World War Z is a third-person shooter inspired by the 2013 movie of the same name. The game focuses on four-player cooperative combat in story-driven missions against large numbers of zombies. Other human survivors can also be fought in Player vs Player vs Zombies competitive modes. The game launched with six different character classes with their own upgrades and weapons and persistent levelling. The included classes are Exterminator, Fixer, Gunslinger, Hellraiser, Medic and Slasher.