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DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO takes the legendary gameplay of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and raises it to whole new levels. Make yours the destructive power of the strongest fighters ever to appear in Dragon Ball!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fun, satisfying arena combat” (48 of 103 reviews) and “anime-faithful graphics and animations” (20); the most common complaint is “thin modes, stories, and roster” (12). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
48 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“great game of a classic show! im single and like long walks on the beach. this is a great game to play with your buds for bragging rights! im wearing a green shirt and blue pants with no underwear.”
“its not even horrible rly fun actually but insane how they launched a fighting game in the current day and just left it for dead until over a year later, hoping this will change from a negative to positive once that…”
“This is the best Dragon Ball fighting game to date and I believe the negative reviews and most of the complaints are unwarranted. The few complaints that I agree with (The missing characters from Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and…”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is my favorite Dragon Ball game because it looks like Jump Force.”
“All the special effects and animations look really good. That is the only good thing about this game. The fighting is very boring. Your character does not build ki naturally through fighting. Melee can be countered by…”
“The graphics are awesome, and the game has a lot of potential. I understand is Dragon Ball, but... every character feels the same... same powers, same moves, same everything, no matter who you pick, just some are a bit…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“great game of a classic show! im single and like long walks on the beach. this is a great game to play with your buds for bragging rights! im wearing a green shirt and blue pants with no underwear.”
“beautiful graphics and refreshing competition”
“Wow. How to describe Sparking Zero. Certainly not flawless. Certainly not flawed. This is everything you wanted in a DBZ game, the voice actors, the art, the live - SWITCHABLE - cutscenes aligned with the story. Single…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I've had the game on PS5 since release and recently returned to it on PC. The two new game modes have brought it's Tenkaichi life back. It got boring at first because there was not much to do apart from fighting cheese…”
“So i have this to say about Dragon Ball Sparking Zero. The amount of characters you can choose from are amazing, and how you can completely control any transformations is awesome as well. Also it has enough to do to…”
“è mto bom!!!1 graficos perfeitos e cheio de personagens fod@s”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Ive been wanted this game for a while and had to take advantage on the deal. Game mechanic is definetly challenging, it takes some time getting used to it. Im more into single player. It is refreshing to get alternate…”
“singleplayer-wise, the game is pretty decent despite the lack of content. the sparking episodes are pretty sick i don't feel like the budokai tenkaichi series fits with online ranked matchmaking though. it's incredibly…”
“Wow. How to describe Sparking Zero. Certainly not flawless. Certainly not flawed. This is everything you wanted in a DBZ game, the voice actors, the art, the live - SWITCHABLE - cutscenes aligned with the story. Single…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“SO MANY PROMISES, yet here we are. 180 fighters how bout 30 gokus, 20 vegetas, and 15 repeat characters with 20 forms? customizability? we got 3 characters with that have an extra move. new characters OF COURSE are…”
“How is it when from when the game came out to now this company still wants over 100 dollars in character dlcs and barely story expansions. Just at them to your fairly well sold game or maybe realize you can pay less for…”
“One of my most disappointing pre-orders and ~1 year later not much has changed. Lack of content, depth, and online/cross-platform support make this game feel like a HD remaster of BT3 created from memory. The combat is…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Game could be amazing, but poor netcode holds it back In addition, the community has optimized the fun out of it. High ranked matches revolve entirely around super counters and vanish wars, so it's really just a tennis…”
“One of my most disappointing pre-orders and ~1 year later not much has changed. Lack of content, depth, and online/cross-platform support make this game feel like a HD remaster of BT3 created from memory. The combat is…”
“The cutscenes are cheap, there should've been more character stories, the stories should've been done better because most of them were too short, but overall, the controls are amazing and fun but can be a little…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought the ultimate edition DAY ONE of the release just to say a big " thank you for releasing this awesome game after so years", yet I have to pay again just to play with new characters and try new maps and modes.…”
“How do I start this. I love BT3 and I know its flawed. I love Dragon Ball in general. I simply cannot love Sparking Zero the same way. I bought the collectors edition, I defended all the stuff after launch and gave this…”
“This was quite possibly the worst possible financial decision I have ever made in my entire life.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“SO MANY PROMISES, yet here we are. 180 fighters how bout 30 gokus, 20 vegetas, and 15 repeat characters with 20 forms? customizability? we got 3 characters with that have an extra move. new characters OF COURSE are…”
“I bought the ultimate edition DAY ONE of the release just to say a big " thank you for releasing this awesome game after so years", yet I have to pay again just to play with new characters and try new maps and modes.…”
“How is it when from when the game came out to now this company still wants over 100 dollars in character dlcs and barely story expansions. Just at them to your fairly well sold game or maybe realize you can pay less for…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Game could be amazing, but poor netcode holds it back In addition, the community has optimized the fun out of it. High ranked matches revolve entirely around super counters and vanish wars, so it's really just a tennis…”
“All the special effects and animations look really good. That is the only good thing about this game. The fighting is very boring. Your character does not build ki naturally through fighting. Melee can be countered by…”
“One of my most disappointing pre-orders and ~1 year later not much has changed. Lack of content, depth, and online/cross-platform support make this game feel like a HD remaster of BT3 created from memory. The combat is…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Game looks good but the old budokai games actually have stuff to do in them, this one gets boring after a few hours”
— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 196 hrs played“I'm glad they're releasing the Neo stuff this game sorely needs it, but let's be honest that should have all been in the game from the beginning. It feels like a slap to anyone who bought the game and have it release in the state it did only to then fix it later with paid DLC.…”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Anime · Action · Multiplayer · 3D Fighter · Local Multiplayer · Fighting · PvP · Combat · Martial Arts · Singleplayer · Competitive · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Indonesian, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * , Korean, Thai * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 / AMD Radeon RX 590 / Intel Arc A750 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 29 GB available space Additional Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps with graphics settings at "Low". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. - 64-bit processor and operating system are required.