Generation Zero®
Skip · Multiplayer · 2019
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 31, under the fair line, at $24.99.
- Cost per hour
- $1.38/hr
- Reviews▼
- 72% of 42,375
- Genre rank
- Top 43% Multiplayer
Holding it back: Reviews, Monetization
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Typical playtime
- 18.1h
- To 100%
- 87.4h 4.8x the story
- Achievements
- 72
Price and sales
- Sales
- 69 on record
- Typical cut
- 72% off
- Steam low
- $3.74 December 2023
- Sale every
- 35d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 174 now
- Recent reviews
- 76% 30 days
- Cheaper than
- 7% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 49% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
95% start to 1% rarestA game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
It has been discounted 69 times in the 8 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 72 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended yesterday.
Its score sits in the top 43 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, DayZ ($49.99, scores 52) beats it on value, while it beats Fallout 76 ($39.99, scores 29).
More about Generation Zero®
Of the 800 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 13 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written February 2025 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 37 percent of the 2,715 reviews written there were positive, against 72 percent overall, and those are 9 percent of everything written about it. It sells extras on top of the sticker price (time-limited); the score docks it lightly for that.
HowLongToBeat players log 18.1 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 87, 4.8 times as much.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, so it runs on the handheld without fiddling.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended yesterday.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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
What players say
Yeah its fun, but its buggy and unrefined. Maybe there is a mod to fix the long list of wtf moments. Examples include: - I put new armor on my pet and it dies. - Missions don't progress even when you think you are doing them correctly. - Assault rifle attachments only fit on CERTAIN assault rifles (this goes for all weapons) - No explanation on how many of the game's systems work so be prepared to watch alot of...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
This game is version of fallout and helldivers mash up together, but in a sense of much cheaper than the other two. The main campaign is very nice, medium long, can be beaten within or less than 30hrs, after the story still got lot things to do like base/tower defense, raiding enemy bases, raid rivals(bosses). Theres also additional story from dlcs, if you wish to extend much more of the game. Thats optional, since...
Game is generic. Auto detection. Stealth has no real relevance. I like the concept of fighting robots but the implementation just sucks. Graphics are generic along with the characters. Can't believe they claim to be proud of this. Of what. A crap game? It still needs a lot more work. It's not polished. What is it with developers? Doing half ass work expecting people to be stupid enough to buy it? Yes, me included...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, nVidia GTX 660 / ATI HD7870 - 2GB VRAM / Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580, 35 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Generation Zero® scores 31/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/704270/generation-zeroReviews 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 Nov 7, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.