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ZeroRanger cover art

ZeroRanger

System Erasure · 2018-09-28

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 28, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...

ZeroRanger is an Action and Indie game released in 2018, priced at $11.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 2245 reviews).

6
playing now
96%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
3h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 190 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 56k–135k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,245 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $8.39 at Steam (2021-09-28) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
616120182026Week of 2018-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1912026-09-15 00:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 10 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 19 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 14 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 7 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 11 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 13 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 10 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
260Mar 2018Aug 2026Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 0Dec 2018 — avg 4 · peak 14Mar 2019 — avg 6 · peak 17Jun 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Sep 2019 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2019 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2020 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2020 — avg 9 · peak 64Sep 2020 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2020 — avg 6 · peak 26Mar 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2021 — avg 5 · peak 18Sep 2021 — avg 5 · peak 24Dec 2021 — avg 7 · peak 23Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2022 — avg 5 · peak 19Sep 2022 — avg 5 · peak 19Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2023 — avg 10 · peak 35Dec 2023 — avg 7 · peak 22Mar 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Jun 2024 — avg 6 · peak 21Sep 2024 — avg 9 · peak 28Dec 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Mar 2025 — avg 7 · peak 17Jun 2025 — avg 7 · peak 22Sep 2025 — avg 10 · peak 27Dec 2025 — avg 12 · peak 32Mar 2026 — avg 7 · peak 20Jun 2026 — avg 8 · peak 25Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 21
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$8.392018-09-292026-07-092018-09-29 — best price $10.792018-10-05 — best price $11.992018-12-20 — best price $9.952019-01-03 — best price $11.992019-02-04 — best price $9.712019-02-11 — best price $11.992019-06-26 — best price $9.592019-07-10 — best price $11.992019-12-19 — best price $8.992020-01-02 — best price $11.992020-06-25 — best price $9.592020-07-09 — best price $11.992020-12-22 — best price $8.992021-01-05 — best price $11.992021-06-24 — best price $8.992021-07-08 — best price $11.992021-09-28 — best price $8.392021-10-01 — best price $11.992021-12-22 — best price $8.992022-01-05 — best price $11.992022-06-23 — best price $8.992022-07-07 — best price $11.992022-12-22 — best price $8.992023-01-05 — best price $11.992023-06-29 — best price $8.992023-07-13 — best price $11.992023-09-25 — best price $8.992023-10-02 — best price $11.992023-12-21 — best price $8.992024-01-04 — best price $11.992024-06-27 — best price $8.992024-07-11 — best price $11.992024-12-19 — best price $8.992025-01-02 — best price $11.992025-06-26 — best price $8.992025-07-10 — best price $11.992025-12-18 — best price $8.992026-01-05 — best price $11.992026-06-25 — best price $8.992026-07-09 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

1
achievements tracked
21.5%
earned "SYSTEM ENDLESS"
21.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-06-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)510100%1

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionArcadeSci-fiShooterDifficultStory RichBullet Hell

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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