Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.

Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU is a metroidvania, adventure and action-adventure game developed by Surgent Studios and published by Electronic Arts.
Released on April 23rd 2024 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil and Swahili.

It has received 780 reviews of which 649 were positive and 131 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU into these genres:

Metroidvania Adventure Action-Adventure Colorful Atmospheric Platformer Exploration Fantasy Mythology Side Scroller Lore-Rich Action Singleplayer Story Rich Difficult Souls-like Dark Fantasy Great Soundtrack 2D Platformer Precision Platformer

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel i7 7700 / AMD Ryzen 2600
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A380
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 30 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
  • Additional Notes: These specs allow for the game to be played in 1920x1080 at 60 FPS with graphics setting "Lowest"

User reviews & Ratings

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7 hours played
Jan. 2026
If you're a big Metroidvania head, this one will probably end up being too simple for you. It's a very straightforward romp through a genuinely gorgeous world, and the mechanics are simple, but satisfying. As a story, it's heartwarming and lovely, and I would love my nieces and nephews to play this when they're a little older. It has great messages about grief, acceptance, and finding one's place in the world, and seems perfectly written for a YA crowd. Big thumbs up, but it's also pretty short (I blasted through it on Balanced in a couple afternoons), so pick it up on sale.
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11 hours played
Nov. 2025
It's not particularly bad, but other metroidvania games do it way better. Rating: 5/10 (neutral) Animation: OK Combat: Boring and somewhat non-sensical Platforming: simple and unappealing Story: Interesting Voice acting: Good Controls are wonky at many segments.
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10 hours played
Sept. 2025
This game is pretty under rated. Great story, fun combat. Its refreshing to play a metroidvania that isnt hard for the sake of being hard. I am honestly surprised its not more popular. it does seem a bit unoptimized. i played 100% on steam deck on low settings. i still had stutters and struggled to hold a constant fps given the art style and type of game it is, this is pretty sad. People dont typically play metroidvanias on high end hardware but it seem this game kind of requires it. hard miss.
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8 hours played
Aug. 2025
A good but not exceptional metroidvania. I enjoyed the story, but it's exploration and combat vs fairly average. The game is rather short. It ran well on my steam deck with a few rooms causing noticeable FPS drops and crashed once. Closest comparison game would be Ori and the Blind Forest although not as good. Both have rather frustrating escape sequences. I think the game is worth picking up on sale.
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14 hours played
June 2025
Good first game for an indie studio. Solid platformer/metroid type game. Don't expect anything mind-blowing. Not everything needs to break records or be game of the year. It plays it safe, which I think was smart for this kind of game. The game is great for people looking for more African fantasy in games or other media, which there is so little of. You can tell Abubakar Salim and the team cared a lot and put their all into it
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Frequently Asked Questions

Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

No, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU received 649 positive votes out of a total of 780 achieving a rating of 7.87.
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Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU was developed by Surgent Studios and published by Electronic Arts.

Yes, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU is not playable on MacOS.

No, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU is not playable on Linux.

Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU is a single-player game.

No, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU.

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