Ex-Zodiac

A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's. Join protagonist Kyuu as she fights to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System, overrun by the intergalactic terrorist organization known as Zodiac.

Ex-Zodiac is a on-rails shooter, shoot 'em up and shooter game developed by MNKY and published by Pixeljam.
Released on July 21st 2022 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 6 languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese and Russian.

It has received 806 reviews of which 768 were positive and 38 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 10.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Ex-Zodiac into these genres:

On-Rails Shooter Shoot 'Em Up Shooter Arcade Female Protagonist Flight 3D Action Pixel Graphics Colorful Retro Space Indie Singleplayer Early Access Great Soundtrack Sci-fi 1990's

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7 or higher
Processor: 1 Ghz CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Drivers with support for OpenGL 2.1
Storage: 500 MB available space

MacOS

OS: 10.6 or higher
Processor: 1 Ghz CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

Linux

OS: Any distribution
Processor: 1 Ghz CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Drivers with support for OpenGL 2.1
Storage: 500 MB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Nov. 2024

This game is excellent. It clearly takes inspiration from Star Fox and manages to create a very fun experience. It's impossible to like Star Fox and not enjoy this. The soundtrack is fantastic, and the retro graphics have their own charm. I really enjoyed the level design, always bringing variety and unique challenges. The difficulty is a bit high, but it doesn’t punish you too harshly since there are checkpoints, etc. The downside is the lack of voice acting, as reading subtitles during intense action scenes doesn’t work very well. Another issue is the "button-mashing" for shooting lasers. It would be better to have a fixed firing cadence so I don’t have to keep pressing repeatedly to maintain a good firing rate. It wore my hand out. Switching to the triggers might help, but ideally, they would adjust the firing cadence. But overall, it's excellent! Looking forward to the next levels!

Sept. 2024

cool game but good luck reading the dialogue lol. obviously needs voice-over. it's actually a bit overly derivative, to be honest. gameplay is fun and a mix of OG starfox and 64, and includes sick-ass space harrier bonus levels, which is a huge plus. it's kinda disappointing to not have multiple paths, considering it's a defining aspect of the series. the game is still in early access, so every review is either from yesterday or possibly an earlier build of the game, so keep that in mind. at its core this game is for a very specific audience, which i'm definitely a part of. you're either that person or some kid who has no idea what the hell this game is. if you're the latter, probably wait until it actually releases. otherwise, you know you want it.

June 2024

Hey kids, remember Starfox for the Super Nintendo? Remember that time it ran at more than 4 frames a second? Me neither. Luckily, Ex-Zodiac has you covered. Ex-Zodiac is an on-rails space shooter where you play as Not Starfox and the game runs at a good framerate. In this game you move on rails and shoot enemies, Talk with your doctor to see if Ex-Zodiac is right for you. Side effects may include but are not limited to: nostalgia trips, sweaty hands, and having a good time. Ex-Zodiac is not responsible for any fun had by the player.

May 2024

This game knows exactly what it wants to be and slaps on every level of doing that thing. P.S. to MNKY, I'd play a whole game of hover bike levels.

May 2024

Lightning fast fun. It's a shame there's so few missions and they're each so short. You can front to back this game in about an hour for some simple mindless fun.

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10.99€

8.9

768

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Developer

MNKY

Publisher

Pixeljam

Release 21 Jul 2022

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