
The player can choose their character's appearance, occupation, and traits before selecting to spawn within one of four starting towns, the type of trait that is chosen also will influence where exactly the character will spawn (e.g. In Project Zomboid, the player aims to survive for as long as possible in an apocalyptic and zombie-ridden area around the city of Louisville, Kentucky – referred to as 'Knox Country' – which has been quarantined by the government.
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Project Zomboid heavily uses windows and drop-down menus for interface navigation. Subsequently, most radio and television stations cease operation by July 18, marking the end of the world. In a final broadcast, General John McGrew urges survivors to take up arms against the zombies and defend the United States. On July 17, the highly contagious virus is confirmed in Cincinnati, Mogadishu, Seoul, Okinawa, and multiple cities in England. In a desperate attempt to contain the spread, the United States destroys bridges over the Ohio River, effectively trapping survivors and zombies within Knox Country. As the Exclusion Zone expands, the airborne transmission of the virus becomes apparent. Around this time, Louisville canonically becomes infected (though the player can visit Louisville prior to the breach and find it infected). Increased chaos within the Exclusion Zone eventually leads to a breach of the military blockade on July 14, resulting in the withdrawal of the military.

Later that day, a picture is leaked from West Point to the media showcasing a one-armed man covered in blood and standing among corpses, which fuels fear and panic surrounding the situation.
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Riots erupt in various American cities and curfews are implemented in New York City and Miami following a series of deaths and injuries in these areas. On July 11, the WHO grounds all non-essential international flights to prevent the global spread of the infection. Army General John McGrew, who eversees containment measures within the Knox Exclusion Zone, issues a statement informing the public to remain calm, assuring that no fatalities have been reported within the Exclusion Zone. The game begins on July 9, 1993, approximately three days after the United States military establishes a blockade surrounding the infected areas of Muldraugh, Riverside, West Point, and Rosewood, dubbed the Knox Evacuation. There is no cure for the Knox Infection, and it is invariably fatal. After being infected, infected individuals experience increasing feelings of anxiety and nausea, which will progressively worsen until they succumb to the disease. The infection is known to be spread through contact with saliva, blood, and eventually airborne water droplets however, the player is immune to the latter mode of transmission. The cause and origin of the "Knox Infection" remain a mystery, with characters in the in-game radio station, KnoxTalk, speculating a variety of possibilities, including a prion disease, an act of God, or bio-terrorism.
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The plot of Project Zomboid centers around the "Knox Event" which is conveyed through radio broadcasts and TV channels.


Project Zomboid is set in 1993, with the game starting by default on July 9 however, the start date and time can be changed in the game settings. The latest stable release is Build 41, released in December 2021, which includes animation and combat overhauls, new audio and music, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, and revamped multiplayer by General Arcade. Project Zomboid is The Indie Stone's first commercially released game. Since then, Project Zomboid has appeared on Steam Early Access and continues development to this day.

In 2011, The Indie Stone were subject to a high-profile setback within the indie gaming community following the theft of two laptops containing the game's code. It was one of the first five games released on the alpha funding section of the gaming portal Desura. The game is set in the post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested exclusion zone of the fictional Knox Country, Kentucky, United States, where the player is challenged to survive for as long as possible before inevitably dying. Project Zomboid is an open-world, isometric video game in development by British and Canadian independent developer The Indie Stone.
