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Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-30 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“If you are like me, and you recently played Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, then Tales of Kenzara Zau might feel pretty good in comparison, but not excellent. But we can't let the "pretty good" be the enemy of "excellent", and considering the affordable price, wonderful art…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“It's fun, and the setting and characters are different from what I've encountered before. Full disclosure, I am a fan of African literature (Chinua Achebe, Ngugi Thion'go), so this is right up my alley. I'm looking forward to playing more like this.”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“When making a 2D platformer, you need to make sure that the controls in your game are extra tight. This game does not do that. Actions are slow and sometimes non-responsive. Your character is very floaty and will frequently continue to move in the air when you're trying to…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
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Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Get unlimited access to Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU with EA Play*
With your cosmic powers and untried courage, members can brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera alongside the God of Death. Discover a rich universe with untold lore of chaos and order. J
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU wins the BAFTA for Game Beyond Entertainment!
Last night at the BAFTA Games award show, we got to witness Tales of Kenzera: ZAU claim victory in the Game Beyond Entertainment Category! Watch the moment where the game won the award followed by Abu
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU nominated for 5 Game Audio Network Guild awards!
Today we were thrilled to learn that Tales of Kenzera: ZAU has been nominated for 5 awards at the 23rd Game Audio Network Guild awards! Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is available for members of G.A.N.G to vot
Nominate Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU in the Steam Awards!
Warrior Shamans, the lands of Kenzera need you! We'd be honoured if our Steam players chose to nominate Tales of Kenzera:ZAU in the Steam Awards! If you find a minute spare, please feel free to put ZA
Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU Patch 1.5 notes
Today we are launching Patch 1.5 for Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU. Surgent Studios have been working hard to improve the ZAU experience based on your invaluable player feedback and suggestions which they’ve
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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, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · Adventure · Action-Adventure · Colorful · Atmospheric · Platformer · Exploration · Fantasy · Mythology · Side Scroller · Lore-Rich · Action (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Color Alternatives · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Stereo Sound · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Swahili * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Official site | https://www.ea.com/games/tales-of-kenzera/zau |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i7 7700 / AMD Ryzen 2600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A380 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Additional Notes: These specs allow for the game to be played in 1920x1080 at 60 FPS with graphics setting "Lowest"