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Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…

Released Jun 29, 2016 Developer Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. Platforms Windows PuzzleVisual NovelStory RichPsychological HorrorMystery
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.8%positive4,347 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“Pretty good, some parts are pretty poorly written. Some of the characters from previous games are suddenly a lot less intelligent and competent for the sake of propping up newer ones like Carlos or the mastermind. The visuals are very lacking as well, but the story is good for…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“get true endings on 999 and VLR before playing this game or half of the stuff that goes on will go over your head. I thought that this game was going to be bad when I started playing because of the low quality animation, but the puzzles and and crazy lore are goated just like…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Not recommended · 10 found this helpful

“An underwhelming way to end the series. Just stop at Virtue's last reward for your own sake. At least the puzzles are easy.”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:14 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

27playing at last check
3524-hour peak
1,883all-time peak
0 250 500 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 323 avg · Jul 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

33achievements
47.9%median completion
33.5%rarest: Zero Escape
79.4% of players 76.3% of players 63.1% of players 63.1% of players 61.9% of players 61.3% of players 54.4% of players 54.0% of players 53.1% of players 52.9% of players 52.7% of players 52.7% of players 52.4% of players 50.8% of players 49.8% of players 48.4% of players 47.9% of players 47.8% of players 47.7% of players 47.7% of players 47.6% of players 47.6% of players 47.5% of players 47.4% of players 47.1% of players 47.0% of players 44.7% of players 44.2% of players 44.2% of players 42.9% of players 42.8% of players 37.2% of players 33.5% of players 79.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
79.4%Beginning of the End — Hidden achievement
76.3%A Grain of Sand — Gain 1 Cinema File.
63.1%Coming Up on 90 Minutes — Watch all the cinematics in a fragment.
Rarest badges of honor
33.5%Zero Escape — Collect all trophies.
37.2%All-Seeing Wisdom — Obtain all Quest Files.
42.8%SHIFTer — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU16.79 EUR
UK15.49 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,190 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsPuzzle · Visual Novel · Story Rich · Psychological Horror · Mystery · Choices Matter · Adventure · Anime · Sci-fi · Singleplayer · Horror · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Japanese * *
Achievements33
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3-530 CPU 2.93 GHz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX650 1GB or AMD HD 7700 1GB(DirectX 11 graphic card required) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card