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VAR: Exterminate

VAR: Exterminate

The fight is here, humanity’s fate is in your hands! Match up different offensive and defensive upgrades between waves and fend off the onslaught of zombies. Level up and strengthen core abilities and progress to new areas where strains of the virus have evolved.

Released May 16, 2021 Developer VAR LIVE International Ltd Platforms Windows ArcadeShooterVRActionChoices Matter
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-05-19)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

88.3%positive145 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“VAR: Exterminate is a virtual reality action shooter developed and published by VAR LIVE International Ltd. Set in a city devastated by a zombie outbreak, the game throws players into a relentless battle for survival where quick reflexes, efficient resource management, and smart…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

80achievements
1.3%median completion
0.2%rarest: Untouchable
77.6% of players 67.9% of players 60.2% of players 43.8% of players 36.2% of players 35.8% of players 33.1% of players 27.5% of players 26.9% of players 26.7% of players 24.5% of players 23.7% of players 23.6% of players 23.3% of players 22.9% of players 22.0% of players 21.7% of players 17.8% of players 16.6% of players 12.5% of players 9.9% of players 9.4% of players 9.1% of players 7.7% of players 7.3% of players 6.6% of players 6.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 0.7% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 77.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
77.6%I Am Legend — Pick 1 legendary upgrade card
67.9%If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them — First death
60.2%Diehard Fan — Reach 50 hours of survival time
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%Untouchable — Hidden achievement
0.2%Fret not, the doctor's here — Hidden achievement
0.2%Upgrade King IV — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

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

Dec 22, 2021
v1.4.2 Update log

Dear survivors, v1.4.2 update drops today! The game now supports the French and German languages. We welcome our survivors from the EU to join our fight! We like to once again thank our survivors for

Nov 04, 2021
Hotfix Notes for November 4

Remove Halloween ability card and shop product

Oct 30, 2021
Mutation 2.0 Live Stream Broadcast From Community

See what's new in the Mutation 2.0 update!

Oct 28, 2021
The Mutation 2.0 Update Note

Dear survivors, version 1.4.0 have been updated today. The updated version will include new enemies, new levels, and new shop system! After this update, we now officially support Valve Index & welcome

Oct 25, 2021
Survivor's Log

Survivors have reported that they have discovered a group of mutated and special infected zombies over the past few days. These infected are cunning by nature, highly agile, and very aggressive. Once

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsArcade · Shooter · VR · Action · Choices Matter · Casual · Zombies · Survival Horror · Shoot 'Em Up · Rogue-lite · Rogue-like · Early Access (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Russian, French, German
Achievements80
Official sitehttp://exterminate.var.live/home
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Core i5-7600 / Ryzen 5 3500 or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 or equivalent Storage: 10 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC