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In VR, take a stalker's role in the Chernobyl Zone, scavenging for weapons and artifacts while facing mutants and anomalies.
Released 22 Aug 2025
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Probe Dangerous Anomalies
Z.O.N.A: Origin is an immersive adventure in a harsh post-apocalyptic world. Dive into a captivating story, explore a stunning open world, avoid dangerous anomalies, and hunt for powerful artifacts. Every choice you make can be decisive in this unpredictable world.
Developed by AGaming+ · Published by AGaming+
Set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone after a mysterious catastrophe, Z.O.N.A: Origin casts you as a stalker sent to investigate strange activity in the Zone's dangerous northern reaches. A storyline and side missions lead you through a range of locations as you search for answers.
Explore abandoned buildings, wilderness, and underground sites, scavenging supplies while navigating anomalies and fighting mutants and armed groups. You can approach threats carefully, use cover and stealth, or engage directly; bolts can briefly suppress some anomalies, while artifact hunting brings its own risks.
Prepare between missions by organizing loot at your shelter, loading magazines, maintaining and modifying weapons, and managing food and medical supplies. The physical backpack uses its available space rather than fixed interior slots, so packing and sorting what you find is part of each expedition.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its tense, eerie Zone atmosphere, varied locations, and hands-on VR weapon and backpack systems. Story missions, enemy encounters, and scavenging also appeal to fans of survival shooters. Some reviews say awkward item handling, inconsistent enemy behavior, sparse areas, or lengthy backtracking can interrupt that experience.
🔸 Full weapon customization — paint your guns however you like using spray cans. This is the first VR game to feature such a system.
🔸 A large number of diverse locations and monsters to discover and face.
🔸 Over 30 hours of gameplay, offering a deep and fully immersive VR experience.
🔸 Next-generation graphics created using advanced VR technologies.
🔸 A blend of action, horror, survival and RPG elements set against the grim backdrop of a post-apocalyptic world.
🔸 An unparalleled atmosphere of solitude in a place where time seems to have stopped forever.
🔸 Realistic handling of a variety of classic and modern weapons.
🔸 Dangerous anomalies, valuable artifacts, a grim atmosphere, and dangerous bandits.
Welcome to the post-apocalyptic world of Z.O.N.A: Origin! Dive into the Zone – a mysterious area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant filled with unexplained wonders and sinister threats. After the mysterious catastrophe of 2022, this already dangerous corner of the Earth became even more mystical and full of secrets. Here, anomalies hide priceless artifacts, and hungry mutants and gangs crave others' treasures. Stalkers seek new ways to get rich, creating the unique atmosphere of the Zone. Immerse yourself in this captivating world with Z.O.N.A: Origin!
Imagine a world where, after a mysterious catastrophe, the relatively safest place is the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. In 2030, strange and inexplicable phenomena began occurring there. Witnesses claim to have seen powerful and bright flashes in the north of the Zone. The secret government O.S.Z sent a group of scientists under military protection to investigate, but they disappeared without a trace. Their fate remains a mystery.
After their disappearance, many stalkers tried to enter the northern part of the Zone but also vanished. Anomalous activity in the Zone increased, with strong psi-fields and new mutants appearing. Experienced stalkers believe that unexplained processes in the north of the Zone create anomalies and artifacts. However, confirming this is impossible due to the high radiation levels, especially after recent emissions.
It is believed that once the Zone accumulates enough psi-energy, it will destroy all life on Earth. Head to the most secure area in the north of the Zone and uncover this mystery, facing your fate head-on.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 15 |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
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