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ZEPHON cover art

ZEPHON

Proxy Studios · 2024-11-08

Steam

RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 08, 2024 (Linux), Nov 08, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?

67
playing now
83%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
5
Nexus mods (642 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

67 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Humanity emerges, hesitantly, into ruination. Almost nothing is left of the world as we knew it, settlements, forests, seas, mountains... all have been blasted into unfamiliarity. Horribly mutated animals hunt in packs through deformed woodland. Decrepit military robots stumble unknowingly through the ruins, sensors and logic centres blown. Alien soldiers, once impossibly powerful, cower in the wrecks of their ships, praying to heedless gods for rescue. On the planet Earth, that was once a cradle of life, the extinction of humanity is at hand. What will you do to survive?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 67 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 90 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (409 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 38k–86k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,917 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $15.99 at Steam (2026-09-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
37037020242026Week of 2024-11-08: 370 positiveWeek of 2024-11-08: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-11-15: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-11-15: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-11-22: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-11-22: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-29: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-11-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-06: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-12-06: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-13: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-20: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-12-20: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-27: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-12-27: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-03: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-01-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-10: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-17: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-24: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-31: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-31: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-07: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-14: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-21: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-28: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-14: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-21: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-28: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-25: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-04-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-02: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-05-02: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-09: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-30: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-06: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-27: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-04: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-11: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-18: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-25: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-15: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-22: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-26: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-10: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-31: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-07: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-21: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-28: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-02: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-17: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-31: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

140322026-09-15 02:00 — 47 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 32 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 59 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 103 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 107 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 123 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 90 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 78 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 115 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 111 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 63 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 86 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 103 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 56 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 102 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 125 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 65 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 48 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 122 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 52 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 80 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 90 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 53 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 67 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
46544Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 465 · peak 1,016Dec 2024 — avg 206 · peak 442Jan 2025 — avg 165 · peak 438Feb 2025 — avg 96 · peak 210Mar 2025 — avg 68 · peak 137Apr 2025 — avg 59 · peak 308May 2025 — avg 135 · peak 376Jun 2025 — avg 92 · peak 229Jul 2025 — avg 69 · peak 158Aug 2025 — avg 70 · peak 183Sep 2025 — avg 44 · peak 110Oct 2025 — avg 72 · peak 273Nov 2025 — avg 126 · peak 358Dec 2025 — avg 96 · peak 202Jan 2026 — avg 82 · peak 201Feb 2026 — avg 68 · peak 152Mar 2026 — avg 54 · peak 120Apr 2026 — avg 92 · peak 259May 2026 — avg 68 · peak 477Jun 2026 — avg 176 · peak 424Jul 2026 — avg 140 · peak 278Aug 2026 — avg 78 · peak 178
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$17.992024-11-082026-07-272024-11-08 — best price $39.992024-12-19 — best price $35.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-02-10 — best price $35.992025-02-17 — best price $39.992025-03-13 — best price $35.992025-03-20 — best price $39.992025-04-28 — best price $31.992025-05-05 — best price $39.992025-06-04 — best price $31.992025-06-09 — best price $39.992025-06-27 — best price $31.992025-07-10 — best price $39.992025-08-11 — best price $29.992025-08-18 — best price $39.992025-09-29 — best price $29.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-10-27 — best price $27.992025-11-03 — best price $39.992025-12-08 — best price $23.992025-12-15 — best price $39.992025-12-18 — best price $23.992026-01-05 — best price $39.992026-02-09 — best price $23.992026-02-16 — best price $39.992026-03-19 — best price $21.992026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-04-09 — best price $21.992026-04-16 — best price $39.992026-05-29 — best price $19.992026-06-05 — best price $39.992026-06-25 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $39.992026-07-20 — best price $17.992026-07-27 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
42.1%
earned "Got Me, Good One"
6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-op6 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Korean, Russian, Polish, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2024-11-08, latest 2026-05-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5690%96

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

Player tags

4XRPGCo-opSci-fiSandboxStrategyTacticalTurn-BasedMultiplayerLovecraftian

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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