Z

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

TickTock Games · Strategy · Jul 4, 2014

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio5 of 5
Subtitles0 of 5

Should I buy Z?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise25% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Initially everything looked great; the original graphics, the same play mechanics, even the same levels along with promises that we'd have a level editor and that the Devs would "look into" getting the missing levels from the classic Z95 expansion.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There is not much of a story to talk about, but the atmosphere of the game is quite endearing with robots commenting on the action or talking to the player (also with each type of robot having their own AI, from stupid to clever, reflected in their in-game decisions), very nice and bright graphics, and many cutscenes.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design, featuring the distinctive robotic chatter of your units, retains its charm, and the soundtrack still delivers the pulse-pounding energy that matches the intensity of the battles.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay50 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
75% still recommend
Combat
80% still recommend
Linux compatibility
75% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
34% still recommend
Multiplayer
41% still recommend
Bugs
29% still recommend
Difficulty
61% still recommend
Crashes
23% still recommend
Performance
14% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.90.

8 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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