Generation Zero®

Generation Zero®

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Systemic Reaction™ · Open World · Mar 26, 2019

Worth it for the right player.

On sale at $4.99, but it has been as low as $3.74.

72%
Mostly Positive
42k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 109 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 93 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 42k 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.
Despite the fact that the game lack real story, AI is clanky and the HUGE world seems sometimes empty - which is fine, climatical.
109 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
The friend I am playing in COOP with had this game bluescreen his PC several times, and that ♥♥♥♥♥♥ has a beast of a PC with 5080
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I found my PC constantly crashing while playing it, despite being fully equipped to run it on pretty much any graphics level.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
To preface, this game's atmosphere, sound design, and worldbuilding is stunning and the main draw for me, especially the gorgeous machine designs.
30 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 characters109 reviews
Co-op45 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay80 reviews
69%
Multiplayer32 reviews
63%
Performance23 reviews
87%
Interface22 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat93 reviews
63%
Bugs49 reviews
61%
Monetization19 reviews
26%
Crashes17 reviews
53%

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.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $4.99 (−80%). The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

5 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
72
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.