Planned features

This is a future feature.

This article is about an item or mechanic that is currently unimplemented and planned for a future version.

It has either been previewed or found in the game files and does not exist yet.

This is the place to find all potential future features that the developers have spoken publicly about adding to Project Zomboid. To see a list of what has been added to the game please check the version history page.

Locations

• Sewers, as an alternative way to travel.

• A gun store.

• The ability to build your own fortress.

• Randomly generated maps as an alternative to set map.

• Additional areas such as the city, rural farms and coastal areas.

• Balconies on second floor apartments.

NPCs

• Dogs!

• Companions.

• Feral animals.

• Future for Bob and Kate.

• NPC relationships.

• NPC infection.

Items

• Generators as a way of producing electricity.

• Chainsaw.

• Armor.

• Bags to increase what the player can carry.

• Plank bridges planned.

• Different strength medications and alcohol.

• Car batteries.

• Traps.

Game Mechanics

• Produce food via farming.

• Windows to be fully destructable.

• Illnesses and diseases other than zombification.

• Unarmed Combat.

• Up to 16 story buildings possible.

• Amputation on heavily injured limbs.

• Lower risk of NPC friendly fire planned.

• Water which can be used in the game environment..

• Save function.

• Dispose of dead bodies.

• A difference in the quality of sleep between beds/chairs.

• Passing out.

• Zombies will migrate from various parts of the map to other places.

• Changes to the inventory.

• The ability to attack certain parts of enemies.

• Cauterizing wounds.

General

• Language translations.

• Sadist Zombie Movie Director.

• Profanity filter.

• Sneaking animations.

• Better use of joypad implementations.

• In-game console.

• Casual mode possibly planned.

• Multiplayer planned.

• Vehicles possibly planned.

• Key remapping planned.

• Narrative summaries/Scoreboards planned.

Upcoming Features

Find a list of upcoming features here.