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Zexion
Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-18.
What reviewers agree on
72 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Zexion's exploration is on par with Super Metroid, and its combat, upgrades, and especially boss fights are easily better.”
“This game earns the prestige of sitting next to Hollow Knight and Silk Song and even better in some respects.”
“you know everything you like about metroid fusion? yeah this game has that. you know everything you like about super metroid? yep, this game has that too. what's that, you like putting super metroid into a randomizer?…”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I like hard games, but I felt no shame in using the assist menu to beat this one, particularly the last boss. I also enjoy the ability to save when I want, so I turned that on in the assist menu. I was also not a fan of…”
“Fantastic game! Has all the vibes of classic Metroid 1 and 2 while having its own unique power ups, movement, controls and bosses. Wonderful environmental storytelling, instead of blocks of text. (MORE DEVS SOULD LEARN…”
“This game is meant for a certian player. Alot of people think it is overtuned, and there are options built in for anyone who feels it is too hard. But that being said I feel like it is a breath of fresh air for…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game rocks. It has a certain vibe to it, that doesn't only stem from knowing how to synthesize a believable NES aesthetic. No, this game has life to it. From the beginning, where it feels very much like a mix of…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I like hard games, but I felt no shame in using the assist menu to beat this one, particularly the last boss. I also enjoy the ability to save when I want, so I turned that on in the assist menu. I was also not a fan of…”
“Very solid Metroidvania that looks like the original Metroid, satisfying secret finding, and very old-school difficulty with bosses that will mince you within a few seconds until you learn them. Pre-boss checkpoints are…”
“Very high quality metroidvania, with very fun weapons and abilities! Only downside is that it has some annoying platformer sections at times, with long periods of time without saves (at least the same can't be said for…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I like hard games, but I felt no shame in using the assist menu to beat this one, particularly the last boss. I also enjoy the ability to save when I want, so I turned that on in the assist menu. I was also not a fan of…”
“This game is meant for a certian player. Alot of people think it is overtuned, and there are options built in for anyone who feels it is too hard. But that being said I feel like it is a breath of fresh air for…”
“this game is made with a lot of passion and has very very insane boss fights. i also like how you can see other factions fighting against each other over the Zexion. no reason to feel intimidated over the difficulty…”
32 of the 103 reviews raise this · 28 of them still recommend the game.
“Zexion is one of the most frustrating examples of artificial difficulty I’ve encountered in a game—not because it’s mechanically complex in a rewarding way, but because it feels deliberately hostile to the player’s…”
“Very solid Metroidvania that looks like the original Metroid, satisfying secret finding, and very old-school difficulty with bosses that will mince you within a few seconds until you learn them. Pre-boss checkpoints are…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Zexion is one of the most frustrating examples of artificial difficulty I’ve encountered in a game—not because it’s mechanically complex in a rewarding way, but because it feels deliberately hostile to the player’s…”
“This is a great metroidvania. + Great map and level design Tons of cool abilities, weapons, upgrades, and secrets to find Very customizable in terms of difficulty and controls Boss and enemy variety - Could use some…”
“For anyone looking for a old school metroid you can definately find it in this game. I would say metroid 1 setting and as the game progresses a plot similar to metroid fusion would fit in this game. Many zones, plenty…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Zexion is one of the most frustrating examples of artificial difficulty I’ve encountered in a game—not because it’s mechanically complex in a rewarding way, but because it feels deliberately hostile to the player’s…”
“overdesigned vania which skimps on the satisfaction of becoming powerful. none of the upgrades feel good to use, the level design is terrible, pretty much takes all the worst parts of 1989 metroid and magnifies them by…”
“A ridiculously hard and difficult to play fangame that takes all the worst parts of the original Metroid and amplifies them. Cool ideas, but really poor execution.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“overdesigned vania which skimps on the satisfaction of becoming powerful. none of the upgrades feel good to use, the level design is terrible, pretty much takes all the worst parts of 1989 metroid and magnifies them by…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-18
“What a game, honestly. The beginning's a bit rough and sometimes the music in early areas veers a bit too ambient and feels like it's lacking something...but I'd still rate this a 9/10 for sure. This easily belongs in the same ranks as Axiom Verge and AM2R for me. Some random…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“Who would've guessed that the best Metroid game made in 2025 wasn't made by Nintendo? Okay, okay, I actually liked that other game, too. But I *loved* this game. It can be very difficult, by default, but don't let that put you off. You can use a wide variety of accessibility…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Highly recommended. This isn't a fan game, but a game made by someone who clearly has studied the classics--knows where to make the right references, and knows where to go their own way. Was a joy from beginning to (secret!) end, and well worth the investment. Absolutely lovely.”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 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.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Version 1.20 update (June 25, 2026, Language update)
VERSION 1.19 -> VERSION 1.20 Patch Notes Added Português Brasileiro (Brazilian Portuguese) Language Option Added Español (Spanish) Language Option Added Deutsch (German) Language Option Some Crysmoon
1.19 Update (April 25, 2026)
VERSION 1.18 -> VERSION 1.19 Patch Notes Added option to disable core weapons when the bonus menu option allowing turning equipment off is enabled (select weapon again while equipped to disable it) Ad
1.18 update (日本語 Language update, March 19, 2026)
VERSION 1.17 -> VERSION 1.18 Patch Notes Added 日本語 (Japanese) Language Option Various typo and UI fixes A small Randomizer logic fix Removed an unintended condition for a super hard secret feat
1.17 Update (March 4, 2026)
VERSION 1.16 -> VERSION 1.17 Patch Notes Fixed a bug that could cause the second teleportation location in a Randomizer Seed to not be initialized correctly Fixed a bug that could make items dropped b
1.16 Update (Language update, February 25, 2026)
VERSION 1.15 -> VERSION 1.16 Patch Notes Added 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese) Language Option Added Français (French) Language Option Added Italiano (Italian) Language Option Various updates to translation
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · Sci-fi · Difficult · Pixel Graphics · Adventure · Action-Adventure · Action · Side Scroller · Exploration · 2D · Combat · Robots (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 32 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 64-bit. If you can view this page, you're probably good. Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 support required Storage: 50 MB available space