Saber Interactive’s 4-player co-op zombie shooter World War Z gets a new release in the form of World War Z Aftermath. But is it a new sequel to the 2019 game, or an expansion? It’s neither.
After September 19, the base game is now known as World War Z Aftermath. All previous DLCs (including the Marseille map added for GOTY Edition owners) are now just part of the base game.
As such, World War Z Aftermath is a new re-release, replacing the previous base game. All new copies of the game, which is also available on Steam now that the Epic exclusive deal has lapsed, will be for World War Z Aftermath.
(However, at the time of writing, the listing for the original World War Z on PS Store Asia has yet to be removed, which means if someone’s not careful they might end up buying the wrong version with less content.)
Aftermath being a re-release makes it more sense that there are new paid DLCs and a Deluxe Edition being sold still.
Owners of the original World War Z, or World War Z GOTY edition, can pay for an upgrade to World War Z Aftermath.
World War Z Aftermath includes new content, such as two new maps (Rome, Kamchatka), a new first-person perspective option, 4K/60fps graphics on next-gen consoles and Horde Mode XL, which adds even more not-zombies-call-them-zekes that can fit in one screen (available only for next-gen consoles and PC).
For those that haven’t tried the game out yet (or missed out on when it was free on the Epic Games Store), World War Z scratches a similar itch to your Left 4 Dead-like co-op shooters, now with even more masses of undead bodies hurling toward you.
And due to its $40 USD price (and regional pricing on top of that), World War Z Aftermath is decently priced at RM65 on Steam and RM68.49 on Epic Games Store in Malaysia.
World War Z: Aftermath is out now for the PS4, PS5, PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.