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Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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The legends speak of a long forgotten prophecy... of a shining hero and of perilous adventures... of sinister powers, strange worlds and swarms of fairies ... but they said nothing of a girl with a big heart instead of a big sword!

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal is a adventure, action and rpg game developed by Funatics Software and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on August 20th 2015 is available only on Windows in 2 languages: English and German.

It has received 1,068 reviews of which 769 were positive and 299 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 0.87€ on Steam with a 89% discount, but you can find it for 0.63€ on Eneba.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows® VISTA,Windows® 7, Windows® 8
  • Processor: Athlon or Pentium® 2 Processor with 500 Mhz
  • Memory: 64 MB RAM MB RAM
  • Graphics: 3D- Graphics card, 8MB (GeForce, Voodoo 5500)
  • DirectX: Version 8.1
  • Storage: 1400 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Please make sure you are using the latest graphics card driver (especially for NVIDIA cards). You can always find the latest drivers directly at the manufacturers' website. Please do not rely on automatic Windows updates. - Symptom of NVIDIA cards: broken polygon display after starting the first scene. Solution: 1. Open NVIDIA control panel 2. Go to "Manage 3D settings" -> "Program Settings", there, select "Zantph.exe" 3. Set the "Maximum count of pre-rendered single frames" to 1 and... 4. "Apply". The grapic-errors should now be fixed. -Incompatibility with notebooks (FPS drops in the menu): Set your screen resolution to a modus with 32 bit color depth

User reviews & Ratings

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25 hours played
April 2026
Great game, as of 4/19/26 windows has fully broken the game. Can't even run it, so keep that in mind.
24 hours played
Feb. 2026
One of the most underrated games of all time. Zanzarah has very unique, beautifully built world, with great mechanics which had a huge potential to be improved even more in future entries. But unfortunately, the game just didn't make it, due to bad sellings. And like a cherry on the top of cake Daedalic dropped this broken stub and never updated it since 2015. Cool. But the game is still alive thanks to fan modes, fixes and love overall, and if you still haven't, you MUST give it a try, despite suffering with installation and optimization, you'll enjoy it. Zanzarah has great replay ability and it's just a sweet and fascinating journey.
43 hours played
Dec. 2025
This game was a huge part of my childhood, I finally finished it after over a decade and it's still as good as I remember it. Even better than I remember it now that I was able to properly play and understand it (I played the russian version as a kid and understood none of it). It's like a mix of Pokemon with an fps battle system and a classic fantasy hero story. Very nice world with a great soundtrack. If the game won't run on your PC, there is a patch that fixes it somewhere in the community section if I remember correctly, it's worth putting in the extra bit of time to get it fixed. Also the game's got some glitches and unfair fights so I recommend saving your game pretty often to not lose hours of progress.
2 hours played
Dec. 2025
• On Linux works perfect, no issue, no mojo-bonjo dancing around, even resolution is perfect. The only thing I have tweaked were shadows in the settings to the lowest, you will understand why in the game :) • On windows 10 I had horrible experience, had to fix/mod everything. It says no SteamDeck support but if it runs on my Linux then it should run with no issues on SteamDeck as well. They use the same Proton layer to run windows games! Me Love the game!
20 hours played
Oct. 2025
Good luck getting this to run on modern systems it took me ages. From what I’ve seen, performance is pretty inconsistent and seems almost random. Some people get it working smoothly, others run into endless issues, and I’m still not sure what makes the difference. Zanzarah is one of those hidden gems from the early 2000s that still feels magical today. The mix of fairy tale exploration with a Pokémon style battle system is super unique you collect and train fairies, then fight in fast paced arena duels that are way more exciting than they first look. The world is beautiful and full of charm, with forests, caves, and little villages that feel alive. The music really adds to the dreamy atmosphere too. It’s not a perfect game the combat can get repetitive, and some quests are a bit vague but honestly, the sense of wonder makes up for it. If you like fantasy worlds and creature collecting, this is definitely worth checking out considering we will probably never see a game like this ever again.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal is currently priced at 0.87€ on Steam.

Yes, Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal is currently available at a 89% discount. You can purchase it for 0.87€ on Steam.

Yes, Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal received 769 positive votes out of a total of 1,068 achieving a rating of 6.93.
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Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal was developed by Funatics Software and published by Daedalic Entertainment.

Yes, Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal is not playable on MacOS.

No, Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal is not playable on Linux.

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal is a single-player game.

No, Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal 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 Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal.

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Steam reviews 28 July 2026 21:46 UTC

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Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal PEGI 3
Rating
6.9
769
299
Game modes
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Online players
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Developer
Funatics Software
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment
Release 20 Aug 2015
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