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Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder

Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder

Vzerthos is a 2D isometric old-school techno-fantasy styled Top-Down Shooter. Player's arsenal includes skills of the Thunder God's heir and three types of guns - use them to slice and dice, burn and blow up your enemies!

Released Jan 19, 2017 Developer DarkDes Labs Platforms Windows Retro2DIsometricIndieTop-Down Shooter
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

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

72.5%positive109 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Top, oh yeahh great game.”

— a player, Steam review · 23 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.

64achievements
4.9%median completion
3.4%rarest: Need more gold!
25.3% of players 16.4% of players 15.8% of players 13.6% of players 11.8% of players 9.4% of players 9.3% of players 9.3% of players 8.7% of players 8.6% of players 7.6% of players 7.3% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 25.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
25.3%Thunder Blade — Get the Thunder Blade
16.4%Bone Key — Hidden achievement
15.8%Arbalest — Get the Arbalest
Rarest badges of honor
3.4%Need more gold! — Collect 1,000,000 gold
3.4%This is Madness! — Complete the game without saving and dying
3.5%Collect 750,000 gold —

Latest official news

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

Jun 12, 2024
Fixes and new sprint effect. Update 2024.06.12.

Greetings folks! A completely sudden update with fixes and small improvements! - Fixes some bugs in the "Catacombs" location - Added to Settings Menu: There is now an option to enable/disable holiday

Oct 25, 2022
Steam Scream Fest: Halloween 2022

Hello, scared ones! Once again, like every year, a Halloween event awaits you! Pumpkin head for the main character Pumpkins in the village (first location) that contain extra gold! Every year from 25

Sep 30, 2022
Steam Deck Compatibility: Verified

Hello, everyone! Glad to announce that Vzerthos has been given full SteamDeck compatibility status! Bye and have a great day!

Aug 30, 2022
Minor Update: Changes in the comics and keybind settings

Hello! This minor update affects: Text size and output method in comics Key bindings changes (key, alternate key and mouse button) Some bug fixes. The text was as follows: Now this: New key bindings:

Jul 11, 2022
Big update!

Hello players! I'll be brief - this is a major update! This game hasn't had an update for a long time, but it has continued to evolve. And now item by item: Game engine update. Migration from GameMake

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsRetro · 2D · Isometric · Indie · Top-Down Shooter · Adventure · Singleplayer · Action · Zombies · Top-Down · Exploration · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, German, Ukrainian
ControllerFull support
Achievements64
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Atom N2800 ( 1.86 GHz Dual core ) Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Intel GMA 3600 graphics (Integrated) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 256 MB available space