ZED ZONE is tagged as Action, Indie, RPG. It is published by Leven Liu (developer) and INDIECN (publisher) and released into Early Access on 29 Mar, 2023. PureGameStats tracks ZED ZONE's live Steam player count, all-time peak, review sentiment, estimated sales and price history. ZED ZONE currently has 68 players on Steam. Its recorded all-time peak is 368 concurrent players on 11 October 2026. Current activity is 81.5% below peak. PureGameStats estimates 36,800 Steam units sold. Steam reviews are 82% positive across 3,798 responses. This is an Early Access title, so review counts and sales reflect the ongoing EA period. Platforms: Windows. โSign in to track this game
A great catastrophe has struck. While on a mission, your aircraft crashes and you are trapped in the Zed Zone. Zombies and monsters are everywhere. To escape, gather materials, upgrade your skills, build shelters, and defeat zombie hordes and mysterious mechs as you chase a glimmer of hope.
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ZED ZONE Steam Metadata
Developer
Leven Liu
Publisher
INDIECN
Release state
released
Steam release date
30 March 2023
Type
Game
Controller support
full
Steam Deck
Playable ยท not configured by developer
Community
Hub visible ยท stats private
Primary genre ID
23
Store genres
1, 23, 3, 28, 70
Top store tags
1662, 1659, 1695, 3835, 3810, 3964, 1643, 1702
Content packaging
1 depot ยท 0 DLCs ยท 0 packages
Branches
public, publicplaytest
Last refreshed
22 September 2026
ZED ZONE Steam Reviews
Total reviews 3,798Positive 3,111Negative 687Positive % 81.9%Rating Very Positive
Player Reviews by Day
No daily review activity in this range.
Review Cloud
Terms split by whether reviewers use them more in
positive or critical contexts, relative to this game's
own review baseline. Size = how often the term appears.
Italicised terms are two-word phrases that
usually explain the context (like "buggy launch" or
"beautiful city"). Hover a term for the raw counts.
Based on recent English reviews.
How to read this: each row splits mentions of a topic
into praise (green, extends right) and criticism (red,
extends left). Mentions come from reviews that
recommended the game and reviews that did not, so a
topic with a longer green bar than red bar is one
recommending reviewers talk about more than critics
do. White ticks mark where the bars would end for
a typical game in this genre - if a bar overshoots its
tick, this game is above the genre norm on that
side.
Praise and criticism mentions per topic, split by whether
the reviewer recommended the game overall.
Based on 500 recent English reviews
(ingested 11 Sept 2026).
Ticks mark the typical silhouette
for a Action game - overshoot = above the genre norm on that side.
Topic
Criticism ← mentions → Praise
Mentions
Performance
34
50
84
Gameplay
34
125
159
Story
31
37
Graphics
13
49
62
Audio
15
24
Controls
28
10
38
Bugs
59
111
170
Value
23
59
82
Multiplayer
29
34
Replay value
19
26
PC System Requirements
Minimum and recommended hardware needed to run ZED ZONE.
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Minimum:
OS *: Win XP
Processor: INTEL i3/ AMD R3
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 660
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 300 MB available space
Recommended:
OS: Win 10
Processor: INTEL i7/ AMD R7
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 500 MB available space
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many people are playing ZED ZONE right now?
ZED ZONE has 68 concurrent players on Steam right now.
What is the all-time peak player count for ZED ZONE?
ZED ZONE reached an all-time peak of 368 concurrent players on 11 October 2026.
How many copies has ZED ZONE sold on Steam?
PureGameStats estimates ZED ZONE has sold approximately 36,800 copies on Steam, with high confidence. The estimate is derived from Steam reviews, concurrent player peaks and achievement completion rates.
How many wishlists does ZED ZONE have on Steam?
ZED ZONE has an estimated 395,178 Steam wishlists.
How is ZED ZONE rated on Steam?
ZED ZONE has 3,798 Steam reviews with a 81.9% positive rating (Very Positive).
What is the current price of ZED ZONE?
ZED ZONE is priced at $11.99 on Steam. Full price history and best deals are tracked on this page.
When was ZED ZONE released?
ZED ZONE was released on 29 Mar, 2023. It was developed by Leven Liu.
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A great catastrophe has struck. While on a mission, your aircraft crashes and you are trapped in the Zed Zone. Zombies and monsters are everywhere. To escape, gather materials, upgrade your skills, build shelters, and defeat zombie hordes and mysterious mechs as you chase a glimmer of hope.
More ZED ZONE Details
Juggernaut: A pack-behavior infected that lives in symbiosis with its host organism. Yeah... it doesn't look friendly.
Breaker: Extremely destructive, unstable, aggressive, and short-tempered. If this thing rams into you, good luck putting yourself back together.
Fan Blade: A heavily modified mutant showing clear signs of artificial augmentation. We're still trying to figure out where the hell it came from.
Army Zombie: Damn! You must've been the kind of coward who was afraid to empty a full magazine when you were alive!
Flamethrower Zombie: Once a soldier who fell defending the city. Now it's everyone else's problem.
Firefighter Zombie: Never thought getting sprayed by this thing would hurt this much. I'm never playing with fire again.
