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Artisan, Target Shooter, and Tinkerer Traits
These Build 42.20 traits specialize crafting, shooting, or technical play; select the one that supports the run's real bottleneck.
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Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
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About Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite.. This hub separates confirmed store facts from unannounced details and records every verification date.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- The Indie Stone
- Publisher
- The Indie Stone
- Release date
- 2013-11-08
- Platforms
- PC, macOS, Linux
- Genre
- Indie, RPG, Simulation, Early Access
- Structure
- Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Last updated
- 2026-09-01
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First mission priorities
- Release status: released
- Official Steam date: 2013-11-08
- Platforms: PC, macOS, Linux
- Developer: The Indie Stone
Beginner path
Artisan, Target Shooter, and Tinkerer Traits
- These Build 42.20 traits specialize crafting, shooting, or technical play; select the one that supports the run's real bottleneck.
Beginner path
Build 42 Crafting Overview
- Build 42 expands long-term survival with masonry, carving, knapping, and blacksmithing, so plan a workshop around the recipes the character can actually sustain.
Beginner path
Build 42 Fishing Abundance Explained
- Use visible fishing splashes as an abundance signal and relocate when activity is poor instead of repeatedly consuming time at an unproductive spot.
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Build 42 Crafting Overview
Build 42 expands long-term survival with masonry, carving, knapping, and blacksmithing, so plan a workshop around the recipes the character can actually sustain.
See the full recommendation →Build 42 Fishing Abundance Explained
Use visible fishing splashes as an abundance signal and relocate when activity is poor instead of repeatedly consuming time at an unproductive spot.
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