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Z.O.N.A: Origin
Developer AGaming+
Z.O.N.A: Origin is an immersive adventure in a harsh post-apocalyptic world. Dive into a captivating story, explore a stunning open world, avoid dangerous anomalies, and hunt for powerful artifacts. Every choice you make can be decisive in this unpredictable world. From the Steam store page
192 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 2, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
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152 positive · 37 negative
95% range 74–85%
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| Steam reviews | 152 | 37 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
492 of 589 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 192 · most liked first(TL;DR - It's a good game from a talented, community focused dev, who's actively updating the game ........ Just buy it. You'll very likely be glad you did). I got this game in a bundle about 3 months ago. I had a mess about with the God awful entry level weapons, ran into an area with zero caution, got swamped with bad guys, managed to drop my primary weapon while running away, died, gave up on the game, and went back to replaying "Into The Radius" again with yet more mods. This would be a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't get me wrong I love stalker and Into the Radius, but you can't use use the stalker universe and add what ever you want to it. It just mashes them into one and doesn't do it good enough. Everything feels low quality and AI was used for the voice lines and the tutorial. The guns don't seem very powerful, the ammo is expensive, meds are also expensive and you'd have to sleep for like four days straight if you ran out of money and needed to heal. The special enemies are either stupid and just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you played Into the Radius, you'd know what you're getting here. If you played Stalker, you'd know what you're getting here. I mean that in the best way, It's VR stalker. The most important thing is I felt compelled to write a review for this because the dev has been updating this game very consistently, has been good with communication, it's already a pretty solid product in my opinion, which are huge green flags for otherwise risky investments in Early Access games. For starters I have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →almost got stuck forever in the first mission because i didnt see the yellow wheel thingy that opens the door, they really ought to highlight it the first time or something, (EDIT: you rock Igor, the sole dev of this game saw my comment and added a highlight for the first door wheel, thumbs up all the way, keep on making this an awesome game!) otherwise great game, there's a linear story path with areas that persist and loot that can only be grabbed once, and "raids" that respawn both…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Game Played With Quest 3 using Link Cable/Virtual Desktop] This game's going to attract 2 kinds of VR players. Either you've played Stalker and want it in VR, or you haven't and are just desperate for any sort of VR story game that lasts more than 5 hours. Personally, I haven't played Stalker and at best watched my roommate play Shadow Of Chernobyl. I'm vaguely aware of the story beats but you aren't getting a review from an honest Stalker Fan if you wanted a 1 to 1 comparison. ZONA asks the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have completed Z.O.N.A Project X and I actually enjoyed the game and the story. This lead me to immediately jump into Z.O.N.A Origin and so far, I've been very impressed. I have eight hours of gameplay since starting it LAST NIGHT, and this is how it went (On Stalker Difficulty, just as I did in Project X) I immediately got my first guns, went to the abandoned village to loot. Got loot, sold it, bought a Gas Mask, went to the Military Town to loot. I did this specifically for getting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Updated review at the bottom of text. Original Review Below (from 23rd of May, 2025): It took me a couple of attempts to dig into the game, but now I can say that the game has a clear vision, understands what it's going for, and achieves that vision. ZONA Origin takes a lot of inspiration from the STALKER and METRO games, as you can clearly tell. Whereas other similar games like ITR have tried to adapt that formula into something different, I think they have abandoned some of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am disabled, therefore I spend a LOT of time in VR. Zona Origin immerses me like no other VR title- including Half Life Alyx and Fallout 4 VR. I truly look forward to putting on my headset and stepping into Zona, moreso than any other game I have played (and I have played most if not all the good ones). I highly recommend picking this one up!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The enemies feel boring and very repetitive and their animations leave much to be desired, the story is not really very interesting, the guns are kinda weird to shoot, the maps feel incomplete and lack interactable objects, the graphics are not very pleasent to the eye and overall it just felt like a looting cans simulator with some shooting here and there But I like that there is a cooking mechanic, also the spray painting could be better with some other tools like brushes and thinner sprays…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great and engaging story. Very nice visuals. The best backpack system I've seen in a VR 'looter shooter'. Developer is very engaged with community. Rogue-lite raids. A definite buy in my opinion. Edit: 1-26-25. I had an issue with my save file, the developer asked me to send him my save file, which I did. He took time out of his day to address my issue. My save is fixed and am able to continue on. I have never had this level of dedication shown from a developer. A Gaming+ has a customer for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play Into The Radius instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First thing, This is not actually a negative review! i do not dislike the game! steam just doesn't have a third option for "it's kinda mid right now but i think it's going somewhere." I feel like it's got potential but