Zero Reflex : Black Eye Edition

Zero Reflex : Black Eye Edition

Skip · Action · 2015

The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 45, under the fair line, at $3.99.

Length
1.3h 9.9h to 100%
Value
$3.07/hr
Reviews
78% of 236 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in 2 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 111 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Engagement32% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Holding it back
Value$3.07/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews78% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 76% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 10 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Circles, bullets, shurikens, rockets, saws and time ... they're all after you! Zero Reflex will tests both your dexterity and your nerves in a fast-paced punishing environment that keeps pushing your limits. You have no save points and no excuses! Be faster than a blink of the Eye!
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 72 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

The value story

25 discounts in the 11 years on record, a median of 60 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 16 weeks ago.

Against its own genre it lands in the top 20 percent on value. It is cheaper than 68 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 68 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia ($14.99, scores 47) beats it on value, while it beats Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition ($4.99, scores 42).

More about Zero Reflex : Black Eye Edition

Steam's global achievement data puts 32 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15.

Finishing takes 1.3 hours; clearing it takes 10, which is 7.6 times the campaign.

The drop-off

79% start to 32% finish
050100rarestfirst achievement

Steam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements

What players say

Man.. this game sucks. But at the same time, it's fun and addicting. Zero Reflex is a bullet hell game that sends waves of bullets at you from a center eye. Your only controls are left and right to go around the circle that your character is locked to. Be warned, it could be a bit confusing to control which way is left/right when you are at the top of the circle! The game offers 3 difficulties, one being harder than...
egwuhRecommendedafter 4.5hMar 2020Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Zero Reflex : Black Eye Edition scores 45/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/405650/zero-reflex-black-eye-edition
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

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Details

DeveloperExordium Games
PublisherExordium Games
GenreAction
Released2015
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements21