics and enemy types. Combat feels snappy and blasting zombie heads with a sniper rifle never gets old. DLC is kinda hit or miss, there are some some weapon bundels that definatley should have been in the base game. Great way to kill a couple of hours with fun zombie killing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →downloaded this game to kill some zombies first 5 minutes: “yeah this is easy” 30 seconds later there are 400 zombies running at me me: “oh” started shooting missed every shot panic reload miss again somehow survive then i shoot one zombie in the head and watch his entire skeleton in slow motion worth it 10/10 would get chased by 400 zombies again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would rather squeeze fresh lemons on my testicles after I dragged them through barbed wire than play this game again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has someting very special for me, it has dificulty setting AND enemy possition setting. What does that do is that you can play on Easy dificulty but has 1 - 4 player and Nightmare amount of zombie spawns and possitioning. So instead of just sending you enemies with more health you can crank the numbers so high that your PC might break. Graphics are great, gore is all over the place from headshots in the eye to the proud achievement of shooting zombie Hitler in the balls ... There is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall the gameplay is far superior than the first 3 games. There made an effort for an actual story ... but it's fine. The gameplay, the guns and catchy music is what keeps you going. The only gripe with me for this game is that is way too many DLC chapters - with all of them the game is quite long. So i recommend to get it at a discount with all dlc chapters.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meh. The zombie game we have at home ahh game. If you take it at face value - as an arcadey zombie shooter, it's fun and sufficiently entertaining. At least, until you remember that almost every other game in the genre does it better. The gameplay loop becomes repetitive fast, and the game severely lacks in enemy diversity, weapons and interesting combat situations. Zombie Army 4 feels hollow and purely artificial, just like its lackluster plot and level design. There are 9 missions in the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So this game is actually great, but cannot in good faith recommend because of the predatory dlc hell. It's only recently that they released a complete bundle with all content, but it's long overdue and too pricey for a 2021 game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More of the same as previous zombie/mummy Sniper Elite spin-offs from Rebellion. And just like all those previous games, Zombie Army 4 is a fine game to get on sale. The last 3 missions of the main campaign are an absolute blast and some of the best missions in this whole series. The amount of DLCs is simply disgusting, though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best cooperative zombie game we've ever got since L4D2.. it's so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ good and slept on, it's absolutely criminal this banger isn't more popular. It's got passion and love written all over it. From the gameplay, through level design to small things like all the easter eggs and side environmental puzzles you can do if you feel like it, and it's not always a kind of reward you'd expect...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely love this game!!!!! My friends and i have zombie night and this is our favorite!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I recommend getting this game on sale. You can buy the Complete Edition for 12 euros, which is an absolute steal! If you have friends to play with, it's even better. It's a really fun game, and I can't wait for Zombie Army 5!!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My co-op partner and I have been playing the zombie spinoff of Sniper Elite, which is, no bullshit, called Zombie Army 4: Dead War. A review describes it as being "like a game you'd find in a Dave and Busters" and that is perfectly accurate
neutral · AI labelView post →Not as fun as the original trilogy tbh, but still decent enough. Never finished it thanks to that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ annoying tank in one of the last non dlc missions. Will definelety give it another go tho, but not right now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great sequel with too many DLCs but I got half of the game's content at 4€ during the sales and was worth every cents, except for Death collector Horde mode map, that map SUCKS
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More free games added to Prime Gaming: gaming.amazon.com/home - Deus Ex Game of the Year Edition (GOG) - Zombie Army 4: Dead War (EGS) - To The Rescue! (EGS) - Star Stuff (EGS) - Spitlings
neutral · AI labelView post →A good zombie shooter with gameplay and mechanics from the Sniper Elite series (they have the same developer). I haven’t finished the game yet, so I don’t know how many balls Mr. Zombie Hitler has here. In the Sniper Elite series, they usually show that detail in slow motion after you take the shot. At 95% off, the game is definitely worth picking up while the sale is still on.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Perfect Game for Coop-Play. Nice Zombie Shooter, had fun for the entire time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hands down this is really a great game, the story line, the graphics, weapons, etc. I highly recommend this game. I'm going to replay it all over again. This is just one of them games:-)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →REBELLION PLEASE MAKE ZOMBIE ARMY 5 I NEED TO SEE MY HUSBAND WERNER AGAIN I MISS HIM SO MUCH.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game doesn't seem to have Cloud save. So any time you purchase a new PC, all your stats are wiped. Pretty pissed about it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game itself isn't bad and improves upon its predecessors. Its large flaw is the gross amount of microtransactions that are ridiculously expensive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this zombie version of this game even more than sniper standard version! This is the most Zombie shooting and sniper game ever made! So many exciting campaigns & DLCs, fabulous weapons, zombie types, collectibles, bundles, skins... that makes a magic world I bought the game and the complete edition bundles! After finished 20 missions and DLCs, I play Nightmare Mode and am surprised that it is challened and quite like new game! It totally difficult and now I completed all 20 missions and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Back on tonight for Zombie Army 4 action with @kharne83.bsky.social and RetroNutcase! Halfway through the spooky month and halfway through the base game, come on in for some brain splatting. Following the collab is some more BF6 grinding twitch.tv/yamishirokami #eldenwood #vtuber #vsky #zombies
neutral · AI labelView post →New Prime Gaming Free Games are live https://lbabi.nz/cyWZit Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Zombie Army 4: Dead War, To The Rescue!, Star Stuff, Spitlings
neutral · AI labelView post →Next up for Undead Week at the Video Game Soda Machine Project... Somebody stuffed a decapitated zombie head into this ZAFizz vending machine from Zombie Army 4: Dead War.