the early access-ness is definitely noticeable and makes it kinda just feel weird/bad to play. I don't regret paying for it because the dev needs to survive to make the game, but i think it could use a little bit of time to cook before i'll really be able to get into it. for now…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some thoughts. This just feels like rip-off Into The Radius. I know it's a solo-dev, but it's still a $20 game so I would like it to be fun and worth my money. This just isn't. Voices As opposed to ITR, this game has "voiced" NPCs. Voiced in quotations because I'm pretty sure it's an AI voice. Just based off of speech patterns and such. Also, the characters yap endlessly and the game has barely started. It's too much too soon. I can see why 50% of players do the tutorial, the extremely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well well well... The ultimate VR Stalker experience. Before today I thought I could not be spooked by a videogame. I was wrong. First things first though. The game is optimized supremely well. For the amount of details and fidelity, it runs buttery smooth on high settings. My rig is not a potato but not a NASA level supercomputer either, so such a smooth performance speaks volumes on the technical state of the game. Now, combat. The weapons sound and feel punchy, the impact is there,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Ukrainian Dev you should be supporting. Managed to make a STALKER game solo that is complete with loads of content, with a lot less bugs than that other game on launch. Fun gunplay/looting and some great VR mechanic implementations. Worth the $20 easy!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game compared to Into The Radius is a tough one, this game feels more faithful to S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and yet it still cant really compare because for me this game is better. ITR is very glitchy, i always crash when i play it so i ended up refunding it. but this game, its got so much immersion. i do wish the textures looked a little better as they do look a tad outdated, but other than that, the guns, the physics, the creatures, its so good. im going to reccomend this game to my friends 100%.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea of the game is very good: the graphics are above average, not bad. The control of things is bad... I've never seen anything worse. Things fall past the backpack, the backpack constantly reaches "by itself". Move the shutter of the machine gun - from the third time you find the position and so on. A game in which you get killed only thanks to the idiotic controller settings. I hope they fix this in the future, then I'll play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →buy convrgence or into the radius
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is jank, but it's from a solo dev, and you can feel the passion. Support a single developer from Ukraine. For those complaining about not knowing what to do, read your quest log, go to your shelter, and travel to the location in your quest log. It's not that hard. To the dev, a few points, that need to improve if I want to keep playing. 1. please make enemies less bullet spongy, I know headshots do a lot of damage, but still... 2.make the right shoulder weapon holder larger, so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game does NOT get the recognition is deserves. If you're a fan of the soviet post-apocalyptic shooter/gather - you're going to love this. At first, I did not like this game. I got my ass kicked twice by the Doomsday folks after spending 30 minutes looting the map which resets you back to the beginning of the map like you just arrived. I finally learned you need to get used to manually saving regularly during raids via your PDA. You will thank yourself as you do it periodically, learn…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just play into the radius
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of those rare indie games that i was surprised by. The game is obviously rough around the edges with the enemy ai and physics but this game really does make you feel like you are playing Stalker.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best VR games I've played, and I have over a 150 VR games on Steam. You do have to give it a chance, so don't judge it too early. I'm not even half way through on the content available and more is coming. Gunplay feels alright now, since the developer has recently fixed up some of the shaky tracking issues that are seen in some of the early youtube reviews. It's like Stalker, but it also has its own charm. The world is broken down into areas and you travel from a main hub and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a huge fan of Into The Radius/ITR2/CONVRGENCE/Pacific Drive, ZONA Origin helps scratch that single player survival shooter itch in a positive yet different manor than the others in the genre. I've live streamed the game for about 8 hours and every moment has been enjoyable & keeps me engaged. There has been an excellent balance of action, horror, open world exploration, missions, enemies, anomalies and different environments. The loot & reward system is well done, although I wish I didn't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quickly became one of my favorite vr games. Some of the most atmospheric environments I’ve played in, with fun gunplay and customization as well as super rewarding looting. The developer is really hard working, constantly adding player suggestions and responding to issues and general chat in their discord along with releasing constant updates with major content. The game is huge, I’m 10 hours in and still have quests and maps to unlock.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very fun, and feels almost like a vr port of stalker. my only gripe is with the enemy ai, the first human enemies i faced saw me through a building then shot accurately at me through tree trunks. i had a lot of fun, but i cant sink hours and hours into it when i know it will frustrate me later on
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played for 3 hours on a Quest 3 with no problems. Since Half Life Alyx VR games have seemed dissapointing- this one surprised me. Good Game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How does Z.O.N.A Project X hold up in 2026? Full review here 👇🏾 www.thelabvideogametv.com Our Game Is Never Over. #indiegames #VRgames #indiereviews #VRReviews #thelabvideogametv
