Zanki Zero: Last Beginning

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 700 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. · RPG · Apr 10, 2019

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$5.99−90%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio2 of 3
Subtitles3 of 3

Should I buy Zanki Zero: Last Beginning?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 200 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 178 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 92 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 73 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 700 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
40% of themes are praise10% are divided50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
200 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From meeting your fellow party members and learning the truth behind the strange, metallic X-Keys on your stomachs, to discovering each heart-wrenching plot twist and back story, you won't want to take a break, except to process and maybe cry a bit, something I possibly... maybe...
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There isn't much to say here, except that the soundtrack is incredible.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But the art direction, the character design and the way they handled both the horror creatures and the cast is amazing.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music and visuals are extremely impressive, especially for such a small game like this.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story200 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Characters20 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
33% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
72% still recommend
Difficulty
70% still recommend
Combat
70% still recommend
Interface
64% still recommend
Controls
67% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$5.99$59.99−90%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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