It is playable solo. I have the most fun playing with friends, but there’s a great deal of fun to be had playing Single Player too. It has different vibes single player but id stills recommend it
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HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
Always wanted to play it but i don’t really play multiplayer game is it a game playable solo? I know it possible but i’ve seen it mostly presented as a co-op game
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Zahille7@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Don’t forget the thousands of mods, too. And like the other reply said about server/game world settings before you start playing, there are mods that add even more settings to tweak, or they make gameplay smoother (or harder), or they add new things like weapons and vehicles. There are even entire new maps to add to play in.
It’s very doable solo, but it’s kind of a slog if you want to do anything significant in a playthrough, plus it can get very lonely and isolating.
HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
I might give it a try next time i see itnon sale then thanks
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s playable solo (and only solo in the current beta branch), but the devs have been nerfing that playstyle for years in the name of multiplayer balance. There are artificial limits on what one player can learn and do, with massive penalties to anything you didn’t start the game with. They include those nerfs in single player because they intend for NPCs to pick up the slack after they’re introduced.
(Note: NPCs have been a promised upcoming feature “after the next set of changes” for over fifteen years at this point.)
Fortunately they include settings to undo the learning speed nerfs, and hopefully will add more to make the upcoming crafting rework less of a pain for solo players. The litany of tweaks available at world creation are one of my favorite things about Project Zomboid, right after all the stellar business name puns.