unlabelledView post →Too much grass. It's mostly a joke, but maps with lots of tall grass often have such poor visibility that they can feel unfairly frustrating at times. It eventually got annoying enough that I stopped playing a while ago. Overall, the game has a fantastic concept and does an excellent job of creating its own unique atmosphere. That said, the progression and leveling feel somewhat lacking from a gameplay perspective. The questlines could use more polish, and both the shop system and item…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The closest thing to Stalker that you'll find in VR. Atmosphere is immaculate. Some jank here and there, but I still heavily recommend it. Seems to run pretty decently on my 3060.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is a work in progress with the developer actively engaging with players. However, the dev is also in a country at war and trying to handle multiple projects which will slow down development. It is a good game for the price. I got it through the humble sale but I still think it's worth full price or when on sale if money is tight. It can be a bit buggy but the monsters, anomalies, and enemy soldiers can keep you on edge while exploring new areas. It's a bit of a thriller if you spook…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is both a rundown of the game, the feedback, and the reason anyone reading this review should or shouldn't buy this game. (Each part is listed so skip to what you wanna know) -Comparisons First off the style of this game is sticking true to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R style that a game genre of this kind should honestly center itself around knowing how successful, most people have a hard time between a game like this and Into The Radius 2 however ITR2 is still in early access, some people feel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing Vr Game. This is what I wished Into the Radius 2 was. So amazed as I play Stalker 2 of the mismatch of this, its like into the Radius mixed with Stalker...amazing developer and I hope they continue in making great games. Just started but excited to explore Prypriat and the Zone. Playing on a mediocre system with Quest 3s, one of the best games I have played in VR. I put this beside Metro Vr, Zona has scratched the itch and reason I bought the Quest 3s. Well worth the cost, support…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's impressive when you consider that everything was made by one person. But not impressive or charming enough to actually get me to slog through it. The game isn't horrible it just has the quality of a mobile game and I expect more than that from my VR experiences.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly not worth the price and is kinda bad? just, from the ai voices to the artificial inaccuracy to the broken lighting, no interactivity with bodies and the lack of accessibility options like to move slots on the body and whatnot. it's a shame i wanted to enjoy it, but it's just bad. heed my warnings. try it yourself. but don't say i didn't warn you
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an improvement in almost every aspect compared to the first game. Even though many mechanics are handled better now, it’s still a very basic, cheaply made (which I don’t mind) and poorly thought-out (which is a real shame) STALKER clone. The AKS-74U in this game deals more damage than the AK-74... It feels like ZONA Project X 1.1, and I can’t understand why anyone would charge money for both of these games at the same time. I also can’t recommend buying the next game from this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such a good damn game even for a beta the ai is pretty smart like better than actual stalker 2, inventory is just amazin being able to move stuff around in a a way to make it fit is sick to me. guns are fun to use plus you can paint some like that was a shock to me, ill be playing is for a few days straight now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Z.O.N.A Origin: Pros: Z.O.N.A Origin def has some improvements over its predecessor, Project X. The open world is visually captivating and fits the post-apocalyptic atmosphere very well. Aswell as NPC quest givers. Atmospheric World: The game successfully creates an immersive world, enhancing the player's experience. Cons: Baby Hands: Similar to Project X, Z.O.N.A Origin suffers from the "baby hands" issue, where character hands appear unusually small, especially noticeable when picking up…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game stands on par with other great survival shooters (games like Into the Radius, Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, Convergence, etc). This game was such an improvement over the first one, Z.O.N.A. Project X. Guns are more balanced, a lot of quality of life improvements and refinements. What impressed me was how large some of the maps were. Like few VR games have large (and tall) spaces, like the massive apartment level or artic base in this one. That felt pretty cool. The ability to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The direct comparison for this game is Into the Radios 1 & 2. This game offers a similar experience, gameplay wise, but with a unique tone and style. I prefer this games atmosphere to ITR, to be honest, and feels more like the STALKER series. Gunplay is interesting and challenging. Any fan of the genre should pick this up. It's as good ITR and is being slept on.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is as close to Stalker as you can get in VR. The first entry, Project X, was more of a linear Stalker experience. This is a real deal with tons of content and playtime exceeding original Stalker game. Also I believe this is one dev project which is incredible for the amount of content. Also the dev is quick to respond and fixes issues very quickly as well. It definitely has quite a bit of jank and might not be as polished as something like ITR series. It is expected from a one dev project,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a massive fan of the Metro Games, a fan of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R games and a massive fan of post apocalyptic settings, I absolutely love this game! In the last 2~3 days I've dumped over 12 hours of my life into it and enjoyed every bit of it. Love the atmosphere of the locations I've been to so far, the enemies have good variety and the anomalies are very dangerous, especially if you get caught in a fight with them around. The guns feel good to shoot and reload. It feels great to fill the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great stalker game and I like how its progressing with a solo dev. Thanks for constant updates and changes to make the game better!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not for me, but I still think that a lot of people will enjoy it once it's polished, nothing but encouragement to the devs
