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ZED ZONE
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Varied survival mechanics and gunplay” (25 of 89 reviews) and “Frequent updates and developer effort” (20); the most common complaint is “Persistent crashes and glitches” (16). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
25 of the 89 reviews raise this.
20 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“good game, people need to give my g lui more credit as they are genuinely one person. Do not rush if you want a good product and this seems to be there passion project as it still updated. If your looking at reviews it…”
6 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“good game, people need to give my g lui more credit as they are genuinely one person. Do not rush if you want a good product and this seems to be there passion project as it still updated. If your looking at reviews it…”
“EN Excellent gameplay, a wide variety of items, and a greater focus on firearms compared to PZ. It's significantly cheaper for everything it offers. The game is being developed by a single person, so updates are slow…”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“I come back to this from time to time and always get sucked in for a while. good game with great systems. Runs great. curently playing on a potato and while i have to drop settings it still runs and looks good”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this.
16 of the 89 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
13 of the 89 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
11 of the 89 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
9 of the 89 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
4 of the 89 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Much like an uncarved block of marble or an uncut gemstone it is very rough around the edges but over all it's got a lot of potential in so many areas...it is easy to get lost in for a few hours just figuring out how…”
Counted across 89 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Very fun game with lots of potential, but after three years it still has so many game breaking bugs that continue to go unfixed. The game crashes, saves get corrupted, items get deleted or duplicated, objects on the ground get duplicated, debuffs get stuck forever, and the…”
— a player, Steam review · 156 hrs played“I enjoyed it. Style is good. But like so many games, what is the point? It is just loot / repeat. It dosent need an end game it needs a purpose. Even if it was a base where they ask you to bring stuff to survive .... anything, just something. I'm changing my review to a thumbs…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“After nearly three years, this game still feels like it's in early development. My suspicion is that the developer has overextended themselves - the game is packed with at least ten ammo types, multiple battery variants, a dozen masks, and a host of other systems that never…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Beta0.9.99.9.1 Voxel Building, Bicycles, Companion Gear, Controller Support
Voxel Structure Building, Bicycles, Companion Gear & Affinity, Improved Controller Support The highlights of this update are the launch of voxel structure building and bicycles, customizable companion
ZED ZONE Full Release Nov 6 (UTC+8): CO-OP Multiplayer & CATACLYSM MODE
Good news! ZED ZONE’s full release arrives on November 6, 2026 (UTC+8)! With launch approaching, our producer, Jiangyou, has been working around the clock to keep the updates coming! To celebrate the
Beta0.9.99.8.15 New Skill Tree, Power System Update, Visual Improvements
New Skill Tree, Reworked Visuals & Sight, Corpse Burning, Ammo Disassembly, Difficulty & Loot Balance The highlights of this update are the launch of the brand-new skill tree, more power facilities an
Beta0.9.99.8 Companion Upgrade, Downed & Revive, Lizard Bait & Gear, Handbrake
Downed & Revive, Giving Items to Companions, Multiple Pets, Giant Lizard Bait & Scalehide, Vehicle Handbrake This update focuses on the companion system, while further expanding what you can do with p
Beta0.9.99.1 Patch Notes: Pet System, Giant Mutant Lizard, Faster Map Loading
Pet System, Giant Mutant Lizard, Map Loading Optimization Beta 0.9.98.10 → Beta 0.9.99.1(2026.09.19 - 10.02) Two of the new features previewed in our roadmap arrive together in this update. 🐕 Pet Syst
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Survival · Zombies · Open World · Post-apocalyptic · Sandbox · Pixel Graphics · Building · Crafting · Top-Down · Action · Simulation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Win XP Processor: INTEL i3/ AMD R3 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 660 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 300 MB available space