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Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal

Fantasy adventure RPG about collecting creatures for real-time magic duels

Funatics Software · Published by Daedalic Entertainment · Released Aug 20, 2015

ActionAdventureRPG

Reviews
Mostly Positive
73% of 1,109
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
3D
0.1 GB RAM · 1.4 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal?

This single-player, third-person fantasy adventure RPG follows Amy into Zanzarah, a magical world she is tasked with joining to the real world. You explore, collect and train fairies and demons, then use them in real-time magic battles.

For you if...

  • +you like collecting and training creatures for fast-paced battles
  • +you enjoy exploring fairy-tale worlds with a story to follow

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based battles to real-time action
  • −you want multiplayer instead of a solo adventure

What players say

73% of 1,109 reviews are positive

Players praise the fantasy world, creature collecting, real-time battles, and soundtrack. Many report trouble running the game on modern Windows systems, including launch failures, graphical glitches, and performance problems; some use community fixes.

Players over time

▼ -25% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 25 players on Oct 15, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal screenshot 1

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal system requirements

Minimum: 3D, 0.1 GB RAM, 1.4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® VISTA,Windows® 7, Windows® 8
Processor
Athlon or Pentium® 2 Processor with 500 Mhz
Graphics
3D- Graphics card, 8MB (GeForce, Voodoo 5500)
Memory
64 MB RAM MB RAM
Storage
1400 MB available space
DirectX
Version 8.1
Notes
Please make sure you are using the latest graphics card driver (especially for NVIDIA cards). You can always find the latest drivers directly at the manufacturers' website. Please do not rely on automatic Windows updates. - Symptom of NVIDIA cards: broken polygon display after starting the first scene. Solution: 1. Open NVIDIA control panel 2. Go to "Manage 3D settings" -> "Program Settings", there, select "Zantph.exe" 3. Set the "Maximum count of pre-rendered single frames" to 1 and... 4. "Apply". The grapic-errors should now be fixed. -Incompatibility with notebooks (FPS drops in the menu): Set your screen resolution to a modus with 32 bit color depth

Does Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, German.

Does Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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