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Ex-Zodiac
A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's. Join protagonist Kyuu as she fights to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System, overrun by the intergalactic terrorist organization known as Zodiac.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “tight rail-shooter mechanics” (45 of 93 reviews) and “retro polygon visuals” (21); the most common complaint is “slow unfinished development” (10). 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 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
45 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“So good I feel emotional. Star Fox 64 mechanics built upon and surpassed. Didn't know how badly I needed some more of this genre.”
21 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“Although the difficulty curve is very much a real thing, it was honestly really fun! Some levels need to have either the enemies toned down a bit or reshuffle the level layouts in the lobby/map world. Besides those main…”
15 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“Given the rut that the official Star Fox games have been going through for a while (and are still going through, as evidenced by our 2nd remake of 64 now), Ex-Zodiac is a really fun blend of the SNES original's…”
“This game is so much fun, it has that Star Fox magic that I love. The controls are smooth, the music is great, and the variety of levels kept me delighted. I feel like the difficulty is just right for newcomers and…”
13 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“This game is so much fun, it has that Star Fox magic that I love. The controls are smooth, the music is great, and the variety of levels kept me delighted. I feel like the difficulty is just right for newcomers and…”
10 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“Fifteen canadian maple bucks all day Doesn't give me the uncanny valley effect either”
“I don't play this game much, but the core gameplay experience is very satisfying and I'm always pleasantly surprised by the additions made to it when I return. Score-attack aficionados will absolutely get their money's…”
10 of the 93 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game, can't wait for it to be more finished. If you liked SNES Starfox & Space Harrier this is for you. Chiptune soundtrack bops. Graphics capture that Starfox magic but bring it into the year 202X. Fun to play…”
9 of the 93 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Although the difficulty curve is very much a real thing, it was honestly really fun! Some levels need to have either the enemies toned down a bit or reshuffle the level layouts in the lobby/map world. Besides those main…”
8 of the 93 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Although the difficulty curve is very much a real thing, it was honestly really fun! Some levels need to have either the enemies toned down a bit or reshuffle the level layouts in the lobby/map world. Besides those main…”
“Given the rut that the official Star Fox games have been going through for a while (and are still going through, as evidenced by our 2nd remake of 64 now), Ex-Zodiac is a really fun blend of the SNES original's…”
6 of the 93 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 93 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 93 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Closest thing to a classic Star Fox spiritual successor. Incredibly nice visual style and character designs; feels great to control!”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“You GOTTA play this one with Autofire. It's not very fun without it.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“This really hit the Star Fox void I've been trying to fill since 2005. Wish it took more visual inspiration from 64 over the NES, but I'm willing to compromise I do have some complaints. For one the fact missiles don't stack past 3 is annoying, so is not keeping laser upgrades…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Minor update - 0.12.5
Change list: Fixed Xenon boss laser beam fire trail not scrolling with the level, leaving a permanent wall blocking your view Epaphos mid-level mini boss had shader compilation stutters when it fired
0.12.3 - Ethuna S-Rank achievement fix
Just updated the game to 0.12.3 to fix an issue with the achievement not being given for S-ranking Ethuna. Sorry about that!
12th level "Ethuna" is now available!
Hey everyone, I just want to thank you all for your patience through the on-going development of Ex-Zodiac. This year was a bit of a write-off in terms of personal stuff going on and the general lack
Next Level Update Reveal / Pixeljam's Dino Run 2
Hello all, We hope you've been enjoying the level update from earlier this year. Ben has slowly been picking away at the next level update, and today I managed to convince him to show me a little peek
Minor update - 0.11.7
Apologies for the previous update that completely broke the game! This update should fix that. Please let me know if you have any other issues in the forum.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Player tags | On-Rails Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Arcade · Female Protagonist · Flight · 3D · Action · Pixel Graphics · Colorful · Retro · Space (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Official site | https://www.exzodiac.net |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 1 Ghz CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Drivers with support for OpenGL 2.1 Storage: 500 MB available space