Zero-K on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.

Zero-K is a strategy, rts and indie game developed and published by Zero-K Team.
Released on April 27th 2018 is available in English on Windows and Linux.

It has received 3,922 reviews of which 3,678 were positive and 244 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😍

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Zero-K into these genres:

Strategy RTS Indie Simulation Multiplayer Real-Time Singleplayer Co-op Online Co-Op Robots Sci-fi Base-Building

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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 7, 8, or 10
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz dual core CPU with SSE (Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 512 MB graphics card with OpenGL 3 support (GeForce 8800 or equivalent); integrated cards may not work
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 13.04 or equivalent
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz dual core CPU with SSE (Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 512 MB graphics card with OpenGL 3 support (GeForce 8800 or equivalent)
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 64bit only, Big Picture mode is not supported

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2026
Zero-K is a great open-source game. The developers did a really good job. It can compete with big, well-known RTS games made with huge budgets. @devs Thank you for your hard work!
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Frequently Asked Questions

Zero-K is free to play on Steam.

Zero-K is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

Zero-K received 3,678 positive votes out of a total of 3,922 achieving an impressive rating of 9.02.
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Zero-K was developed and published by Zero-K Team.

Zero-K is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Zero-K is not playable on MacOS.

Zero-K is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Zero-K offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Zero-K offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There are 3 DLCs available for Zero-K. Explore additional content available for Zero-K on Steam.

Zero-K does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Zero-K does not support Steam Remote Play.

Zero-K does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Zero-K.

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Zero-K
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Rating
9.0
3,678
244
Game modes
Multiplayer
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Online players
92
Developer
Zero-K Team
Publisher
Zero-K Team
Release 27 Apr 2018
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