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Z cover art

Z

TickTock Games · Rebellion · 2014-07-04

SteamGOG

ActionStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jul 13, 2011 (iOS), Mar 01, 1996 (Super Nintendo Entertainment System), Oct 29, 2013 (Android), Jul 31, 1996 (DOS), Mar 27, 1998 (Sega Saturn), Dec 15, 1996 (PlayStation)

“Z”, the classic Real Time Strategy Game by the Bitmap Brothers. Fans of this classic strategy title are in for a real treat. Everything is in here from the terrific comedy cut scenes to the frantic game play making this is the definitive version of Z.

6
playing now
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (43 ratings)
$6.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

The game opens with Commander Zod shooting the Bitmap Brothers Logo off the screen. Meanwhile, a Supply Ship is adrift in space. Its occupants, two robots named Brad and Allan, wake up to the radio buzzer. The two find two new messages from Commander Zod. The first shows Zod telling about his delivery, one hour overdue; the second shows him threatening to "kick their red butts" if he finds out about them slacking off. Allan and Brad just resume their mission. The two constantly steer the ship in a bunch of twists and turns (one sends them knocking the game's title into the opening credits, whi(Storyline via IGDB)

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Current store prices

GOG$6.99

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12-month high $6.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Census log

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

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