Date Z

High school dating sim with time loops and a zombie threat

Mass Creation · Published by We Dig Games · Released Aug 30, 2024

Reviews: Mixed; 64% of 67
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Apr 18, 2025
Minimum PC: GT 720; 2 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Date Z?

You play a senior transfer student in a single-player visual novel set at a high school built over an abandoned military airbase. You make story choices, pursue romance, explore the campus, and use a device to navigate alternate timelines, while trying to find a date by Friday to survive.

For you if...

+you enjoy revisiting a story through different choices

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-focused survival games to reading and romance

What players say

64% of 67 reviews are positive

Players praise the comic-style artwork and story. Their main complaint is that additional romance routes require paid DLC, which they say leaves the base game feeling limited and its choices less meaningful.

Screenshots and trailer

Date Z system requirements

Minimum: GT 720, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10
Processor: Intel i3 2100+ or AMD FX-4100+
Graphics: 512 MB VRAM, nVidia GT 720+ or AMD HD 5450+ or Intel HD Graphics 5000+
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Requirements may change on release.

Does Date Z have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Date Z run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 87
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.

Does Date Z use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam