Zolg
Skip · Shooter · 2016
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 49, under the fair line, at $0.99.
- Length
- 1.2h 7.9h to 100%
- Value
- $0.83/hr
- Reviews
- 78% of 226 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 4 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 371 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
About the game
Zolg is a minimalist top-down shooter where you explore, fight enemies, collect powerups, and defeat bosses.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 94 discounts in the 10 years tracked, the median cut is 51 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 53 weeks ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 42 percent on value. It is cheaper than 97 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Minishoot' Adventures ($14.99, scores 80) beats it on value, while it beats Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap ($19.99, scores 48).
More about Zolg
Steam's global achievement data puts about 2 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 1.2-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour.
Finishing takes 1.2 hours; clearing it takes 8, which is 6.6 times the campaign.
The drop-off
5% start to 2% finishSteam counts fewer than one in ten of its players at the ending achievement. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Oct 16, 16:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Zolg is an action-adventure title developed and published by Robert Alvarez that embraces a minimalist design philosophy while delivering a surprisingly engaging gameplay loop. At first glance, its simple visuals may suggest a straightforward experience, but beneath the modest presentation lies a game focused on exploration, combat, and steady character progression. The game places players in a mysterious world...
2 more reviews
Zolg is one of those tiny indie games that keeps things extremely simple, but still manages to be surprisingly fun for a few hours. It's a minimalist top-down shooter focused on exploration, fighting enemies, collecting upgrades, and defeating bosses. There's no complicated story or massive amount of content - just straightforward arcade-style gameplay that feels inspired by old-school shooters and retro action...
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Cite this score
Zolg scores 49/100 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/555710/zolgReviews 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.