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Generation Zero®

Open-world survival shooter about guerrilla warfare against deadly machines

Systemic Reaction™ · Published by Avalanche Studios · Released Mar 26, 2019

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 31K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 87 in 30 days
Players
228
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jan 22, 2025
Minimum PC
GTX 660
8 GB RAM · 35 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Generation Zero®?

An open-world first-person survival shooter set in Cold War-era Östertörn, Sweden, where mysterious machines have overrun the region. Alone or in online co-op with up to three friends, you explore forests, streets, and bunkers, scavenge and craft supplies, fight machines, build bases, and investigate what happened.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy tense scavenging and dangerous machine encounters
  • +you want solo or four-player online co-op
  • +you like open-world exploration with optional base building

Not for you if...

  • −you need varied missions and deep late-game progression
  • −you dislike repetitive looting and bullet-sponge enemies
  • −you want a story-led campaign with varied objectives

What players say

75% of 31,026 reviews are positive · 78% of 87 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tense early hours, machine combat, Swedish countryside, sound design, and cooperative play. The most common complaints are repetitive mid- and late-game missions and combat, shallow progression, and persistent bugs, including getting stuck or losing quest progress; players also say development ended with these issues unresolved.

Players over time

▼ -18% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 426 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 23, 2026180
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Sep 22, 2026286
Sep 21, 2026426

How many players finish Generation Zero®?

7.6% of Steam players have unlocked «Rise Of The Phoenix», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

Generation Zero® screenshot 1

Generation Zero® system requirements

Minimum: GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 35 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
64bit OS - Windows 7 with Service Pack 1
Processor
Intel i5 Quad Core
Graphics
nVidia GTX 660 / ATI HD7870 - 2GB VRAM / Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 580
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
35 GB available space

Recommended

OS
64bit OS - Windows 10
Processor
Intel i7 Quad Core
Graphics
nVidia GTX 960 / R9 280 - 4GB VRAM
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
35 GB available space

Does Generation Zero® have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Generation Zero® 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
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
72
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish.

Does Generation Zero® 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

23 DLC available.

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