Ground Zero

Ground Zero

Steam Deck Playable

Malformation Games · Survival Horror · Apr 16, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $13.99.

90%
Very Positive
694 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 106 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 92 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 694 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
-Story is ok.
106 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
-Fun gameplay, especially if you nail the critical shot and parry.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design is great.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Ground Zero is also quite a looker, making great use of pre-rendered backgrounds and incredibly detailed PS1-era models, which appropriate character expressions and a great lighting system.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters106 reviews
Gameplay75 reviews
Audio46 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty58 reviews
90%
Interface38 reviews
82%
Optimization13 reviews
69%
Controls10 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat92 reviews
85%
Performance19 reviews
63%
Bugs18 reviews
72%
Crashes9 reviews
78%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $13.99 (−30%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $13.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
44
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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