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Zero Wing

Zero Wing

Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!

Released Feb 14, 2023 Developer Bitwave Games, Toaplan Publisher Clear River Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Side ScrollerShoot 'Em UpArcadeAction2D
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

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

88.4%positive86 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“funny all your base game. good emulation and nice OST and a lot of extra features to help bad gamers like me. 3/5”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Legendary intro. Brutal game. Prep your quarters.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Zero Wing”

— a player, Steam review · 1 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.

95achievements
4.1%median completion
0.3%rarest: Arcade Style Ninth Mini Boss in 2P
95.6% of players 88.8% of players 40.6% of players 34.7% of players 34.7% of players 28.7% of players 24.4% of players 23.6% of players 21.5% of players 19.0% of players 17.4% of players 15.4% of players 15.2% of players 13.9% of players 13.0% of players 12.9% of players 12.4% of players 12.2% of players 12.1% of players 12.0% of players 11.7% of players 11.5% of players 11.5% of players 10.0% of players 9.9% of players 9.8% of players 9.6% of players 9.6% of players 9.0% of players 8.7% of players 8.3% of players 7.8% of players 7.1% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.0% of players 95.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
95.6%First Death — You have achieved your first of many losses to come
88.8%Nice Guns — Upgrade your weapons one time
40.6%Defeat First Mini Boss — Show the first mini boss who's in charge
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Arcade Style Ninth Mini Boss in 2P — Put the ninth mini boss out of its misery without assistance in 2P single player
0.3%Arcade Style Ninth Mini Boss — Put the ninth mini boss out of its misery without assistance
0.3%Defeat Ninth Mini Boss in 2P — Put the ninth mini boss out of its misery in 2P single player

Latest official news

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresAction
Player tagsSide Scroller · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Action · 2D · Controller · Pixel Graphics · Sci-fi · Space · Score Attack · 1980s · Old School (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Gamepad Recommended
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements95
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 256 MB RAM Storage: 10 MB available space