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Zeno Clash cover art

Zeno Clash

ACE Team · 2009-04-21

SteamGOG

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 21, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 05, 2010 (Xbox 360)

Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game is played from a first person perspective and the combat is generally up close and brutal. Experience a deep storyline set in a fantastic world.

1
playing now
86%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (59 ratings)
4.7h
to beat · rushed 3.8h · completionist 6h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Zeno Clash is a first-person fighting video game with elements of a first-person shooter. It is the debut game of developer ACE Team and uses the Source engine. It was released for download through content delivery service Steam on 21 April 2009. The Xbox 360 version, entitled Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition, was released 5 May 2010 and contains additional features not found in the Windows version. The game is set in the fantasy world of Zenozoik, and follows Ghat, a young man who is on the run from his vengeful siblings, and Deadra, his female companion, as they travel through strange and exotic lands.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 91 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 129k–257k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,215 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.74 at GamersGate (2021-07-08) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 12 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
323220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-08-06 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.66$0.742015-01-012026-08-172015-01-01 — best price $0.992015-11-25 — best price $9.992016-05-06 — best price $11.522016-10-18 — best price $7.992017-02-20 — best price $9.992017-07-17 — best price $9.992017-12-25 — best price $9.992018-04-09 — best price $2.992018-08-14 — best price $2.002018-12-13 — best price $2.002019-03-04 — best price $9.992019-09-20 — best price $1.502019-11-26 — best price $2.492020-03-02 — best price $1.872020-06-25 — best price $1.492020-10-29 — best price $1.992020-12-22 — best price $1.992021-05-03 — best price $1.872021-07-08 — best price $0.742021-10-11 — best price $1.992021-12-13 — best price $9.992022-02-24 — best price $1.492022-07-04 — best price $9.992022-10-24 — best price $1.492023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-07-24 — best price $9.992024-01-22 — best price $1.882024-05-20 — best price $1.882024-09-25 — best price $2.252025-03-06 — best price $0.992025-08-18 — best price $3.992026-02-27 — best price $3.002026-08-10 — best price $2.992026-08-17 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
45.6%
earned "Metamoq's pupil "
4.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English[b][/b], German, French, Polish, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11,9426%22

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

Player tags

FPSEpicIndieShortActionFantasySurrealFightingAdventureBeautiful

Census log

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

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