The more I play games from this franchise, the more I think of each installment as growing a foundation that could be a really interesting survival game, but hasn't reached that point yet. Despite the new "threats" and slightly more in-depth NPC and community interactions, it ultimately feels like it needs another overhaul to become something truly spectacular.

On top of that, the DLCs aren't worth much, either; the best one takes away most of the sandbox elements and pits you against an ultimately unfair challenge, and rest are milquetoast at best. All in all, I can't see why you would choose this game over other games with more depth, like Project Zomboid.