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Blaster Master Zero

Blaster Master Zero

Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.

Released Jun 14, 2019 Developer INTI CREATES CO., LTD. Platforms Windows ActionMetroidvaniaPixel GraphicsRetroPlatformer
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

93.4%positive971 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“It's a game where you can defeat a skeleton dragon using a giant laser. Of course it's great.”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“A revival of a classic! A frustrating classic, but if you had an NES and this game, you know how good the original game Blaster Master Zero was based off of was. It was an essential addition to any NES library. And good news, Zero does most of that good stuff, and then some.…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Kids today won't know the joy of a Nintendo hard game like this when you didn't have a map or a single clue how to progress. A great modern upgrade to a classic.”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:49 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

2playing at last check
724-hour peak
87all-time peak
0 25 50 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 22 avg · Jun 2019

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

15achievements
37.2%median completion
3.1%rarest: DESTROYER
74.9% of players 61.9% of players 54.7% of players 48.4% of players 44.5% of players 41.8% of players 38.1% of players 37.2% of players 36.2% of players 27.0% of players 26.3% of players 24.2% of players 22.7% of players 5.0% of players 3.1% of players 74.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.9%THE FOREST DESTROYER — Defeat the boss of Area 1.
61.9%THE TOXIC VERMIN — Hidden achievement
54.7%THE UNCONTROLLABLE　ENGINE — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
3.1%DESTROYER — Hidden achievement
5.0%BOSS BLASTER — Hidden achievement
22.7%FULL ACCELERATION BLAST — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99base price
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US4.99 USD−50%
EU4.99 EUR−50%
UK4.49 GBP−50%
Australia6.50 AUD−50%
Canada6.24 CAD−50%
Japan490 JPY−50%
Brazil17.74 BRL−50%
China18.50 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$2.7 Japan Brazil Canada Australia US EU UK≈$6.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 17, 2026
Blaster Master Zero comes to Card-en-Ciel!

Reverse fate across dimensions, now in the world of Card-en-Ciel! The deckbuilding roguelite card battler Card-en-Ciel takes place across numerous digital game worlds, both real and fictional. Now, Bl

Jun 16, 2021
UPDATE - Blaster Master Zero - Add new languages

The following languages are now supported: * Traditional Chinese * Korean And various issues have been fixed.

Jun 29, 2020
UPDATE - Blaster Master Zero - Add new languages & Bug fixed

The following languages are now supported: ・FRENCH ・ITALIAN ・GERMAN ・SPANISH ・PORTUGUESE Various issues have been fixed.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Retro · Platformer · 2D · Anime · Singleplayer · Great Soundtrack · Side Scroller · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Traditional Chinese, Korean
Achievements15
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://blastermaster-zero.com/en/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 Processor: 2Ghz or faster processer Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB VRAM (NVIDIA GeForce) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space