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Z.O.N.A: Origin
Z.O.N.A: Origin is an immersive adventure in a harsh post-apocalyptic world. Dive into a captivating story, explore a stunning open world, avoid dangerous anomalies, and hunt for powerful artifacts. Every choice you make can be decisive in this unpredictable world.
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Too much grass. It's mostly a joke, but maps with lots of tall grass often have such poor visibility that they can feel unfairly frustrating at times. It eventually got annoying enough that I stopped playing a while ago. Overall, the game has a fantastic concept and does an…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Good game if you like any of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series games, encountered almost no bugs and zero game crashes.”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“This was really fun and a great improvement over Z.O.N.A. Project X. I liked being able to revisit the locations of the first game. The new environments, foliage and increase in enemies were a great addition. Enjoyed using the new weapons as well. Although I did play through the…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
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Patch 1.12
Changes and improvements: The VR player controller scripts have undergone extensive optimization. Overall CPU usage has been significantly reduced, which should noticeably improve gameplay stability,
Patch 1.11
Fixed crouch mode. Players can no longer run while crouching with the controllers. Yes, it looked pretty funny, but it was still unnatural. Fixed minor issues in the behavior of the “Guardian” AI and
Patch 1.10.11
Magnetic and instant item grabbing has been improved. Previously, it could be difficult to grab the item you wanted if other loot was nearby. This issue should now be resolved. The AS “Val” sight rail
Hotfix 1.10.09
Changes and Improvements: In the bunker you visit during Shram’s quest, based on feedback from one of the players, two medkits (+44 health each) have been added to avoid situations where the player is
Hotfix 1.10.08
Changes and Improvements: Fixed a bug that could make it impossible to complete the escort mission with the scientist at the Landfill. Thanks to player hungryiligy for reporting it. Slightly increased
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Shooter · Open World · VR · Action · Adventure · Exploration · Post-apocalyptic · RPG · Horror · Story Rich · Gun Customization · Realistic (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, Russian * , Ukrainian * , Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 15 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-10400f/AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or greater Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 1070 / AMD equivalent or greater DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space VR Support: OpenXR required Additional Notes: VR Headset required