Zero-K
Worth it · Strategy · 2018
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
PLAY IT.
Worth it, and it costs nothing.
- PriceS
- Free to play
- ReviewsS
- 94% of 4,426
- Genre rank
- Top 1% Strategy
Holding it back: Reach
Time and effort
- Main story
- 80h
Players and genre
- Online
- 65 now
- Better reviewed
- 98% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Against its own genre its score lands in the top 1 percent. It is better reviewed than 98 percent of its genre. It outscores the games it most resembles, including Kingdom Wars (free, scores 19) and AirMech (free, scores 64).
It is still busy. 65 players were online when we last checked, on Nov 7, 09:46 UTC, across 42 days of weekly checks.
Buy now or wait
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 6 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, Linux.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Zero-K scores 84/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/334920/zero-kReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.