Zomborg
Developer GameDevLab
It is the year 2000, and the United Nations has established several quarantine zones around the world to stem the tide of an unknown virus pandemic. The United Nations called upon a private military company, highly skilled mercenaries to retrieve the data and uncover the secret of the zone. From the Steam store page
198 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
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74 positive · 114 negative
95% range 33–46%
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60 of 198 · most liked firstZomborg is an indie top-down shooter where you fight hordes of zombies in a quarantine zone after a virus outbreak from outer space ✅Large selection of weapons (10 types) ✅You can buy a helper ✅Your weapon can change from night to day during gameplay, which adds to the atmosphere ✅Level design ✅Good graphics ✅Acceptable price ❌I don't understand why there's a sniper rifle in this game, since we can't zoom in and shoot zombies anyway ❌We can't aim, and an enemy standing on a platform usually…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are 7 different body types & all of them are a white dude.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have submitted a report to Steam regarding this game. This is likely to be malware. The poor quality and the fact that most people who own it received it for free adds to the dubious circumstances surrounding it. As for the game itself, it's awful. Later levels become near impossible to beat unless you memorize specific enemy placements. You've got enemies that shot at you from elevated ground and can thereforee only be killed by explosives. But worst of all are the suicide bombers who…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am a fan of top-down shooters and indie games in general. I got this for free during some sort of... giveaway on steam. Never went to the store page to check it out, just downloaded it to try it. I can see why it was given away for free. I usually do a pro's and con's list but this game isn't even worth that. So I am just going to state why it's a bad game in one go. Why I think it's bad ⚫The weapons are dull. Boring. You get 10 of them. None of them feel good (I unlocked 3 or 4 of them…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Steam] Zomborg.
unlabelledView post →⭐️⭐️⭐️✰✰ – “A Short but Surprisingly Fun Sci-Fi Shooter” Zomborg is one of those small indie games that knows exactly what it wants to be. It’s a simple, fast-paced sci-fi shooter where you blast through waves of mutants, grab whatever upgrades you can, and try to survive a little longer each time. Nothing fancy, but it gets the job done. What I personally liked : Fast-paced gameplay : The action kicks in immediately. Enemies rush you nonstop, so there’s barely a moment to breathe (in a good…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best way to describe the game would be : Good ideas, badly executed. Zomborg is actually a nice experience, but there are too many downsides. The game is poorly balanced. The crowds of zombies are fun to deal with, but what's not fun are the suicidal bombers in forest environments that one-shot you if you have the misfortune of reacting a second too late or the cyborgs that deal heavy damage and are kinda tanky. But for the cyborgs, it wouldn't be an issue if 50% of them weren't on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Likely cryptominer, don't download. Others have posted about how it's sending info caches to third party sites, none of which are reputable. I can't confirm that, but for some reason it sends my CPU into overdrive. A game this simple and this unimpressive shouldn't do that. So the two options are either 1) so unoptimized it'll start a fire, or 2) cryptominer.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A little bit tanky for the controls but I did enjoy the running and gunning.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please reward this comment. I still have 4000 points left to buy those sexy avatars and backgrounds. Give me thumbs up, and you will grow 4cm. Reward this and you will grow 1000cm.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is good won't deny it ...but for a 2D game from 2017 it feels a bit awkard ..as 2 many zombies comes at once and the gameplay especially reloading which takes quite a few seconds can be challenging ..i mean even a certain famous game that came in 1999 did better in this aspect is a famous franchise today....while the game looks simple ..go around shoot zombies and search for things like clues and bodies to burn and so much more ... I would say this is a game to play when you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A pretty decent indie game that pleasantly surprised me with its atmosphere and well-designed levels. 🎮 You can really feel the effort the developers put into making something engaging, even though at times it feels a bit rough around the edges. Still, despite its minor flaws, the game has its own charm and can easily keep you hooked for a few hours — especially if you enjoy fast-paced shooters with a post-apocalyptic vibe. 💀
