The story of the defense is told across three distinct sectors of the mall, each representing a "frontline" that must be held simultaneously:
While the base game's story missions follow survivors escaping cities like New York and Moscow, is set on a massive new map in Tokyo, Japan . WORLD WAR Z AFTERMATH HORDE MODE XL(2019)
: You and three other survivors are tasked with protecting a civilian camp located inside a sprawling shopping mall . The story of the defense is told across
: A water-adjacent zone that requires managing traps along a narrow highway and docking area. : The civilians are barricaded behind a gate
: The civilians are barricaded behind a gate with its own health bar. If the horde breaches this gate and reaches the refugees, the mission—and the story of this pocket of humanity—ends. The Narrative Structure: Three Frontlines
The "XL" designation refers to a unique narrative and gameplay event: the .