ZED ZONE Wiki: Systems, Items and Maps

This is a reference index, not a walkthrough. It collects the numbers and categories that are easy to lose in the middle of a run, then points to the guide that explains how to use them. Everything here is checked against the 1.0 build and the official patch notes; values that come from the in-game item list are marked as such.

Official source: ZED ZONE on Steam ↗

Release and platform facts

The game is a 2D top-down survival game. You start from a crashed helicopter on a quarantined island, scavenge, build, and push toward the cause of the outbreak. The camera is top-down but the combat is real-time: aim matters, noise matters, and a single Breaker can end a run.

Item categories at a glance

The item list is large. These are the category counts from the current data, useful when you are deciding what a new container can possibly hold:

The counts are not a promise that every entry is craftable. Some are loot-only, some are variants of the same base weapon, and some are legacy entries. The weapons catalogue→ groups them by family so you can see what actually competes for a slot.

Weapons, in one paragraph each

Melee is the quiet, repairable backbone. The item list gives the trident 218 damage, the Katana "Ji" 198, the golf club 148, the mace bat 118, and the fire axe 88. Speed and range differ enough that raw damage is not the whole story: the spear family reaches 2.0–2.3 range, while the katana sits around 0.88–1.2. Melee weapons wear down and need specific parts to repair. The full table is in the weapons list→.

Bows and crossbows trade rate of fire for silence. The compound bow lists 248 damage at 60 RPM and noise 4; the compound crossbow lists 320 damage, 40 RPM, and noise 8. The airbow is the odd one: 380 damage, 240 projectile speed, noise 12. These are the weapons that let you clear a building without ringing the dinner bell.

Pistols cover the cheap end of the ammo spectrum. The Ruger 10/22 is a rifle, but the same .22LR logic applies to the Pathfinder revolver and Ruger MK IV: low damage, low noise, plentiful ammo. The 2011 Combat Master lists 128 damage at 400 RPM with 2.4 offset, which is the most accurate starter pistol on paper.

Rifles are where the damage curve jumps. The AR-15 lists 90 damage at 800 RPM, the AK-47 108 at 500, the ARX100 108 at 750, and the GM6 Lynx 1,020 at 120. The M249 and RPK sit in the LMG row with 200- and 75-round capacities. The trade is weight, noise, and ammo burn.

Shotguns are panic buttons. The Remington 870 lists 282 damage, the double-barrel 360, the triple-barrel 350, and the striker 300 with a 12-shell capacity. They are excellent indoors and mediocre at range because of the spread.

The best weapons guide→ turns these numbers into stage-by-stage picks; the tier list→ ranks them by role.

Enemy families

The bestiary is not one list of zombies. It has five practical families:

1. Common infected. Slow, noisy, dangerous in numbers. Dormant hordes lie on the ground near hospitals and in the wild until noise or an attack wakes them.
2. Special infected. Spitters, blasters, crawlers, splitters, boomers, screamers, and T-variants. Each one changes the fight: area denial, ranged acid, or a scream that pulls a larger pack.
3. Mutants. Breakers are the headline: fast, heavy damage, found at high-risk military and cellar locations. Juggernauts arrive in groups and share a host. Fan Blades are artificial mutations.
4. Robots. Spider Robots fire a wall-piercing laser with two hitboxes, wait about four seconds between shots, and punish standing still. War Machines fire an incendiary laser plus a machine gun, and their legs deal small area damage.
5. Guardians. The named Far Island bosses: Augmented Security Captain, Corpse Amalgam, Factory Warden, and the final three-phase boss in Area 61.

The enemies guide→ covers behaviour and counters; the boss guide→ covers the named fights.

Map structure

The world is now two islands plus an underground endgame:

• Main island. The starting island from Early Access, with rebuilt roads, a new tutorial spawn, towns, military checkpoints, hospitals, and the boat yard.
• Far Island. Ten new areas: port, RNA Lab, shopping mall, armory, automated factory, nuclear plant, old airport, military camp, and more. The railway connects them.
• Area 61. Surface facility plus underground, unlocked with three access devices from the guardians.
• Underground levels. The PDA shows the current underground layout, stairs, and exits when you are below ground.

The Far Island guide→ has the route order and the railway rules.

Modes and saves

Standard and Cataclysm use the same world but different death rules. Cataclysm adds a horde night every five days and a calamity enemy every seven days that must be killed within a time limit. Horde is a separate defense mode around a trader's RV camp, with airdrops between waves and meta progression that carries between runs.

Save files live in %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\LevenLiu\ZEDZONE. Characters and worlds are separate in 1.0, so a character can move between worlds. The save location guide→ covers backups and co-op saves.

Skills, crafting and base systems

Skills are split into Melee, Firearms, and Fitness, with six directions, more than twenty paths, and sixty-plus skills. Points come from vials made from mutant tissue and special infected flesh. The PDA also grants active skills: Grapple, CAS System, Focused Laser Cannon, and Western Gunslinger.

Crafting runs through eight station types: simple workbench, advanced workbench, ammo press, simple lathe, chemical bench, pharmaceutical bench, canning station, and mold workbench. Power comes from generators and storage modules; the electric fence needs a Stirling generator.

Base building is voxel-based: wood, stone, metal, glass, and hay blocks, multi-storey shells, stairs, roofs, and furniture on upper floors. A room counts as indoors when it has four walls, a roof, and a closed door, which matters for rain and for the new indoor detection.

What to read next

The ZED ZONE guide→ is the routing table if you are not sure where to start. New players should read the beginner guide→; returning players should read Far Island→. If you are hosting, read multiplayer→ before you send a room code.

FAQ

Is this an official wiki?

No. It is an independent guide site. The official sources are the Steam store page, the news hub, and the in-game PDA. Values that come from the item list can change between patches.

How many weapons are in ZED ZONE?

The item list carries about 100 gun entries and 60 melee entries, including variants. The practical count is smaller because many entries are handmade versions or colour variants of the same base weapon.

Does the game have achievements?

The Steam store page and the 1.0 announcement do not list achievements, and the community hub did not expose an achievement list at the time of writing. This site does not publish an achievement guide without a verified list.

Are codes in the game?

There are no redeem codes. The two things players call "codes" are console item IDs and six-character co-op room codes. Both have their own guides.

Sources

• ZED ZONE store page ↗ — release facts and feature list.
• ZED ZONE news hub ↗ — 1.0 content and patch notes.
• ZED ZONE Workshop ↗ — mod support.
• ZED ZONE on SteamDB ↗ — build and patch history.