Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
Released Apr 2019
Explore the ruins, dungeons, and islands in this post-apocalyptic world through the POV of eight protagonists as they fight for survival and search for meaning in their never-ending cycles of life and death.
76% positive · 695 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $59.99
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Evaluation
Zanki Zero: Last Beginning launched on April 9, 2019 as a complete, self-contained RPG. In the weeks following release, Spike Chunsoft issued three minor bug-fix patches (versions 1.01 through 1.03) addressing GPU compatibility, display flickering, text corrections, and miscellaneous fixes — all standard post-launch housekeeping with no new content. The last of these patches was posted on June 27, 2019, and there has been no developer communication of any kind since then. No DLC was ever listed, no expansions were announced, and the store description makes no mention of additional content. This game launched as a finished product and has remained so.
Evidence
Version 1.03 released with text and miscellaneous bug fixes. This is the last developer communication on record.
Version 1.02 released with anti-aliasing fix and minor corrections.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Achievements
38
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
God created the world in seven days. It only took one day for humans to destroy the world. Life as we knew it sank to the depths of the sea...until yesterday. We do not yet know the broken world and the reasons left behind there. An earth where ruins drift about. Buildings, houses, light posts. Cars, traffic lights, asphalt... Modern civilization was destroyed, becoming nothing more than debris wading in the sea. New ruins drift one after the other before the protagonist, who lives on one of those decaying islands.
Key Features
Key Features
- 8 Clones, 7 Deadly Sins, Infinite Lives - Play from the POV of one of eight protagonists in each chapter and explore the dungeons, towers, and islands to uncover the deadly sins of their past.
- Survival of the Fittest - Hunt for materials and food while fending off monsters in real-time battle environments, but don't forget to go to the bathroom (seriously, it's bad for your health and fatal for your party).
- Live, Die, Repeat - With only 13 days in one life cycle, each clone's stats, abilities and capabilities differ from youth to old age. Depending on how you die, you can even earn bonus upgrades for your next life cycle. Take advantage of each life cycle to the fullest!
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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