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World War ZNewsLimitless Strain Update - OUT NOW!
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Limitless Strain Update - OUT NOW!

World War Z · published 18 Jun 2026, 12:07 UTC

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Hello, Survivors! Today, get ready to push your skills to the limit with new free content, including weapon perks, daily challenges, mutators, custom frames, and more! This update also brings two premium Chibi Weapon Skin packs based on the survivors Bunko and Daniela.

Check out the launch trailer and read the full details below!

New Content

  • Added seven new Weapon Perks: Triple Shot, Home Stretch, Dance Till The End, (Un)natural Magnetism, Bullets Cashback, To Your Health, and Delayed Explosion.

  • Added seven new Daily Challenges for Horde Mode: 

    • Goalkeeper: Don't let zombies damage the last gate even once during 4 waves in a single game on challenge maps in Horde mode.

    • Die But Do It: Complete 5 side objectives on challenge maps in Horde mode.

    • Foreman: Set barbed wires 7 times on challenge maps in Horde mode.

    • Force Method: Set mortars 7 times on challenge maps in Horde mode.

    • Buyer: Spend 1500 resources on challenge maps in Horde mode.

    • Rotation: Kill 1000 zombies on challenge maps in Horde mode.

    • I Will Survive: Survive 10 waves on Hard difficulty on challenge maps in Horde mode.

  • Added six new Mutators: 

    • Available in Private Lobby: Lethal Fumes and Still Alive.

    • Available in Horde Mode: Lethal Fumes, Power Cut, Overheat, Copycat, and Deafening Scream.

  • Added Chibi Bunko Weapon Skin Pack: New DLC Weapon Skins Pack inspired by Bunko’s character, containing new skins for five weapons.

    • 1911 Protector, TMP5, HAMR-17, ACW-20, and RPG4.

  • Added Chibi Daniela Weapon Skin Pack: New DLC Weapon Skins Pack inspired by Daniela’s character, containing new skins for five weapons.

    • Mini-21, Dunali SxS, LAR, BSS-2, and SchreiTech Forest Warrior.

  • Added three new custom portrait frames:

    • Among the Dead: Complete any chapter of The Walking Dead Episode on Extreme difficulty without ever being pinned down.

    • Ninja: Kill 1,000 unsuspecting zombies.

    • Head Hunter: Kill 10,000 zombies with a headshot.

Quality of Life

  • Horde Mode received UI quality of life changes: 

  • Horde Mode store UI change:

    • The store now shows different colors to indicate that items are unavailable due to resource shortages or other reasons.

    • Missing labels explaining purchase restrictions have also been added.

  • Horde Mode scoreboard UI change:

    • Now, in the scoreboard, you can see the amount of gold and blue coins earned so far and for the next wave.

General

  • Added support for XBOX Play Anywhere: 

    • Owners of digital copies of World War Z on the Microsoft Store for either XBOX or PC have access to both the XBOX and PC (Windows 10/11) versions of the game at no extra cost.

    • XBOX Play Anywhere also supports cross-saves for game progress, saves, and achievements, as well as the ability to swap between console and PC while retaining universal access to all purchased content under the same account.

  • Updated save transfer to PROS: Transfers are now performed manually via a button in the Save Transfer menu in the PROS tab.

Resolved Issues 

Gameplay:

  • Myopia and Shaky Hands mutators can no longer appear together in Horde Mode Challenge.

  • Fixed an issue where drone grenades from the "On a Bender" perk could damage the player.

Store:

  • Fixed an issue with skin packs that could not be unlocked in the WWZ GOTY Edition and the WWZ GOTY Edition Upgrade on EGS.

Audio:

  • Fixed an issue where the Heavy Assault Shotgun firing sound could disappear.

  • Fixed an issue where character voice lines might not play when searching for or picking up a key in Chapter 1, "The Last Breakout" of The Walking Dead Episode.

  • Fixed an issue where dialogue lines would not play when Heather and Sophia ping other characters.

  • Fixed an issue where character voice lines were played too loudly.

Visuals:

  • Fixed an issue where the glow from Toxic Commando trinkets was not working as intended.

  • Fixed an issue with the Special Sample trinket glow.

Text:

  • Added radius information to the "Sharing Is Caring" mutator description.

  • Fixed the description of the "Special Coating" perk, which previously did not accurately reflect its functionality.

  • Updated the description of the "Rooted" perk for the Exterminator class to clarify that it does not affect zombies in The Walking Dead Episode.

Thank you for playing World War Z and for your continued support!

Join our Discord server to chat with other players:
https://discord.gg/wwz.

If you run into any issues, you can contact our support team at

https://support.saber.games/hc/en/world-war-z-aftermath/articles/how-to-report-an-issue-18.

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