- Small Patch - 11 October 2025
A small patch has been released for ZomB: Battlegrounds to fix the security vulnerability found in the Unity engine. This patch has been applied to all versions of the game, including the latest 5.0.1 builds, and the older 3.0.0 build.Note that this patch does not make any changes to the game itself. The in game version number and build date will remain the same.
- ZomB: Battlegrounds is now free! - 7 July 2025
As previously announced, ZomB Battlegrounds - Supporter Edition is now available as a free download due to the online services for the game shutting down today. All players of the game now have access to the Supporter Edition exclusive features such as the Tutorial Video and Steam Achievements, however you will now be unable to access features that rely on external servers, such as the Server Browser and playing online. It is still possible to play the game offline in single player against bots, or in multiplayer over a LAN connection. There have been no changes to the game itself other than the online services shutting down. Starting today, I have also released the very first Steam build of the game (Version 3.0.0) under the "OldVersion" beta branch on Steam. This version of the game should have an easier time running on lower end hardware, so if your computer is having trouble running…
- Free to Play Announcement - 25 May 2025
Due to the online services closing down for ZomB Battlegrounds, I have made the decision to make the Supporter Edition of the game free starting on July 7, 2025 (the day of the server closure). Once the game becomes free, all players will have access to the Supporter Edition exclusive features such as the exclusive Tutorial and Steam Achievements (Steam version only), however online multiplayer will no longer be accessible. It will still be possible to play the game in single player with bots, or multiplayer over a LAN connection.
- Server Closure Notice - 7 March 2025
Due to the shutdown of the online service that ZomB Battlegrounds uses, online features for ZomB Battlegrounds will become unavailable after July 7th, 2025. After this date, the following features will become inaccessible: - Host Game (Online) - Server Browser After the date, it will still be possible to play the game in single player offline, or in multiplayer via a LAN connection.
- New Fix For The Game is Live - 7 August 2023
Sorry if you downloaded the update and the game wasn't bootable due to the lack of an EXE file. Something went wrong in the upload process for the update when uploading it to Steam. I have released a fix and the game should be bootable now. If the update doesn't appear, make sure to restart Steam.
- ZomB Battlegrounds Update 5.0.1 Now Live! - 7 August 2023
Hey everyone! The Royal Rumble update for ZomB Battlegrounds is now live and available to download! If you don't see the update then restart Steam and also make sure you aren't still using the Beta branch for the game. I know it's not August 8th yet but I had pretty much all my behind-the-scenes stuff done early so I decided to release the update early too! I had already mentioned all the major improvements in the previous post, but for those who missed it, this update comes with lots of big additions and changes, including a new map, reworked maps and weapons, graphical improvements, and lots of bug fixes. The full patch notes will be below. These notes will include both the 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 build's patch notes as I did make another smaller update in between finishing 5.0.0 and now: Update 5.0.0 Patch Notes: New Additions: - Added new map: Castle - Added new map: Stormy Castle - Overhau…
- ZomB Battlegrounds Update 5.0.0: Royale Rumble Update Releasing August 8th! - 4 August 2023
Hey there! I'm super proud to finally announce the biggest update for ZomB Battlegrounds to this date: The Royal Rumble Update! I started work for this update back in April of this year and back then it was only intended to be a fraction of what it turned out to be. The original plan was to just finish up a map my friend and I had started work on right after Season 3 came out, while also fixing a few minor things, however my ambitions for this update started to grow and grow the further I worked on it and now it has grown to be the biggest update for this game that has ever been released, over twice as big as any previous update! The update has been completed and will be releasing on August 8th. I know it might seem strange to not release the update right away since it is finished but there is still some logistics stuff I need to do behind the scenes before I'm able to release it. The f…
- New Beta Update Available On Beta Branch - 6 April 2023
A new update has been uploaded to the Beta branch for ZomB Battlegrounds. This update contains some work in progress changes mainly to the graphics that massively improve how the game looks. These changes are going to have a very noticeable impact to performance, hence why we are uploading this to the beta branch first. The biggest change is that we have completely overhauled how materials are handled in the game. Before, objects barely had any sort of properties that made them look like they were made of any sort of material, but this update changes that and gives a lot of the objects new properties that give them the appearance of real world materials. Beyond that, we have added new details to textures to allow them to show more depth, especially when combined with the new materials system. We have also completely revamped the fog system used in the rainy and snowy maps. The new fog s…
- Hotfix 4.0.1 Released! - 4 January 2021
Hey everyone! I just released hotfix 4.0.1 for ZomB Battlegrounds. For the most part this fixes a few minor things I missed before releasing the 4.0.0 update however I also implemented file compression into the game now so the overall file size of the game should be much smaller than it has ever been. I left a full list of patch notes below. Enjoy! Patch Notes: -Removed test enemy from firing range used by me for testing purposes -Fixed some sound effects for the FK-SMG and the FN-SCAR -Added some extra light sources to both Zombieland and Rainy Zombieland -Fixed an out of bounds bug on both Zombieland and Rainy Zombieland -Introduced file compression to make the overall size of the game much smaller
- Reloaded Update Now Available!!! - 4 January 2021
Hey everyone! I have released the finished version of the Reloaded update on both Steam and GameJolt!!! Along with all of the new additions mentioned in my previous news post I also fixed and added some new stuff, including a new graphics overhaul. Yep, I did a graphics overhaul to improve the visual fidelity of the game while also fixing some graphical issues. Below is a before and after comparison of how the game looked before the overhaul and after the overhaul: I improved the colors and added things such as ambient occlusion to add some extra depth to objects in shaded areas. However I didn't stop there, I also went in and manually remade a few assets to make them look better as well! There are also a ton of other minor changes I made in this update which I have listed in the patch notes below. Enjoy! Patch notes: Graphical Updates: - Added color grading to make the visuals pop a bi…
- Reloaded Update Coming Soon! Steam Beta Available Now! - 9 October 2020
Hey there, I know it's been a really long time since the last update (It's been over a year lol), and I promised the Season 3 update would be the last one, but the truth is I've been working on a NEW update over the last few months, not to add new content, but solely to fix bugs, improve the visuals and performance, and improve the gameplay. I'm calling this update the "Reloaded" Update. This update doesn't bring much in terms of new content, but I have gone in and improved the maps, weapon balance and visuals to hopefully improve your experience! First of all, I wanted to go over some of the map improvements. We have been going through the maps and adding new bits and pieces to not only help them look better, but also hopefully to play better as well. Here is a bit of a teaser for the new changes to the Desert map: We haven't finished re-doing every map, but hopefully these changes to…
- ZomB: Battlegrounds 50% Off! - 26 November 2019
ZomB: Battlegrounds is 50% off for the Steam Autumn Sale. Pick it up now while the sale lasts!
- ZomB: Battlegrounds Now Released! - 26 July 2019
Hey there! ZomB: Battlegrounds has now finally released on Steam with a 10% launch discount!
