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Ex-Zodiac

MNKY · Pixeljam · 2022-07-21

Steam

ActionIndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jul 21, 2022 (Linux), Jul 21, 2022 (Mac), Jul 21, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's. Join protagonist Kyuu as she fights to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System, overrun by the intergalactic terrorist organization known as Zodiac.

Ex-Zodiac is an Action, Indie, and Early Access game released in 2022, priced at $11.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 1092 reviews).

0
playing now
94%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 124 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 22k–49k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,092 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.79 at Steam (2025-12-18) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 12 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19119120222026Week of 2022-07-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$4.792022-07-212026-08-052022-07-21 — best price $8.992022-09-05 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $8.492022-12-12 — best price $9.992023-05-08 — best price $7.492023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-09-25 — best price $6.992023-11-13 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $6.492024-01-29 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $6.492024-06-25 — best price $9.992024-08-05 — best price $5.492024-10-07 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $4.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-07 — best price $11.992025-04-16 — best price $5.392025-06-09 — best price $11.992025-07-21 — best price $5.992025-09-08 — best price $11.992025-10-13 — best price $5.992025-12-01 — best price $11.992026-01-12 — best price $5.992026-03-02 — best price $11.992026-03-26 — best price $11.992026-05-18 — best price $4.792026-06-16 — best price $11.992026-07-09 — best price $11.992026-07-22 — best price $5.992026-08-05 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
68.9%
earned "Slice 'n Dice"
6.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

6 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Russian

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2022-07-21, latest 2023-05-08 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,7861%28

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DIndieRetroSpaceActionArcadeFlightShooterColorfulEarly Access

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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