Project Zomboid news, 2026

Every post The Indie Stone published in 2026 on its blog and on Steam, newest first: 41 in all (28 updates, 11 dev blog posts, 2 communitys). Posts that went out in both places are listed once. Each title links to the original.

Highlights: Build 42 goes Stable

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2Posts

November 2026

Date	Official post	Type	Where
Nov 6	42.22.2 Pre-Release Hotfix Released	Update	Steam
Nov 4	42.22.1 Pre-Release Hotfix Released	Update	Steam

3Posts

October 2026

Date	Official post	Type	Where
Oct 28	Twitch Rivals + Project Zomboid – tomorrow!	Dev blog	Indie Stone blog
Oct 27	Moving on Up: 42.22 Pre-Release	Update	Indie Stone blog
Oct 21	A Note on Java Mods and Modding	Dev blog	Indie Stone blog

3Posts

September 2026

Date	Official post	Type	Where
Sep 28	Build 42.21 Stable Released	Update	Steam
Sep 28	42.21 Stable Released	Update	Indie Stone blog
Sep 23	Re-population of the Dead: Build 42.21 Unstable released	Update	Indie Stone blog

5Posts

August 2026

Date	Official post	Type	Where
Aug 26	42.20.4 STABLE & 42.19.2 UNSTABLE & 41.78.21 LEGACY Hotfixes Released	Update	Steam
Aug 17	42.20.3 STABLE Hotfix Released	Update	Steam
Aug 6	Show your Spiffo’s pride, and help us fundraise	Community	Indie Stone blog
Aug 5	42.20.2 STABLE Hotfix Released	Update	Steam
Aug 5	42.20.1 STABLE Hotfix Released	Update	Steam

6Posts

July 2026

Date	Official post	Type	Where
Jul 29	PROJECT ZOMBOID BUILD 42.20 RELEASED!	Update	Indie Stone blog
Jul 29	Build 42.20.0 Stable Released	Update	Steam
Jul 28	B42 CHECKLIST	Dev blog	Indie Stone blog
Jul 27	42.20: The Big Glow Up	Update	Indie Stone blog
Jul 24	BUILD 42 STABLE PLANS	Update	Indie Stone blog
Jul 9	NEXT STEPS	Dev blog	Indie Stone blog

1Post

June 2026

Date	Official post	Type	Where
Jun 1	Build 42.19.0 Unstable Released	Update	Steam

3Posts

May 2026

Date	Official post	Type	Where
May 29	REINFORCING THE BARRICADES	Dev blog	Indie Stone blog
May 11	Build 42.18.0 Unstable Released	Update	Steam
May 8	SPRING IS HERE	Dev blog	Indie Stone blog

7Posts

April 2026

Date	Official post	Type	Where
Apr 20	Build 42.17.0 Unstable Released	Update	Steam
Apr 17	Location, Location	Dev blog	Indie Stone blog
Apr 14	Charity Merch Update	Community	Indie Stone blog
Apr 8	Patching a Zero Day Exploit	Update	Steam
Apr 8	Stable(41.78.19) + UNSTABLE(42.16.3) Hotfixes Released	Update	Steam
Apr 8	42.16.2 UNSTABLE Hotfix Released	Update	Steam
Apr 2	42.16.1 UNSTABLE Hotfix Released	Update	Steam

7Posts

March 2026

Date	Official post	Type	Where
Mar 31	Build 42.16.0 Unstable Released	Update	Steam
Mar 30	BALANCING TIME	Dev blog	Indie Stone blog
Mar 18	[Updated 2026-03-20] Important Security Updates	Dev blog	Steam
Mar 11	42.15.2 UNSTABLE HOTFIX Released	Update	Steam
Mar 10	42.15.1 UNSTABLE HOTFIX Released	Update	Steam
Mar 9	SOME NEW THINGS	Dev blog	Indie Stone blog
Mar 9	Build 42.15.0 Unstable Released	Update	Steam

3Posts

February 2026

Date	Official post	Type	Where
Feb 26	Press Q to say hi!	Dev blog	Indie Stone blog
Feb 18	42.14.1 BETA HOTFIX Released	Update	Steam
Feb 16	Build 42.14.0 Unstable Released	Update	Steam

1Post

January 2026

Date	Official post	Type	Where
Jan 19	42.13.2 UNSTABLE HOTFIX Released	Update	Steam

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