Yeah that's stupid, but it doesn't explain where the 23 came from lol
I hadn't killed but three the while time I survived with that guy.

Not to mention the fact it crosses the whole map because it knows your exact location? These things need to give up if they can't see you and you aren't bleeding

I totally agree on this. Not to mention the soldier zeds are harder to kill than others and they aren't wearing armor :P

R834's suggestion worked perfectly!
Thanks for putting up with my raging guys lol
I was so disappointed at first I freaked out :P

As I stated, the issue is that it won't load at all.
That's the issue. I don't know how much more clear it can be than that. Game's main menu comes up, and when I try to start, game just exits back to Steam/Desktop with no error message.

As for refunding, the whole thing about the not being able to get one on a game in the state this one is applies to a glitchy, bug filled game. NOT to something that truly won't play at all, which is the case.

As for contacting Steam, they've said the refund can be issued but it has to be issued by the company who made the game.

Have you tried getting as close as possible and then hitting the Tab button? It should pop up in nearby objects window.