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game could be enjoyable, but off-screen enemies ruin the experience. They’re positioned too high to aim at properly, the bullets are wildly inaccurate, and getting constantly sniped by enemies you can’t see is extremely annoying.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely was made free recently during the unity security issues so it would get installed and ran for malicious reasons. It spikes your GPU usage to 99% with 0 variation. Definitely malware as of writing this review.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GRAB ZOMBORG FREE ON STEAM! www.indiegamebundles.com/action-game-... #free #gamer #indiegame #steam #freebie
unlabelledView post →Trash game. I'm just glad I got it for free. Easy to 100% even with the weapon achievement bugging out, but someone mentioned that you just have to buy all the weapons from your primary slot. CPU "buddy" is trash. Basically just a glorified alert system until it blows itself up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please reward this comment. I still have 4000 points left to buy those sexy avatars and backgrounds. Give me thumbs up, and you will grow 4cm. Reward this and you will grow 1000cm. .⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⡿⢛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢻⣿⣿⠃⠸⣿⣿⣿⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⠼⣛⣛⣭⢭⣟⣛⣛⣛⠿⠿⢆⡠⢿⣿⣿⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠸⣿⣿⢣⢶⣟⣿⣖⣿⣷⣻⣮⡿⣽⣿⣻⣖⣶⣤⣭⡉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⢹⠣⣛⣣⣭⣭⣭⣁⡛⠻⢽⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣽⡧⡄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣌⡛⢿⣽⢘⣿⣷⣿⡻⠏⣛⣀⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⠙⡅⣿⠚⣡⣴⣿⣿⣿⡆⠄ ⠄⠄⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠄⣱⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⠄⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠣⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠑⣿⣮⣝⣛⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Playtime: 4.8h (100% achievement, finished the game) Grindy Achievement(s): No. Optional Achievement(s): Yes (7 achievements). Difficult Achievement(s): No. Intro Zomborg is a top-down shooter where you have to play 12 levels, finding objectives and shooting enemies. Pros: - 12 levels - Different weapon upgrades Cons: - The game is unplayable during nighttime due to the low visibility - Buddies die too easily - No level select; save is wiped after finishing the game, with only money being…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Apparently this game is spyware... Steam please remove this game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i was hoping to play this with a friend but i see no way to access multyplayer. so why is it in the tag? besides that its a fun little game but i want the tag to be removed
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🚨 FREE GAME ALERT 🚨 🔔 Zomborg 💥 Is on a #Giveaway on #Steam 📅 Ends on 6 Oct @ 7 pm CET & 1 pm ET 🕹️ Type: Solo Zombie Survival Shooter ☑️ Reviews: Mixed ✅SteamDB Rating: 57.64% 🔗 Link:⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/729720/Z... #Zombies #FreeGameAlert #IndieGames #Weekend
unlabelledView post →What a bad game. Bad camera angle. No checkpoint. Way too dark. IMPOSSIBLE to shoot higher ennemy. Bugged achievement
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please reward this comment. I still have 4000 points left to buy those sexy avatars and backgrounds. Give me thumbs up, and you will grow 4cm. Reward this and you will grow 1000cm. .⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⡿⢛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢻⣿⣿⠃⠸⣿⣿⣿⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⠼⣛⣛⣭⢭⣟⣛⣛⣛⠿⠿⢆⡠⢿⣿⣿⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠸⣿⣿⢣⢶⣟⣿⣖⣿⣷⣻⣮⡿⣽⣿⣻⣖⣶⣤⣭⡉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⢹⠣⣛⣣⣭⣭⣭⣁⡛⠻⢽⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣽⡧⡄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣌⡛⢿⣽⢘⣿⣷⣿⡻⠏⣛⣀⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⠙⡅⣿⠚⣡⣴⣿⣿⣿⡆⠄ ⠄⠄⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠄⣱⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⠄⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠣⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠑⣿⣮⣝⣛⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its kind of ass i really dont have anything to say about this game because all it is just a top-down shoot 'em up consisting of finding an objective, doing it, and then leaving the map once youve played the 1st or 2nd mission youve pretty much seen all there is to this game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ehhh it's okay.... Basically just any other top-down mobile game you've probably played for free. As such, literally WHY get it? -Story is lackluster, and gameplay is okay but quickly becomes boring. -Enemies WILL shoot at you from off-screen. -Some enemies are also RIDICULOUSLY tanky, which is frustrating considering death brings you back to the BEGINNING of the level. And YES, you CAN rotate your camera, idek HOW I got through half of the game before figuring that out Overall,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6/10. My teammates have the survival instincts of a moth near a lightbulb, but the shooting feels great.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Could Use More Optimization I'm not a game dev, so i don't understand what goes into optimizing games, but it feels like they could have spent more time optimizing this one. i can't get 30 frames on medium shadow quality and 2x anti aliasing 1920x1080p i thought i'd at least get 20 frames but i can barely get 10. i got it for like 40 cents or something so its a fun little game for that price, but i would not pay 5 dollars for it. forgot to mention my game had an error on the first mission so i…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a pain in the ass
