--- title: ZED ZONE 1.0 Release: Price, Languages, Specs and Offline description: ZED ZONE left Early Access on 6 November 2026. Who makes it, the launch discount, the 12 store languages, minimum and recommended PC specs, Steam Deck, offline play and the review score. url: https://zed-zone.wiki/survival/game-info/ --- # ZED ZONE 1.0: release, price, languages and specs ZED ZONE is a 2D top-down zombie survival game made by one developer, Leven Liu, and published by INDIECN. It spent three years in Early Access and reached 1.0 in November 2026. - 1.0 launched 6 November 2026 after three years of Early Access. - 40% off for the first two weeks of 1.0. - Store lists 12 languages and Windows only. _[Image: ZED ZONE: a train on the island railway through a pine forest]_ _Official screenshot · Leven Liu / INDIECN_ ## ZED ZONE at a glance | Developer | Leven Liu (solo developer; “酱油” in Chinese announcements) Official | | --- | --- | | Publisher | INDIECN Official | | Chinese title | 隔离区-丧尸末日生存 Official | | Early Access | From 29 March 2023, as “ZED ZONE - Apocalypse Ahead” Official | | 1.0 release | 6 November 2026 (UTC+8). The store shows 5 Nov 2026, the same moment in US time zones. Official | | Genres | Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation Official | | Modes | Single-player, online and LAN co-op, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, full controller support, Family Sharing Official | | Platform | Windows only Official | ## Price and launch discount 1.0 is 40% off for its first two weeks. Official Prices are regional; on 7 November 2026 the Steam store we saw listed NT$135, down from NT$226. Check the store for your currency. ## Languages The store lists 12 interface languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal) and Russian. Official Eight of them were added in May 2026, and languages switch from the main menu without a restart. Official Players can make their own translation from the CSV files in `StreamingAssets/Localization/`; the developer publishes a translator guide. Official Italian and Turkish are requested on the forum but not listed. ## PC requirements | | Minimum | Recommended | | --- | --- | --- | | OS | Windows XP | Windows 10 | | CPU | Intel i3 / AMD R3 | Intel i7 / AMD R7 | | RAM | 2 GB | 8 GB | | GPU | NVIDIA GTX 660 | NVIDIA GTX 1060 | | DirectX | 10 | 11 | | Storage | 300 MB | 500 MB | Source: Steam store, 7 November 2026. Official Slowdowns are covered on [crashes and stutter](https://zed-zone.wiki/survival/crashes-and-performance/). ## Steam Deck and offline play - Beta 0.81 added full controller and Steam Deck support. Official Steam’s own Deck rating is shown on the store page and may lag behind patches; one player noted it still listed issues after controller support improved. Unverified - Single-player works offline, players report. Unverified Online co-op and the hire-other-players feature need a connection. ## Reviews and who plays it On 7 November 2026 the store showed “Very Positive”, with 81% of 159 reviews in the last 30 days positive. Official Third-party estimates (Gamalytic) put about 55% of players in China and about 17% in the United States; these are estimates, not official data. Unverified ## Is ZED ZONE worth it? What 1.0 reviewers say A YouTube review published the day after launch lists the regular US price as US$11.99 and the launch price as US$7.19, and notes there is no separate free demo. 1.0 review Across the 1.0 videos and forum threads we read, the same points come up: | Players like | Players warn about | | --- | --- | | Progression: enemies that scare you early become targets later. Lots of loot and weapon modding; more combat-heavy than Project Zomboid. 1.0 gives the sandbox a goal: the Far Island, guardians and an ending. Steady updates over three years. | Busy menus and small text, especially on Steam Deck. Slow stretches of travel, scavenging and sorting. Co-op is brand new; groups buying only for co-op may want to wait. Movement keys reportedly still fixed. | These are opinions from players and reviewers. Players report Checked against version 1.0.4 Last verified 2026-11-07 ## Sources - [Steam store page: ZED ZONE](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211600/ZED_ZONE/) · 2026-11-07 · official - [Patch notes: Zed Zone 1.0 is out now (New Island, co-op, farming)](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1211600/view/710039706052591851) · 2026-11-06 · official - [Patch notes: 8 new languages, lighting overhaul, attribute rework](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1211600/view/708899110030149307) · 2026-05-29 · official - [Developer docs: community translator guide](https://github.com/IndieDev-LevenLiu/zedzone/blob/c84e688/localization/docs/en/Translator_Guide.md) · 2026-05-29 · official - [Patch notes: Beta 0.81 (custom key bindings, aim assist, controller)](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1211600/view/529870247508837459) · 2026-01-31 · official - [Steam thread: Can this be played offline?](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1211600/discussions/0/570428117602148650/) · 2026-11-06 · single player report - [Gamalytic: ZED ZONE player estimates](https://gamalytic.com/game/1211600) · 2026-11-07 · single player report - [YouTube: Gaming Plus TV, “ZED ZONE 1.0: Don’t Buy Until You Know This!”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBEOkMpQqv4) · 2026-11-07 · single player report - [YouTube: Neyreyan, “ZED ZONE 1.0 gameplay, max difficulty, ep. 1”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k75e31zVf7E) · 2026-11-06 · single player report - [YouTube: Splattercat, “An Open World Zombie Survival RPG That Keeps Getting Bigger”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5968L6JgdI) · 2026-10-08 · single player report - [Steam thread: wondering if this game is for me](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1211600/discussions/0/525387040750126367/) · 2026-10-07 · players, 2+ reports ## More in Survival Basics - [guide Beginner guide What to do after the helicopter crash in ZED ZONE 1.0: follow the tutorial, pick a starting weapon, loot quietly, find a shelter, sort water and food, and avoid the early killers.](https://zed-zone.wiki/survival/beginner-guide/) - [entity Skills & attributes How ZED ZONE characters grow: Strength, Agility and Constitution, attribute points from levels, use and serums, the four skill tree branches, starting perks and the Red, Green and Blue Doses.](https://zed-zone.wiki/survival/skills-and-attributes/) - [guide Traders & loot How ZED ZONE traders restock every 3 days, what the trading camp doctor does, whether loot respawns, where guns still spawn after the 1.0 loot cuts, and how the Loot Abundance setting works.](https://zed-zone.wiki/survival/traders-and-loot/) - [problem Controls & keybinds Can you rebind keys in ZED ZONE? Where custom key bindings live, what players still report about WASD, controller and Steam Deck support, Sprint Mode, HUD size and the settings that remove blur and kill cam.](https://zed-zone.wiki/survival/controls-and-keybinds/) - [problem Save files Where ZED ZONE keeps its saves and logs on Windows, how Steam Cloud sync and backups work, why character saves are now separate from worlds, and what to do when a save or building disappears.](https://zed-zone.wiki/survival/save-files/) - [problem Crashes & stutter ZED ZONE will not start, crashes while driving or stutters in towns? What the developer has fixed, the graphics settings that cost the most, how to send logs, and the checks players found useful.](https://zed-zone.wiki/survival/crashes-and-performance/)