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Game description

Zenless Zone Zero is HoYoverse’s brand-new urban fantasy ARPG. Players act as "Proxies" who explore Hollows alongside a wide range of unique Agents, fighting enemies, and completing commissions on their journey to unveil the mysteries behind New Eridu.

Basic info

DeveloperCOGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.
PublisherCOGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJun 16, 2026
Price

Minimum specs

OSWin10 64-bit
Processori5 Intel Core (7th Gen)
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX970
Storage75 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 361 reviews from the past 1 year

81.0/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (88%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Sharp animation, great music and slick combat make 72 reviewers fans of Zenless Zone Zero, rated 81.0 from 18,926 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 271st of 1249 and comes up in 52% of analyzed reviews. 59 reviews enjoy it, the most upvoted calling it a favorite with captivating play and story, and 46 describe satisfying hack and slash combat. Gameplay ranks 264th of 1396 and Tech & Support 342nd of 1399. Players also say the first season had a story, characters and lore with genuine depth, and some single out characters with interesting backstories.

👎 Where it falls short

64 reviews call the gacha model aggressive, with limited characters locked behind paywalls, and Pricing & Fairness comes up in 47% of analyzed reviews. Story & World ranks 698th of 1096, and 27 say the second season turned into generic anime writing meant to sell banners. 30 report stutter and texture problems despite tuning, and others say older characters have been power crept into near uselessness in the endgame.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“animations are razor-sharp, music slaps, runs beautifully” · 72 reviews
“my favorite game, gameplay and story captivate” · 59 reviews
“satisfying hack and slash” · 46 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +3.34 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “satisfying hack and slash” · 46 reviews
Negative “combat system feels like mindless action, signal-light mechanics” · 5 reviews

Progression 20% · Difficulty 5% · Onboarding 8% · Freedom 4% · Strategy 13%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 66% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Characters +2.81 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are
Positive “Hugo and Miyabi have interesting personalities and backstories” · 28 reviews
Negative “mediocre characters and story did not engage” · 8 reviews

Story 50% · World 21%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.60 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “hundreds of hours of playtime, lots to do early and mid game” · 4 reviews

Variety 11% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 52% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.65 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “animations are razor-sharp, music slaps, runs beautifully” · 72 reviews
Negative “perv repeated throughout review undermines praise” · 2 reviews

Audio 24%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +1.22 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 4% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 47% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.08 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “aggressive, anti-consumer gacha model with limited characters locked behind paywalls” · 64 reviews
Positive “incredibly generous to F2P playerbase, love letter to community” · 22 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 12% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.20 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “constantly improving versions with better characters, bosses, events” · 9 reviews
Negative “Steam version lacks UAC fixes, launcher integration, Big Picture compatibility, and GPU-specific updates” · 2 reviews

Stability 2% · Performance 15%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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