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Z
“Z”, the classic Real Time Strategy Game by the Bitmap Brothers. Fans of this classic strategy title are in for a real treat. Everything is in here from the terrific comedy cut scenes to the frantic game play making this is the definitive version of Z.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-12.
“I remember seeing this game's big box version at a relative when I was a kid but I never got to play it. I always thought that robot looked cool on the cover. I bought it recently and my god I'm having a blast with this one. I wish I got to play this much sooner.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“As usual, the gameplay is tight and i almost had a heart attack.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“would not recommend the controls and unit pathing are terrible, it is just a rage game at this point”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 18:26 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Trading Cards Now Live!
Our artists have been busy putting together the promotional materials for Z and Z Steel Soldiers and we now have Steam Trading Cards active for both games! There are 11 cards to collect which you can
Trading Cards Now Live!
Our artists have been busy putting together the promotional materials for Z and Z Steel Soldiers and we now have Steam Trading Cards active for both games! There are 11 cards to collect which you can
Time for another update
It's update time again! We've collated all of your feedback and have worked through some of the more complex issues that were stopping some people from playing the game. We hope this update improves t
Time for another update
It's update time again! We've collated all of your feedback and have worked through some of the more complex issues that were stopping some people from playing the game. We hope this update improves t
First Update Released
We're happy to announce that the first update for Z on Steam has been released! We've taken on board all of your feedback and have fixed some of the major issues players had enountered, including: - W
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Classic · RTS · Action · Retro · Robots · Singleplayer · Comedy · Old School · 2D · Zombies (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.kavcom.co.uk/zthegame |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7 or 8 Processor: CPU : Intel P4 1.8 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel GMA 950 GeForce 7 Series Radeon X1000 series Storage: 400 MB available space