Ludography
68/100
Critics1 review
70/100
Metacritic4 critic reviews
Player reviews
80% positive60 reviews
Steam Deck
Verified
Runs on
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
US$9.99

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2026 · Rowan Edmondson · Adventure · Indie

Ground Zero Hero

Kill mutants. Absorb their remains. Mutate into something stronger every run. Stack insane power combos and survive overwhelming hordes in this fast, chaotic, highly replayable action roguelite bullet hell.

Released
20 August 2026
Platforms
Xbox Series X/SLinuxNintendo Switch 2WindowsPlayStation 5macOS
Genres
AdventureIndieArcade
Developers
Rowan Edmondson
Publishers
Acclaim
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / IsometricSide view
Themes
ActionSurvival
Engine
Unity3D
Age ratings
ESRB TPEGI 16
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Features
Family SharingFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam CloudSteam achievements
›Story

As the sole survivor of a nuclear fallout, the only way to survive is to battle the mutated freaks of the wasteland to absorb their radioactive guts and become a superior mutant. And also eat candy.

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Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
WindowsBeta31 March 2024Worldwide · Worldwide 20 August 2026
Linux20 August 2026Worldwide
PlayStation 520 August 2026Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S20 August 2026Worldwide
macOS20 August 2026Worldwide
Nintendo Switch 220 August 2026Worldwide

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