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Zelter

G1 Playground · SuperGG.com · 2020-10-22

SteamEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 22, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

All the horrors of zombie apocalypse in adorable pixelated form! Craft, explore and rescue people in a city overrun by the zombie horde. Good luck, survivors!

1
playing now
47%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Here we are: the Zombie Apocalypse has happened. You have been saved by a mysterious group of people and they helped teach you how to survive in this new reality. Though it was tough, they taught you how to fight, craft necessary items, and survive out in the wild. But you should never underestimate a zombie horde. They broke into your home, and though you fought tirelessly, it was hopeless from the start. Now, you are alone once again. But at least you are alive, and with all the knowledge that you have, you can start anew once again. Use your skills to craft tools for both survival and def(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (694 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 40k–89k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,975 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $8.39 at Fanatical (2024-06-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 20 of 30 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
37537520202026Week of 2020-10-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 319 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-14 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3281Oct 2020Aug 2026Oct 2020 — avg 328 · peak 859Dec 2020 — avg 22 · peak 56Feb 2021 — avg 9 · peak 24Apr 2021 — avg 7 · peak 19Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 23Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2022 — avg 39 · peak 152Oct 2022 — avg 14 · peak 59Dec 2022 — avg 7 · peak 20Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Apr 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Feb 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2026 — avg 1 · peak 5
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$8.392020-10-222026-07-272020-10-22 — best price $17.992022-09-26 — best price $19.992022-11-22 — best price $15.992022-12-22 — best price $15.992023-02-16 — best price $19.992023-04-07 — best price $19.992023-06-26 — best price $19.992023-08-03 — best price $19.992023-10-31 — best price $13.992023-12-05 — best price $19.992024-01-15 — best price $11.992024-03-04 — best price $11.992024-04-05 — best price $14.692024-05-16 — best price $12.992024-06-14 — best price $17.992024-07-12 — best price $14.692024-07-31 — best price $19.992024-09-07 — best price $17.992024-09-30 — best price $14.692024-11-01 — best price $10.992024-12-03 — best price $14.692025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-03 — best price $14.692025-03-13 — best price $10.992025-04-14 — best price $8.992025-05-19 — best price $10.992025-06-20 — best price $10.992025-07-28 — best price $10.992025-09-18 — best price $19.992025-11-03 — best price $19.992025-12-15 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-04-22 — best price $19.992026-06-02 — best price $14.972026-07-11 — best price $14.972026-07-27 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-10-22 (Steam store data)

Player tags

FPSVoxelActionZombiesBuildingSurvivalOpen WorldSimulationExplorationOnline Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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