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| In-game event | PC Patch 1 Full Patch Notes We’ve been hard at work post launch to ensure your player experience is the best it can be. Following the release of Ground Zero, we’ve been addressing community feedback alongside adding a plethora of quality of life features that are included in the 27th April patch. You can expect significant performance improvements as well as framerate caps, individual save deletion, and much more. The ful… | 22973139 | |
| Sale | GROUND ZERO X TORMENTED SOULS 2 BUNDLE We've partnered up with PQube to bring you this bundle! Ground Zero Fight through post-apocalyptic South Korea in this retro survival horror. Uncover the truth behind the devastating meteor impact that left the country in ruins and turned every living organism into a terrifying monstrosity. Fight. Solve puzzles. Upgrade gear. Make every bullet count. Tormented Souls 2 Caroline Walker returns in… | — | |
| Sale | GROUND ZERO X HOLLOWBODY BUNDLE We've partnered up with Headware Games to bring you the perfect 'Survival Horror' bundle! Ground Zero Fight through post-apocalyptic South Korea in this retro survival horror. Uncover the truth behind the devastating meteor impact that left the country in ruins and turned every living organism into a terrifying monstrosity. Fight. Solve puzzles. Upgrade gear. Make every bullet count. Hollowbody… | — | |
| Community | GROUND ZERO X CROW COUNTRY BUNDLE We've teamed up with SFB Games to bring you this retro horror bundle! Ground Zero Fight through post-apocalyptic South Korea in this retro survival horror. Uncover the truth behind the devastating meteor impact that left the country in ruins and turned every living organism into a terrifying monstrosity. Fight. Solve puzzles. Upgrade gear. Make every bullet count. Crow Country The year is 1990.… | — | |
| Major update | GROUND ZERO - OUT NOW! GROUND ZERO - OUT NOW ! Available on PC, XBOX and PS5 !! A devastating meteor impact has wiped out South Korea. 2 months later as the dust and lightning storms settle and the air becomes breathable, an elite Korean operative and her Canadian partner are sent to investigate. To celebrate this launch, we are giving you 15% off for the next 2 weeks! Utilise your training: The truth is out there, y… | — | |
| Community | WIN A $25 GIFT CARD SITREP! To celebrate the upcoming launch on April 16th, we are giving away a $25 Steam gift card! To enter the giveaway all you need to do is follow this link here , and complete activations. The more activations you complete, the more likely you are to win! The giveaway starts today and ends on Thursday 23rd April. And of course, standard terms and conditions apply, available to view on the gi… | — | |
| Community | GROUND ZERO LAUNCHING APRIL 16TH GROUND ZERO IS NEARLY HERE! OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE IS THURSDAY APRIL 16TH 2026 Your patience has been noted and we've got the green light on the drop date, check out the trailer below! Play the demo, hone your skills, sharpen your blade and prepare for combat as the date draws closer. Wishlist now so that you don't miss out! | — | |
| Community | Field Intel: Guidelines for Survival in Busan. Retro-style horror games are known for their steep learning curves and quirks. We put together this guide to help you handle the mechanics and survive the most intense moments . However, if you enjoy the difficulty of going in blind, avoid this guide at all costs. Armed Combat There’s a few abilities to help you out when using a gun, making you more likely to land your hits and down your target… | — | |
| Community | Dev Diary #7: Weapon Animations Hello again, this is Janz. I want to talk about how I enjoy my job as a game animator, especially when working with weapon animations. What research do you do before you begin animating for a specific weapon, especially weapons that are based on real-life ones? First, it will be about how the weapon works, how it functions, and how it's supposed to be used. I'll watch online videos either real… | — | |
| Game update | Ground Zero Demo: Hotfix Happy Halloween, everyone 🎃 We just wanted to let you all know that, alongside the larger patch we released earlier this week, we've released a small hotfix for our demo. Here's what is included in this hotfix: · Made sure the player can't accidentally scan bodies during combat · Fixed an issue where an item safe was unsolvable · Made sure the player can't close the inventory accidentally if y… | — | |
| In-game event | Ground Zero Demo: Patch #1 We've got one final treat for you, just in time for Halloween 🎃 We've just released the first patch for our demo, where we've revamped some of the controls based on player feedback and also resolved some of the bugs you have reported. When you start up the demo after the patch, your controls will reset on first launch, but this will only happen one time. New Features · When the demo boots up f… | — | |
| Community | Ground Zero is in Scream Fest Treat yourself to a good scare this Halloween season 🎃 We’re excited to announce that Ground Zero has been selected for Scream Fest! There’s a chill in the air, pumpkin spice is in full swing, and the nights are getting darker - and that means Steam Scream is back, celebrating all sorts of spooky and spoopy Halloween games! Ground Zero is a retro survival horror game where you’ll take on the r… | — | |
| Esports | Ground Zero is Coming to Consoles! It’s no trick, we really have two treats for you this Halloween 🎃 We’re excited to announce that, alongside PC, we’ll be bringing Ground Zero to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S! We announced the news during the Galaxies Autumn Showcase, where we also premiered this fright-filled new trailer 👇 Ground Zero is a retro survival horror game where you’ll take on the role of Seo-Yeon, an elite Korean operat… | — | |
| Community | Dev Diary #6: Level Optimization in Ground Zero Hello again! I'm Nathan, the Lead Level Designer at Malformation Games working on Ground Zero. In this dev diary, I'd like to give some insight into the optimization workflow I use when working with the game's levels. In general, the primary goal of optimization is to improve the experience for you, the player. In terms of graphics, this translates to maximizing framerates by reducing rendering… | — | |