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Immersive, creepy, feels pretty polished. I enjoy the scavenger-horror-survival type gameplay, and I don't think you'll be disappointed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I Love tihs. One of the best I have played. I like this much much better than ITR 2 which is a laggy sucky foggy peace of crap with way to many glitches. Zona is gritty and realistic , very intense , looks awsome , the feel and environments creates a really good atmosphere. very well balanced. I would go for this over into the radious or really any other game thats of this type. Its feels like Stalker in VR for sure , but its much more real cause you are in it. exploration is scary and hella…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok, first impression sucked. I just started, haven't played anything but the tutorial, this was my first "map". Following the directions, went where they told me. Awesome, let's do this! :) Loaded in, went off to the left, killed three zombies with my trusty starter gun. Oh... what's that there? Looks like a Jawa. LOL Turns out it is a rare spawn, "Child of the Night". It screamed so loud like a little girl in my ears that it hurt RL. Wasn't a fan of that at all. Them it totally curb…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you love S.T.A.L.K.E.R. vibes in vr, this is it. Harsh, tense and rewarding. Not easy and that’s the point.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had a massive review typed out about how great this game is so far, from only 1 dev and only $10 on sale. But steam mobile app sucks so it got deleted (thanks for that) Summary: Good difficulty Really creep atmosphere Tons of maps 15 at least and unlocking more Cooking mechanic is really fun and realistic Good gun variety Tons and I mean tons of loot to find No weight limit (that I’ve seen) so whatever you can make fit in the backpack Enemies can do “psychic” damage Artifacts have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yea it only took my 30 mins to realize this game has issues. TONS of delays in the game, trying to pull out a weapon, grab ammo, etc. Not polished at all, needs more time in the oven.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like Into the Radius, you'll enjoy this. Creative yet familiar. Most importantly, it's fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so beyond garbage idek where to start. First off mission give you zero ideas of where to go for the mision. Literally the most annoying thing in the world especially when ur ai is ♥♥♥♥
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EDIT: The developer had recommended I try the new 1.05 patch which he said addresses some of the issues I had with the game. So I re-downloaded it and gave it another quick go. There are some positives and some negatives. I didn't have any more blatant accuracy issues, and the extra blood splatter to communicate when you land a hit or the enemies land a hit absolutely helps. But the gun play still falls flat. The guns feel incredibly weak, the enemies still don't react to being struck. They…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →too many fking tree and grass
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not going to lie, the beginning was a little rough as the weapons that i was supposed to have simply did not spawn in, but after going on a raid and leaving they spawned in. other than that one bug this game has been phenomenal. i would absolutely reccomend this game to anyone who is a fan of games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got 3 crashes in less than an hour when trying to travel between the locations. Was happy to see a honest to god VR stalker game, but in its current state I cannot recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Atmospheric and immersive. If you’re into post-apocalyptic worlds, this one’s worth checking out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Start listening a dumb story 5 minutes ok. Get in game more weird model and bad lighting. Load Magazine with bullets but combining hands. Have to use jerk motion to pick up range items that fall on ground because garbage design of workbench. Load magazine into gun doesnt fire just empty. ---Go explore cant move ♥♥♥♥ out of the way ---Go shoot at a thing by the way gun doesnt work so it just shock u and die somehow tear backpack off and cant even load gun into it walk off a cliff and fall and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was really fun and a great improvement over Z.O.N.A. Project X. I liked being able to revisit the locations of the first game. The new environments, foliage and increase in enemies were a great addition. Enjoyed using the new weapons as well. Although I did play through the game only using the AK-74M. I found tons of ammo for that but very little for any other gun aside from the HMG and the Makarov. Ready to play his newest release!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highly recommended! If you like Into The Radius, ConVRgence, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, or other looter shooters with a ton of replayability, this game is for you. Weapons customization is on point, there's always a feeling of high risk high reward. Money is scarce, and resources are too in ZONA. I still have yet to acquire night the very expensive vision goggles as it would break my bank so to speak. If you enjoy managing load outs, looking through every drawer and closet, and are a loot goblin like…
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