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is not very good and lacks detail. The camera angle is poor, and you will often die because enemies can hide behind trees and other objects, making them difficult to spot However, the game has some tactical elements that add a bit of enjoyment, but they were not enough for me to make the experience stand out
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game isn't terrible. Had fun throughout the levels. Pros: - Feels like dead ops arcade from black ops - Achievements were easy to get - Unique levels and objectives - Some levels felt harder than others which adds to the progressive difficulty Cons: - Team AI Movement is terrible - Team AI targeting is terrible as they either kill themselves or you with grenadier zombies - Load times take too long - Most levels feel repetitive - Elevated zombies are near impossible to hit (unless you have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I picked this up when it was free, and honestly, that feels like the correct price. The core combat is fine for a topdown shooter nothing amazing, but serviceable. I wasn’t expecting anything groundbreaking there, and it does the bare minimum. The real problem is the map and movement design. The game constantly has you navigating through buildings, but the top-down camera doesn’t properly show interiors. You end up walking blind half the time, getting stuck on walls, furniture, or objects you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got the game for 0.69 euro cents. Some of the controllers are a bit awkwardly, but the game is really nice. I think the key is don't rush it, then it goes pretty easy. 100% achievements in 4 hrs
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went into Zomborg hoping for a fun, chaotic zombie shooter to kill a few hours. What I got instead was a frustrating, half-baked experience that feels more like an early prototype than a finished game. First, the gameplay is painfully repetitive. Every mission feels the same: drop into a bland map, fight off waves of identical enemies, repeat. There’s no meaningful variety in objectives, no clever level design, and no sense of progression beyond slightly bigger numbers. After the first hour,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would I recommend? No. The game is not good at all. The only reason I stayed was to get those easy achievements. As to WHY the game is not good... The missions aren't very long, but there are also zero checkpoints, and throw it back to old school with a start at the beginning of the level. Getting shot by enemies hurt, but they're avoidable. It's when they bring out the random kamakazi-ers that one shot you if you're in their relatively large radius. The game feels slow and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i got it 100% off and i am considering refunding it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They gave it away for free and I still don't think it's worth playing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the robots unfair its sucks
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've a doubt that this game's a scam or something like a spy. Because I can't remove this game from my library after uninstalling it. It stays at the library unlike other games which can be removed from the library. I'm feeling guilty because I feel like I made a mistake downloading this trash which I shouldn't have to put my steam and my PC at risk.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I paid for it and it was definitely not worth it. If it was co-op it would be better. Otherwise, it is just basic and repetitive...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gameplay is okay and the graphics are decent, but the absolute game breaker is the horrible aiming system. It genuinely induces rage. It's not even a skill issue you need the stars to align just to get a clean shot at a robot standing on top of a container. Half the time, your character just keeps shooting the damn container instead. Aiming shouldn't be the hardest boss in the game. Would not recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not bad for what it is, simple little game to spend and hour or two in if you have a few bucks to spare and nothing in the library calls for you. Few bugs here, a bit unpolished there, but its aight, and for the price, its good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not terrible, but it's too simple and a bit janky after playing 3 missions. Good enough to pass free time if you already own the game. But with the same base price, I would rather recommend you Alien Shooter or Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded, if you've never played any of those.