Z Dawn
Skip · Roguelike · 2019
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 30, under the fair line, at $1.49.
- Length
- 8h
- Value
- $0.19/hr
- Reviews
- 73% of 292 positive
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Buy now or wait
It is 85% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- 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
Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 205 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
It has been discounted 92 times in the 8 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 70 percent, about 4 weeks apart. Today's $1.49 at 85 percent off still sits 51 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
It is less well reviewed than 77 percent of its genre. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Dead Age ($14.99, scores 57) and NEO Scavenger ($14.99, scores 75) both outscore it.
The drop-off
54% start to 3% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 4 when we last checked, on Oct 16, 04:52 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
For $1.89 when I bought it. I'd say 3 hours of play time was worth it. Got salty when my best man got bite and I accidently hit space bar to the next turn, but it was fun. If you like zombie games, turn based games, and resource management, I'd recommend. Will probably top out at 6 hours played imo.
2 more reviews
This gripping survival adventure thrusts you into a zombie-plagued world where every decision counts 🧟♂️💥! Scavenge, build defenses, and outsmart hordes in intense, strategic gameplay that blends horror with thrilling tactics. Stunning visuals and immersive sound effects make it a pulse-pounding experience-perfect for fans of edge-of-your-seat challenges!
Z Dawn, developed and published by GoldenGod Games, is an ambitious survival strategy experience that combines the tension of a zombie apocalypse with the methodical depth of a management simulation. The game begins in the chaotic aftermath of an infection that has devastated civilization, leaving only a handful of survivors struggling to rebuild and endure. From this premise, the player is placed in charge of a...
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No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Z Dawn scores 30/100 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/872680/z-dawnReviews 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 Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.