| Community | New Trailer Coming in the Galaxies Autumn Showcase! Forget the tricks, we’re all about the treats this Halloween season 🎃 That’s why we’re treating all of you to a new trailer for Ground Zero, which will be featured during the Galaxies Autumn Showcase this Thursday! If you want to get a first look at our brand new trailer, you’ll need to tune in LIVE at 15:00 ET (12:00 PT, 20:00 BST) on Thursday October 23rd on either the Galaxies Show YouTube… | — | |
| Steam news | Ground Zero Demo OUT NOW! What better way to get into the horror mindset on the run-up to Halloween than by playing our brand new demo? We’re excited to announce that our first public demo for Ground Zero is OUT NOW as part of Next Fest! We’d really appreciate it if you could give our demo a try and let us know what you think of it by leaving a review on the demo store page. Alongside giving you a taste of what will be… | — | |
| Community | Ground Zero Demo Coming Soon! We’ve got a special gift for you this Halloween… During the Horror Game Awards Halloween Showcase, we announced that we’ll be releasing the first public demo for Ground Zero as part of October Next Fest! Our demo will be publicly available when October Next Fest starts on October 13th. Make sure to wishlist Ground Zero beforehand so you’ll be notified as soon as the demo is available to downloa… | — | |
| Community | New Trailer Coming in the Horror Game Awards Halloween Showcase! Halloween is approaching, so what better way to prepare yourself for the horrors to come than with a spooky showcase? We’re excited to announce that Ground Zero has been selected to feature in the Horror Game Awards Halloween Showcase! If you want to see our brand new trailer as soon as it’s revealed, you’ll need to tune in LIVE at 14:00 ET (11:00 PT, 19:00 BST, 20:00 CEST) tomorrow (Tuesday Se… | — | |
| Community | Dev Diary #5: Designing the Train Level My name is Sixten. I’m one of the artists working on Ground Zero and I’m here to talk about the art of the train level. So what makes the train level so unique compared to other levels in Ground Zero? Since the train level is a more cramped space than the areas in other levels, we focused more of our attention on materials and textures. Another key difference compared is that the train is movin… | — | |
| Community | Ground Zero Featuring in TPS Fest! You might be looking from a third-person perspective, but that doesn’t mean you’re taking a backseat to the action 🔫 We’re excited to announce that Ground Zero will be featured in TPS Fest, a celebration of third-person shooter games from all genres! What do you get when you combine a gameplay loop about shooting, and a third-person perspective? Yes - you get third-person shooters, and that’s… | — | |
| Community | Dev Diary #4: Level Design in Ground Zero Hello there! My name is Nathan and I’m the Lead Level Designer for Ground Zero. I just wanted to say up front that I'm extremely humbled and excited at the level of interest that you, the reader, and so many others have shown for our game. Thank you so much for the support, it really means a lot! In this dev diary, I wanted to give some insight into what goes on behind-the-scenes when designing… | — | |
| Community | Dev Diary #3: An Interview with Voice Actor Evan Sabba Hey! My name is Evan Sabba and I’m the voice actor behind Evan in Ground Zero, the elite operative from Canada who accompanies Seo-Yeon during her investigation of the meteor impact site in South Korea. I’m excited to do this interview to talk about my voice acting career so far and what it’s been like voicing Evan! When did you first know that you wanted to pursue a career in voice acting? I t… | — | |
| Community | Dev Diary #2: Animating Seo-Yeon My name is Janz. I’m the animation artist for Ground Zero and I want to talk about my process when animating Ground Zero’s main character, Seo-Yeon. In terms of the technical process, I first wait for the character design to be completed by the 3D artist. Then, when the model and textures are finished, I make a rig for the character. There are two rigs: one for animating with controls, drivers,… | — | |
| Community | Check Out Our Latest Trailer! A colossal undead maggot, a zombie T-Rex, a man with tentacles for a face… These are just some of the delights you missed if you didn’t catch our brand new trailer premiere at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase. If you weren’t able to check it out live during the event, you can still watch our new trailer now 👇 Ground Zero is a retro survival horror game where you’ll take on the role of Seo… | — | |
| Community | New Trailer Coming in the Future Games Show Summer Showcase! Are you tired of tanning? Sick of the sunlight? Do you yearn for something a little spooky this summer? Then we’ve got you covered! We’ll be showcasing a brand new trailer for our retro survival horror Ground Zero, filled with never-before-seen in-game footage, as part of the Future Games Show Summer Showcase. If you want to get a first look at our brand new trailer, you’ll need to tune in LIVE… | — | |
| Community | Dev Diary #1: Recreating Taejongdae Beach & Gamcheon Village My name is Sixten. I’m one of the artists working on Ground Zero. I want to talk about the art in the first chapters in the game, which is set largely on Taejongdae Beach and in Gamcheon Village. The game takes place in South Korea and we try to keep true to the real world places we base our locations on. With that being said we sometimes have to take creative liberty and change some things in… | — | |
| Community | The Ground Zero x FEARZINE Giveaway Do you crave more horror content? Are you always on the lookout for promising indie horror titles? Then we've got a way you can support indie horror devs, read about the latest upcoming titles, AND potentially win a free copy of Ground Zero! To celebrate Ground Zero's inclusion in the upcoming edition of FEARZINE, we're running a very special giveaway where 5 lucky winners will receive a free c… | — |
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