Generation Zero

generationzero.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Platforms, Genres, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Fighting, Exploring, Working in sync, Planning ahead, Getting better.

• Online co-op: Page offers solo play or co-op multiplayer for one to four players.
• Most players online: Page says you can team up with up to three friends.
• Platforms: Footer says the game is available for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
• Genres: Page title calls it an open-world action game.
• Kind of game: Page says you revive downed friends, share the loot and combine your skills against the machines.
• Sessions: Enemies live in the world and keep their damage, even weeks later, which suits one lasting world.
• About: Hostile machines have overrun the countryside of 1980s Sweden.
• Fighting: The page is built around luring, crippling and destroying machines.
• Exploring: Its first pillar is surviving in a large open world.
• Working in sync: Page tells groups to collaborate and combine their skills, and to plan before facing a tank.
• Planning ahead: Page says to plan the encounter in advance before facing a tank.
• Getting better: Page lists simulated ballistics and lasting damage to enemy parts.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Genres, Free base co-op.

• Steam app ID: Exact product is app 704270.
• Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op. No local co-op category is listed.
• Release status: Steam lists the game as available to play.
• Release date: Steam shows Mar 26, 2019, which agrees with the maker's launch post.
• Platforms: Backs windows only. Steam lists no macOS or Linux build.
• Genres: Short description calls it a stealth-action shooter. Steam also lists Adventure, which the maker and Wikidata do not, so it is left out.
• Free base co-op: Steam marks the game as not free, with a base price of $24.99. Free weekends and subscriptions do not count.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Sessions, About, Fear, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Exploring, Fighting.

• Sessions: User tags include Open World, Sandbox and Base Building.
• About: User tags include Sci-fi and Robots. The store text says to scavenge parts from fallen enemies.
• Fear: User tags include Horror and Survival Horror, but the maker's content note only mentions suspense. Rated 1.
• Building and creating: User tags include Base Building and Crafting. The text says to build and fortify your own bases.
• Unlocks and progress: Text says you grow stronger with experience and craft gear from enemy parts.
• Exploring: User tags include Exploration and Open World.
• Fighting: User tags include Shooter, FPS and Action.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres.

• Genres: P136 is survival game and first-person shooter.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Online co-op, Most players online, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: Page lists Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
• Online co-op: Capabilities list online co-op for two to four players.
• Most players online: Capabilities list two to four players online.
• Free base co-op: The checked Xbox edition costs $29.99. Game Pass is a subscription and does not count.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Online co-op, Most players online, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: PS4 edition. The page says the game is playable on PS5, which runs it through backward compatibility, and some PS4 features may be missing.
• Online co-op: Page says online play needs PS Plus and supports up to four players.
• Most players online: Page supports up to four online players.
• Free base co-op: The checked PS4 edition costs $29.99. PS Plus is a subscription and does not count.

generationzero.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between, Building and creating.

• Crossplay: Post of 2021-11-29 says cross-play between Xbox and Windows 10 arrived with Game Pass.
• Crossplay between: Names Xbox and Windows 10, with Game Pass PC included. The maker does not say the Steam or PlayStation versions join this pool, so only the Xbox and Windows groups are listed. The maker says Xbox without a model, and the Xbox store lists both Xbox One and Series X|S.
• Building and creating: Post says base building arrived with this update.

generationzero.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.

• Crossplay: Patch notes of 2022-06-23 say cross-play between Windows 10 and Xbox players should now work.
• Crossplay between: Names the same two groups again: Windows 10 including Game Pass, and Xbox.

generationzero.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date.

• Release date: Launch post dated 2019-03-26 says the game is now live.

generationzero.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Sessions.

• Sessions: Final letter says the story has ended, but missions keep refreshing and events continue in the same world.

greenmangaming.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game.

• Friends can join mid-game: A retailer feature on the publisher's page says friends can drop into and out of games at any time. It has no date or author, and no plain maker statement was found.

theouterhaven.netPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game, Story, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Working in sync, Getting better.

• Friends can join mid-game: Reviewer describes joining other players' lobbies that were already ahead in the story.
• Story: Review from April 2019 says the story is told through audio logs and notes, with little payoff.
• Tension and danger: Review says cheap revives take away much of the tension. Rated 2 because the machines still hunt you and the maker plays up the danger.
• Calm and coziness: Review describes long, quiet stretches of walking between towns.
• Time to hang out: Review says playing with friends makes the slow stretches more bearable.
• Exploring: Review describes a large map with long stretches between towns.
• Working in sync: Review says combat missions are designed for a four-player squad.
• Getting better: Review says combat revolves around shooting weak parts of the robots.

playstationlifestyle.netPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Working in sync, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress, Story, Fear, Tension and danger, Fighting.

• Kind of game: PS4 review says co-op is where the game stands out, with shared resources and group roles.
• Working in sync: Review says a coordinated group that uses voice chat does best, with roles like in MMO raids.
• Planning ahead: Review says a group should plan its strategy and share resources.
• Unlocks and progress: Review mentions light RPG mechanics, a skill tree and slow leveling.
• Story: Review says the story is told through handwritten notes and recorded messages.
• Fear: Reviewer who mostly played alone called it horrifying, but with a team you can fight back.
• Tension and danger: Review says death is a minor setback, while solo play is full of hiding from machines.
• Fighting: Review praises the combat as an open sandbox and not scripted.

pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Fear, About.

• Kind of game: Preview calls it a four-player co-op shooter.
• Fear: Preview finds the red scanner lights of the machines spooky in heavy rain.
• About: Preview describes rummaging through houses and cars for supplies.

gameinformer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Most players online.

• Kind of game: Preview of 2018-06-07 says players can share loot and revive teammates.
• Most players online: Preview says up to three friends can join a solo player.