Project Zomboid

this game on gog.com has nothing wrong with it, its still being made because the team making it cares about it and aren't money hungry I know it has a steep learning curve but go on YouTube and watch a couple videos and you'll have so much fun it has so much to do and it feels empty because that's what its supposed to feel like, like there's no hope. all in all this is a amazing game

Fantastic even for a game under development. Use the latest beta build. So much depth to it.

Given this is hard to pin down I opted for a non-sense title but perhaps it will make sense by the time you've read this. Normally I'd think I'd like this game which has a "duh" factor to why I bought it. Having played it for a while I can say, I don't think I do like it for an array of reasons that go from personal preference to technical (but not really to do with Early Access issues). So the first thing to note is depending on where you buy the game you may get "less game." Basically mods won't be available to you because "freedom" or something. Sadly I've come across a lot of games lately with various features where depending on your platform or place of purchase you get "less" due to this "modder freedom to choose" various things. Next up are the controls. This game has a strange twin stick shooter set up without being a twin stick shooter. Given I hate twin stick shooters that doesn't help but it's kinda worse. The controls are really clunky and frustrating. This isn't really an EA issue where they will "work it out" over time but rather this is just how it's designed. Now this could change of course but it seems like this is just how it is. The twin stick thing combined with the iso view can really create some odd issues. No matter what perks you have or how tricked out your character is every character feels like some bumbling fool in a movie about a bumbling fool. Past the input issues is just how the game plays out. It's taken something that we're into as an exciting scenario and turned it into a dull chore. Between doing laundry because you got some dead rat on your shirt and or getting swarmed because your character did the wrong action (go through the window, nope I'ma close it then stand here like an idiot so they can bite me) the game feels like a baby sitting simulator. Oh my character is crying...cue things you do to stop a baby from crying. Bottom line is the game just feels dull. No excitement, no adventure, not even bleak doom.

Normally I would berate a game for being about an agenda for feminism, or communism or Zionism but this game has none of that and in-fact is kind of the best zombie survival simulator. Obviously it lacks certain features like NPCs, a fleshed out wild-life and other nuances that will make it even better like a storyline or tasks but for what's there it's definitely worth the asking price. And to help you out on the GOG version without a Steam account; here's an easy guide to getting mods: 1. Download SteamCMD - https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD When prompted type Login Anonymous No steam account needed, obviously 2. Find mods you want on the Steam Workshop website for Project Zomboid - https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=108600&browsesort=toprated&section=readytouseitems 3. Plug in those URLs into - https://steamworkshopdownloader.io/ 4. Copy and Paste the URLs from whichever mod you'll like into Step 3's page prompts, copy the code URL and put that into the prompt, it will download to the folder you have your SteamCMD in and you can Copy and Paste it from there into your C:Users/(Username)/Zomboid/mods folder. 5. Activate the mods on the title screen of Project Zomboid through GOG and never regret not needing Steam.

Can I play this game (version GOG) with my friends if they have this game from steam???