Game modes

When beginning a game of Project Zomboid, there is a choice of game mode: Story Mode and Sandbox mode. The story mode stories have a pre-made story where the player will have to complete various tasks to help a character survive through the zombie apocalypse. After completing the quests in the tutorial, the player will just roam around Knox County, surviving the apocalypse similar to Sandbox mode.

Story Mode

Story mode currently consists of two options: (1) "Til Death Us Do Part", the story of Bob and Kate Smith, and (2) a filler for a community mod storyline. As of version 0.1.5d, stories do not work with the Linux client. As of 0.2.0r RC2.5, story mode has been temporarily disabled.

'Til Death Us Do Part

The player then begins the game with what was referred to up through v0.1.4c of the game as the 'tutorial', in which the player takes on the role of Bob Smith. Bob Smith is a white middle aged resident of Knox County who does everything he can to help his disabled wife.