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Zortch
Meet Zortch Maxinum: short order cook, amateur engineer and professional slacker; Bored and tired of her day job she decides to go on a holiday but alas she picks a cheap option: turns out it's a scheme by aliens who capture humans to eat their brains! also this game is a sci-fi horror comedy fps
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 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
39 of the 67 reviews raise this.
15 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“Its at least worth twice the amount the dev is asking for. Don't be like me and add it to your wishlist only for a steam friend to gift it to you two years later.”
“For $5 you get to play a custom engine fps that feels like an ode to not only boomer shooters but also b movies, old graphics, and that specific nostalgic feeling of playing an old singleplayer fps. It feels unique,…”
“It's the best indie boomer shooter I've played in years and it's only £4”
7 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“Pure ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mayhem, straight out of the ´90th .Dev did a super Job catching the aesthetics of Quake and N64 era without those sad console limitations , much fluid gameplay and a not taking him self too serious kind of…”
“For $5 you get to play a custom engine fps that feels like an ode to not only boomer shooters but also b movies, old graphics, and that specific nostalgic feeling of playing an old singleplayer fps. It feels unique,…”
5 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“Amazing little shooter, i actually didnt know this game existed until I found the demo for Zortch 2, loved that demo, then went and tried this one, and its just so good. Its got that type of movement feel of Quake or…”
“tldr: Game, good. Movement, good. Guns, good. Maps, good. Enemies, good(also can kick in face). Story, short, sweet, simple. Worth the price of admission. It's like if quake was good. Jokes aside this game is a 10/10…”
“The movement in the game is top notch! Its a shame so many secrets are in vents when the player can have so much fun climbing and platforming with the responsive jump and kick boost. I will say that the game is very…”
5 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“6 hours of classic boomer shooter. nothing stands out but nothing absolutely falls short either”
“You can rocket jump with your kick button, have a boomerang wrench, and the flamethrower lets you lob its propane tanks like grenades. Considering it's made by a solo dev attempting to recreate every late 90's shooter…”
4 of the 67 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The movement in the game is top notch! Its a shame so many secrets are in vents when the player can have so much fun climbing and platforming with the responsive jump and kick boost. I will say that the game is very…”
4 of the 67 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“zork review +basketball & hoop +bourgar +you can ride a train +vending machines +crunchy, satisfying SFX -can be slightly stuttery depending on your system -a few secrets could be better -e3 as a whole was quite weak”
Counted across 67 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“i dont really review games that often, but this is SUCH a hidden gem of a game that i feel i have to do my part by writing one to boost this game's ratings and popularity in some way Zortch is a game that feels like if you took first person shooters from the late 90's (from…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Cute little tongue-in-cheek shooter, with good movement, gunplay and quite an enemy variety. $5 is kind of a steal to be honest.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Great game overall! I really like the graphical style it has, reminds me of Turok and Half Life. The gameplay is smooth and doesn't feel restrictive at all. One of the best $5 I spent in my life. Highly recommended. Can't wait for the sequel too (the demo was awesome so far).”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-04 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Bundle Announcement
Checkout CTESIPHON now bundled with Zortcht! https://store.steampowered.com/bundlelist/2443360/Zortch
Minifix - Build 2008
Updates in Build 2008 - fix for slowdown in uncapped mode with vsync on - zoom in and zoom out can now be assigned to gamepad/mouse buttons - option (in misc) to force the dpad to be used for zooming
Minifix - Build 2005
Updates in Build 2005 - fix for toggle crouch when both toggle crouch and toggle sprint is enabled - fix for sniper zoom view on wide screens
Minifix - Build 2003
A small fix that prevents you from saving when defeated also a fix for the all secrets achievement now you no longer have to beat the full game to get it and once again I'd like to apogolise for imple
Mean and Green Bundle
You can now get DOSMan:Space Aliens in Space! bundled with Zortch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/48792/Green_and_Mean/
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | FPS · Shooter · Action · Boomer Shooter · Female Protagonist · First-Person · Adventure · Dark Comedy · Indie · Sci-fi · Horror · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 39 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Intel Atom N270 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 600 Storage: 370 MB available space