neutral · AI labelView post →Only Buy This If You Have Friends to Play With Only buy this if you plan to play solo or have friends who would also play with you. I played Zombie Army Trilogy before this. I owned both games, so I thought, "Let's try where it comes from, and where it goes." See my review of Trilogy here: https://steamcommunity.com/id/FleecyBear/recommended/301640/ TL;DR for Trilogy: A simple game with a small but very good community. No major issues with connections, lag, or game mechanics. Just a good…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →worth it on sale, need buddies for co-op no active players couple times ive tried plays well no issues using vulkan
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best game ,it support coop and cross platform also support
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Masterclass in Co-op Chaos (Even if the Sun Has Set on Updates) The Good: Visually Stunning & Great Performance: The graphics and visual style of Zombie Army 4 are fantastic. From the eerie, atmospheric lighting to the gory, satisfying X-Ray kill cams, the game looks incredible and runs smoothly even when the screen is absolutely packed with the undead. Engaging Storyline: The campy, alternate-history B-movie storyline is highly entertaining and keeps you hooked from one chapter to the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THAT'S THAT!! R.U.S.E Is complete, a game that I'm glad to have replayed and loved! Hope you guys had fun enjoying some nostalgia with me! We'll be back tomorrow with Zombie Army 4 Dead War! See you guys then~ #Vtuber #Twitch #RTS
neutral · AI labelView post →Very fun zombie horde game, just like the previous trilogy. I think this has better animation compared to the trilogy if I remember correctly
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I only played single player so far. It's very good & I appreciate the attempt at storytelling. Even though I barely paying attention, it's still entertaining. The objective we're suppose to do in game is immersive with landscape & felt familiar with typical zombie trope, making the experience seamless. I do wish they gave more ammo since it always felt not enough, or at the very least every ammo pickup station replenish all ammo instead of just 1 weapon type. The inclusion of season pack 1 for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super fun game, alone or with players, story is ok, combat is fun and challenging and satisfying, lots of maps and weapon and mods, totally recommended very "player-friendly" game, loading akes 2 seconds, works great in my potato pc perks and skills to select to create builds to your liking you can play slow or fast, success depends on skill and positioning many horde mode maps, horde is very fun, you unlock new areas of the map, after some waves you get supply drops with new weapons and ammo…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Paywall is way sturdier than Berlin wall ever was. Pretty boring shooting game, maybe it's ok for dumb fun in coop.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun to play alone, havent tried with friends yet, it's a good game to simply pass time, only complaint is weapon progression
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game graphic is excellent, shooting at nazi zombies is super satisfying (especially headshot) and all weapon are more or less interesting. The soundtrack is also absurdly good! The game progression feels amazing and rewarding and exploring the maps for collectibles is fun and never frustrating in this game. There are difficulties levels for every taste: from the casual beginner to the hardcore player. Don't get scared by the amount of DLC: many of them are free, others just useless cosmetic…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the greatest and one of the most under rated zombies games of all time. put in a bunch of time on my old Xbox account. This is one of those zombie games that doesn't get old. We need a zombie army 5 this series is so good.
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