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Load times longer than Oblivion on the xbox 360.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →got this for 0,30 Euro and had a laugh and some fun out of this. I like it for what it is.... RECOMMENDED! No high expectations please...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is not good... For that bad graphics the game runs pretty bad and the gameplay isn`t good too... Sometimes you just randomly die, because of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ hitboxes or grenadier-zombies. Some upgrade would be nice, for example faster reload, etc.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a decent game, but it's very empty. I would recommend it for people who like to turn off their brain and just shoot, but there's not much else to it. I also don't recommend using buddies, they're quite literally useless. They will kill themselves for no reason. If there was a choice to select something between a thumbs up and a thumbs down I'd choose that, but I cannot with a good conscience give this game a thumbs up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just not a good game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →got it for free and complete it for the achievement.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good game if: You're very bored Have nothing else/better to do It's one of the first games ever you play It's one of the first game like this you play However otherwise, it is a pretty boring, generic, 3D zombie shooter. The writing; although good is average and predictable, the guns were not pleasing, and the game did not make up for its tastes with it's looks (It does look good, but it does not play good, it would've compensated well if it looked great, but alas) Overall, i would say this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review after 100% ♡♡♡ Bad controls = bad game. ⣴⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣼⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣤⣶⣶⣿⣿⡗ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃ ⣿⣿⡇⠜⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀Got a cat here ⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⡹⠙⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ Friends passing ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣿⣿⠛⠀⠀by can touch her ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠁⠀⠀and click Like to pet ♡ ⣿⣿⡿⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠹⠑⠀⠀ Award for good luck, Take My Points for infinite pets ♡ ⠟⠁⠀ "Don't waste your life, I did. Go home," -John Rambo
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →insanely great game sometimes may be a little hard but its always dooable. Main thing for new players to remember is to not forget their buddy he is very useful in some situations. If you are going for all achievments buy all guns in primary slots so they count in arsenal achievment.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Aim is ♥♥♥♥, lvl design is ass... sure love to reset cuz of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ NPCs clipping trough walls, also possible malaware so just avoid it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kinda short, but fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game which has decent game mechanics, but totally fails at the story and making it interesting to play. Sad.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not good, not bad.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple and fun ... wanna kill zombies with your "buddy" this is the game for you :D ofc your buddy is an NPC that dies in the first 10 seconds of every level :D ... so he might aswell be one of my real friends :D hehe ...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game has some major potential. Explosion on the Explosive bots are too far. Buddy shoots them when too close to player and self. Crouch feature doesn't have much use, would be nice to evade and have melee option. I want to be able to see a small radius around my person or even my buddy instead of complete darkness relying heavily on the flashlight, (in real life your sense would help you out more) I cant see the grenades I toss away, no indicator the buddy dies so quick on his own, and want…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is really fun, EXCEPT for one level, in this B.S. trees. They need to fix this. This is a game breaking level. Absolutely loved it, but that level is just the worst. Every other level I've reset maybe 3 times tops on, but I'm on try like 50+ on this, and keep getting screwed over by exploding dudes in areas that you can't see in the forest. How am I supposed to complete this game?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ZOMBORG - Free game for very short time until Oct 6, 2025 at 10:30pm on STEAM 😍🎁 #Zomborg #FreeGame #GamingInfoAndNews #Gaming #STEAM #Lazyajju
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