Generation Zero®

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%2019

The verdict

Atmospheric robot-hunting open-world shooter that shines in co-op but turns repetitive and buggy after the early hours, with heavy DLC and no more development. Skip it if you play solo.

Great for

Co-op groups who enjoy atmospheric robot hunting, looting and tactical weak-point fights

Main risk

Repetitive loop, copy-pasted world and unfixed bugs make it boring fast, especially solo

What players love

Great with friends in co-op

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“This game is super fun specially in co-op.”
Steam review · 38.3 h played ↗

“Gen Z was a ton of fun playing co/op with my brother.”
Steam review · 149.1 h played ↗

“Recommended, but play with a group or you'll get bored in an hour or two.”
Steam review · translated · 1 h played ↗

Superb atmosphere and sound design

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“Generation Zero is one of those rare games that perfectly nails atmosphere.”
Steam review · 55.3 h played ↗

“One of the most atmospheric games I've played! The sound and graphics are just a bomb.”
Steam review · translated · 42 h played ↗

“Generation Zero does atmosphere like no other game I've ever played.”
Steam review · 221.5 h played ↗

Beautiful, huge open world

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“this is honestly one of the most good looking games I've seen”
Steam review · 31.1 h played ↗

Tactical, satisfying robot combat

Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews

“the fights are always tactical - each enemy (other than Ticks) having tough armor except for weak spots unique to each type makes it a great puzzle every time I have to fight.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗

“Hit and run works and it's a big change from normal modern shooters where the one that shoots the most bullets wins.”
Steam review · 47.8 h played ↗

Fun jank and explosive combat

Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews

“most of the bugs are funny rather than actually a problem”
Steam review · 31.4 h played ↗

“I love to blow things up and when I tell you they blow up they do things go absolutely flying.”
Steam review · 53.6 h played ↗

What players complain about

Unfixed bugs and abandoned game

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“The devs abandoned this game immediately after dropping this update which has ruined the experience for many”
Steam review · 286.8 h played ↗

“it does not feel like a done game, and then they abandoned it.”
Steam review · 34.4 h played ↗

“cancel development and there are still game breaking bugs”
Steam review · 122.7 h played ↗

Repetitive, boring gameplay loop

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Its fun for like 4 hours unti it gets boring and super repetetive.”
Steam review · 27.1 h played ↗

“It’s a brilliant 10-hour game stretched thin over a 40-hour map.”
Steam review · 46.4 h played ↗

“An empty game that's just loot, robots and quests. Nothing special.”
Steam review · translated · 6.1 h played ↗

Too much content locked behind DLC

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“The base game with none of the DLC feels like an empty, hollow shell.”
Steam review · 25.1 h played ↗

“There's too much content locked behind paid dlc for a $25 game.”
Steam review · 44.6 h played ↗

“Look at the "DLCs" most of those should be free updates”
Steam review · 95.6 h played ↗

Weak story and dull missions

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“decent gameplay neutered by a non-existent story and missions that bore you to tears”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗

“The whole game has two NPCs who never speak to you again after 2 hours.”
Steam review · translated · 29.1 h played ↗

Empty world with copy-pasted buildings

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews

“Every bunker or house is the same asset, the enemies are bullet sponges and the story is as riveting as watching paint dry.”
Steam review · 21 h played ↗

“A huge map, but completely empty, with identical buildings scattered around.”
Steam review · translated · 17.2 h played ↗

Account requirement and crashes

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews

“I was faced with a mandate to create a new account to obtain the blessing from the developer to allow me to play the game I bought years before the restriction was in place.”
Steam review · 112.3 h played ↗

“I literally have to launch the game several times to actually launch it.”
Steam review · 19.1 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified

Minimum

OS64bit OS - Windows 7 with Service Pack 1

ProcessorIntel i5 Quad Core

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsnVidia GTX 660 / ATI HD7870 - 2GB VRAM / Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 580

Storage35 GB available space

Recommended

OS64bit OS - Windows 10

ProcessorIntel i7 Quad Core

Memory16 GB RAM

GraphicsnVidia GTX 960 / R9 280 - 4GB VRAM

Storage35 GB available space

OS64bit OS - Windows 7 with Service Pack 1

ProcessorIntel i5 Quad Core

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsnVidia GTX 660 / ATI HD7870 - 2GB VRAM / Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 580

Storage35 GB available space

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