Spider Robot: Four legs absolutely do NOT make it a spider. Who the hell named this thingโdamn it, it saw me!
War Machine: So this is what they did with my tax money?! What else are they hiding from us?!
Giant Mutant Lizard: Wait... that thing used to be just a lizard? Has it gotten even bigger...? Oh crap, IT'S COMING!
Gun Modding System: Four attachment slots are now available: barrel, sight, stock, and shell collector. More than 40 weapon attachments can be installed, including scopes, night vision scopes, thermal sights, suppressed barrels, muzzle suppressors, tactical stocks, a Christmas-exclusive shell collector, and more. Mix and match attachments to freely customize weapon performance and handling.
Spray Paint System: Give your favorite weapon its own custom look. The game includes 8 built-in spray paints, and you can also import your own colors and images to create exactly the style you want.
Decals: The game also includes 8 built-in decals, and you can create custom stickers to give your weapons even more personality.
Construction & Production: From wells, furniture, and storage containers to furnaces and workbenches, gradually turn your base into a fully functional post-apocalyptic stronghold where you can live, craft, and produce supplies.
Power System: More than 10 electrical facilities and tools are now available, including generators, refrigerators, electric fences, energy storage modules, and more. It's time to light up the age of electricity once again.
Creative Building: Five types of material blocks are coming soon: wood, stone, metal, glass, and hay. Build your shelter however you want and create a base that truly belongs to you.
Survival is getting tougher by the day. If you want to sleep safely at night, you're going to need some serious defenses. Defensive structures and traps are already available, with automated firepower coming soon.
Defensive Structures: Wood Spike Traps, Metal Spike Traps, and Electric Fences help keep danger outside where it belongs.
Traps: Landmines, Handmade Landmines, High Explosive Landmines, and Homemade Barrel Bombs could be what gets you through the night.
Automated Firepower: Machine Gun Turrets, Tesla Turrets, Laser Turrets, and Crossbow Turrets. Another miracle of electrical engineering. Apocalypse-made, survivor-approved!
The game now features more than 200 craftable items, including food, medicine, tools, weapons, and other survival essentials.
Workbench: Craft the essentials you need to survive, along with the tools you'll never want to leave home without. And once you know what you're doing... you can probably make some pretty dangerous stuff too.
Lathe: In the apocalypse, if you need a part, you make it yourself. Just rememberโthere's no workers' compensation anymore, so watch your fingers.
Pharmaceuticals: It's the end of the world. You're seriously worried about allergies now? Drink it and hope for the best. If it keeps you alive, it works.
Chemical Experiments: This one's a little dangerous. Gunpowder, explosives, fuel... personally, I pay someone else to handle this stuff. Great output. Terrible employee retention.
The Skill System includes three major training categories: Melee, Firearms, and Fitness, with six progression directions covering blades, spears, crossbows, firearms, and more. With over 20 progression paths and 60+ skills, you can freely create your own build.
Using your PDA Terminal, you'll gradually unlock more skills. Mastering the right survival techniques might be the difference between making it home and becoming someone else's loot.
Your PDA doesn't just improve your basic capabilitiesโit can also provide active combat support through its onboard computing power.
Grapple, CAS System, Focused Laser Cannon, Western Gunslingerโuse them at the right moment, and they might just save your life.
This time, we're adding an adorable dog to your team to keep you company on your journey through the apocalypse.
Friendly, obedient, and fiercely loyal, your dog will stay by your side and help with exploration, keeping watch, and combat, gradually becoming a reliable member of your survival team.
Bonding & Care: Remember to feed your dog, treat its injuries, and give it a few pats every now and then. Do that, and you'll be seeing plenty of happy tail wags.
Skill Training: A loyal dog knows how to help. Train it well, and it'll learn to follow your commands!
Pet Equipment: Collars, vests, saddlebagsโyou can gear your dog up too. Every piece has its purpose, so don't underestimate your four-legged teammate. Early game? You might be relying on it more than you'd expect.
Welcome to the apocalypse's very own Zombie-Uber Mercenary Service.
Need someone to do the dirty work? Hire them. Planning a long trip outside the base? One tap and we'll make sure you've got backup.
Since launch, our customer satisfaction rating has remained comfortably above 100%. Zero negative reviews so far. Totally trustworthy. Probably.
Who Are You Hiring? Rangers, Medics, Porters, and moreโeach role comes with its own strengths. Fighters go to the front, Medics keep everyone alive, and Porters haul your entire life savings back home. In the apocalypse, hiring the right person for the right job matters.
Commands & Combat: Stay Here, Hold Fire, Protect Me, Fire at Willโyou name it. You didn't hire these people to stand around looking pretty. Give them something to do.
Scavenging: Before I hired you, you called me a loot goblin. Now that I'm paying you, what do you call me? Boss. Now get out there and pick up EVERYTHING. One person can't loot fast enough? Fine. Hire a whole post-apocalyptic scavenger squad.
Reviving Companions: Someone went down? Don't start planning the funeral just yet. Get over there, patch them up, and pull them back onto their feet. If they can still work, they can still fight. In the apocalypse, every pair of hands counts.
Controller Support: full
Genres: Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Early Access
Categories: Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing