Generation Zero Reviews

Generation Zero is ranked in the 5th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
6.5 / 10.0
Sep 5, 2021

Generation Zero has a nice and very different atmosphere compared to titles with similar settings but there is a clear lack of focus here that makes the whole experience a little boring.

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3 / 10.0
Aug 2, 2019

Generation Zero is an empty, meandering and completely boring experience.

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Pixel Arts
Noshin Khalatbari
4 / 10.0
Jun 14, 2019

You have to work hard to love GZ and in the end, you will probably fail. The game, though promising, had an entertaining and lasting effect that could be entertained for hours, but the release now suffers from numerous setbacks, making it impossible to recommend it to anyone. Maybe someday the game will get better, no one knows, but what is clear is Avalanche's mistaken view of a PvE-based game.

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55%
Apr 30, 2019

You have to give Avalanche Studios props for crafting a very interesting world, but their efforts weren't quite enough. Right now, there's just no reason to play Generation Zero, but once it gets fixed and tweaked a bit, it could be worth trying

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4.5 / 10.0
Apr 30, 2019

If you miss the ’80s then Generation Zero may be the game for you, personally though I thought it was an odd choice for this style of game. It truly was a beautiful looking game which has been dragged down by the poor gameplay. Maybe if the map was smaller and more condensed then it would have appealed to me more, as well as not being as tedious and boring with the vast open nothingness.

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GBAtemp
TheMrIron2
Top Critic
6 / 10.0
Apr 28, 2019

Generation Zero is a tragic story of mislaid potential and promise. The setting is unique and the game had potential to be a very memorable game, but unfortunately it fails to deliver anything meaningful.

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Apr 15, 2019

Generation Zero is beautiful to look at but it's far too buggy and repetitive to be entertaining.

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4 / 10.0
Apr 13, 2019

A great premise that was terribly executed. Generation Zero is painfully boring and repetitive.

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3.5 / 5.0
Apr 12, 2019

At the end of the day, I will gladly call ‘Generation Zero’ a good game. It brings new elements and ideas together in a unique setting that hasn’t been seen before. However, the game’s point of difference is also its biggest downfall due to a lack of consistency across all elements of gameplay.

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3.6 / 5.0
Apr 12, 2019

On the whole I enjoyed my Swedish adventure with Generation Zero, as this kind of shooter that involves stealth and strategy over gung-ho firepower is more my kind of thing.

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GameGrin
Top Critic
3 / 10.0
Apr 12, 2019

Periodically beautiful yet consistently broken, Generation Zero's brand of monotonous, sterile and bug-riddled open-world first-person shooting is something that you should avoid at all costs.

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2.5 / 5.0
Apr 11, 2019

I love the ideas that Avalanche brought to the table and there are moments where Generation Zero gets it right. The emptiness of the large world might annoy me because it feels superfluous, but it does create a sense of isolation which mixes nicely with the roaming bands of robots to create a tense atmosphere, at least for the first hour or two. I also enjoyed the more careful approach to combat, the fantastic robot designs and teaming up with friends or even random players. Sadly, though, the core mechanics of stealth, shooting and looting didn’t click with me. Yet, I’d still like to see a sequel because there’s some great potential on show in Generation Zero.

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Digitally Downloaded
James T
Top Critic
Apr 11, 2019

When I first read the premise of Generation Zero I was intrigued and before I even loaded the game up for the first time I was excited. I wanted to like this game. Unfortunately, the game quickly falls into a beautiful void of its own making.

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ZTGD
Top Critic
4 / 10.0
Apr 10, 2019

This game has so much potential, but it is so barren I can’t recommend it.

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Apr 9, 2019

Generation Zero holds plenty of promise, but its current state makes it impossible to recommend. From the painful inventory management to the lifeless open world to the haphazard multiplayer, there's little positive to be found here.

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6.5 / 10.0
Apr 9, 2019

This isn't Call of Duty in the land of Swedish meatballs, it's Boston Dynamics in an IKEA-effect hunting sim. Come for the difficult robot fights, stay for the Arctic Circle sunsets. The technical issues will make you rage quit one day and then bring you back the next.

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The Outerhaven Productions
Diego Perez
Top Critic
Apr 7, 2019

I went into this game with the highest of hopes and the lowest of expectations. Even with the most open of minds I could possibly muster, it's still difficult to find good things to say about Generation Zero. Overall, Generation Zero's incredible atmosphere, mostly beautiful visuals, and great soundtrack feel wasted alongside countless technical issues, horrendous pacing, unbalanced combat, and an almost nonexistent story.

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Evan Norris
Top Critic
4 / 10
Apr 7, 2019

Avalanche's successes in world-building and player freedom are significant, but insufficient to turn this love song to 1980s Sweden into a hit.

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3 / 10.0
Apr 6, 2019

Pointless, shallow and boring. It's really hard to point out what's good in with game.

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GameMAG
Blaze
Top Critic
6 / 10
Apr 6, 2019

Generation Zero lacks an interesting plot, high-quality production and unique locations. Nevertheless, you can give this project a chance thanks to co-op mode, well-developed battles and atmospheric presentation. But it's better to wait until the end of the year, while Avalanche Studios updates the existing content and adds more to the game.

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