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Generation Zero®

Systemic Reaction™ · Avalanche Studios · 2019-03-26

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 13, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Mar 26, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 26, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Mar 26, 2019 (Xbox One)

Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.

404
playing now
72%
positive of 42k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
15
twitch viewers (latest)
53/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (46 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

404 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Generation Zero is a first-person shooter video game developed and self-published by Avalanche Studios, under the brand Systemic Reaction. The game was announced in June 2018 and released on PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One on March 26, 2019.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 404 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 918 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~115/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 1.1M–2.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 42,165 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$24.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.80 at GreenManGaming (2021-08-23) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 123 of 124 observed days · $24.19 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
83883820192026Week of 2019-03-01: 741 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 838 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 402 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 808 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 697 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 551 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 561 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 531 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 658 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 219 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 457 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 31 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6041312026-08-06 21:00 — 408 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 232 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 354 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 533 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 330 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 428 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 604 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 360 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 447 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 459 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 177 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 306 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 337 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 174 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 261 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 284 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 165 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 307 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 453 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 167 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 198 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 339 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 207 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 221 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 316 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 158 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 131 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 268 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 283 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 404 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$34.99$0.802019-01-252026-08-292019-01-25 — best price $34.992019-10-28 — best price $19.992020-01-27 — best price $17.492020-08-04 — best price $24.992021-02-10 — best price $7.422021-07-16 — best price $24.992021-11-05 — best price $24.992021-12-18 — best price $21.242022-02-03 — best price $24.992022-04-12 — best price $29.992022-05-31 — best price $21.222022-08-01 — best price $24.992022-09-16 — best price $13.992022-11-10 — best price $20.822022-12-19 — best price $24.992023-02-10 — best price $6.542023-03-24 — best price $24.992023-05-23 — best price $24.992023-07-13 — best price $8.992023-11-21 — best price $4.992024-01-31 — best price $22.472024-03-30 — best price $20.722024-05-06 — best price $24.992024-06-24 — best price $24.992024-08-17 — best price $20.332024-09-24 — best price $19.392024-11-21 — best price $4.992024-12-19 — best price $3.992025-01-22 — best price $24.992025-04-16 — best price $8.992025-07-24 — best price $5.802025-09-18 — best price $24.992025-11-04 — best price $6.242025-12-04 — best price $24.992026-01-19 — best price $24.992026-03-20 — best price $24.742026-05-12 — best price $5.002026-06-11 — best price $3.302026-07-27 — best price $4.222026-08-29 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

145452026-05-31 — 72 pageviews2026-06-03 — 57 pageviews2026-06-06 — 89 pageviews2026-06-09 — 49 pageviews2026-06-12 — 52 pageviews2026-06-15 — 62 pageviews2026-06-18 — 46 pageviews2026-06-21 — 67 pageviews2026-06-24 — 67 pageviews2026-06-27 — 67 pageviews2026-06-30 — 57 pageviews2026-07-03 — 89 pageviews2026-07-06 — 63 pageviews2026-07-09 — 74 pageviews2026-07-12 — 73 pageviews2026-07-15 — 62 pageviews2026-07-18 — 75 pageviews2026-07-21 — 67 pageviews2026-07-24 — 60 pageviews2026-07-27 — 77 pageviews2026-07-30 — 73 pageviews2026-08-02 — 80 pageviews2026-08-05 — 76 pageviews2026-08-08 — 77 pageviews2026-08-11 — 88 pageviews2026-08-14 — 70 pageviews2026-08-17 — 71 pageviews2026-08-20 — 68 pageviews2026-08-23 — 68 pageviews2026-08-26 — 110 pageviews2026-08-27 — 69 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2202026-08-29 02:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 21 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 15 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
94.7%
earned "First Blood"
14.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing23 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPS1980sCo-opMechsHorrorRobotsSci-fiSandboxShooterSurvival

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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