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Z.O.N.A: Origin

84% positive · 563 Steam reviews · released Aug 22, 2025 · by AGaming+

Early AccessShooterOpen WorldActionVRAdventureExplorationPost-apocalyptic

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~18,579 (P10–P90: 7,432 – 40,874)

Gross revenue: ~$304,543 ($121,824 – $669,998)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Visuals & audio82% positive · 73 mentions
“[Game Played With Quest 3 using Link Cable/Virtual Desktop] This game's going to attract 2 kinds of VR players. Either you've played Stalker and want it in VR, or you haven't and are just desperate for any sort of VR story game that lasts…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 31 h played
Gameplay & mechanics83% positive · 63 mentions
“If you played Into the Radius, you'd know what you're getting here. If you played Stalker, you'd know what you're getting here. I mean that in the best way, It's VR stalker. The most important thing is I felt compelled to write a review…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 3 h played
Content & longevity87% positive · 53 mentions
“(TL;DR - It's a good game from a talented, community focused dev, who's actively updating the game ........ Just buy it. You'll very likely be glad you did). I got this game in a bundle about 3 months ago. I had a mess about with the God…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 49 h played
Performance & stability81% positive · 47 mentions
“If you played Into the Radius, you'd know what you're getting here. If you played Stalker, you'd know what you're getting here. I mean that in the best way, It's VR stalker. The most important thing is I felt compelled to write a review…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 3 h played
Story & writing77% positive · 39 mentions
“(TL;DR - It's a good game from a talented, community focused dev, who's actively updating the game ........ Just buy it. You'll very likely be glad you did). I got this game in a bundle about 3 months ago. I had a mess about with the God…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 49 h played
Price & value86% positive · 35 mentions
“Updated review at the bottom of text. Original Review Below (from 23rd of May, 2025): It took me a couple of attempts to dig into the game, but now I can say that the game has a clear vision, understands what it's going for, and achieves…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 37 h played
Difficulty & balance71% positive · 28 mentions
“I have completed Z.O.N.A Project X and I actually enjoyed the game and the story. This lead me to immediately jump into Z.O.N.A Origin and so far, I've been very impressed. I have eight hours of gameplay since starting it LAST NIGHT, and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 8 h played
Controls & UI57% positive · 23 mentions
“This game stands on par with other great survival shooters (games like Into the Radius, Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, Convergence, etc). This game was such an improvement over the first one, Z.O.N.A. Project X. Guns are more balanced…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 53 h played

260 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Art style

Realistic

Setting

Post-apocalypticSci-fi

Structure

Open world

Mood & themes

HorrorAtmospheric

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsVR support

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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