Z-End

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Z-End is a single player action game. It was developed by Plug In Digital and was released on December 8, 2017. It received negative reviews from critics and neutral reviews from players.

Z-End is a multiple choice narrative game. During the zombie apocalypse, you'll encounter the mysterious Faye while searching for new members. What secrets is she hiding? Will she join you? Will you be able to overcome the danger of this world?

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Single-Player

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45%

Audience ScoreBased on 22 reviews

monetization4 negative mentions

Good for achievements, with easy unlocks.
Some players enjoyed the zombie apocalypse theme and multiple choices.
A few found it interesting enough to replay with different choices.

The game is very short, with many players finishing it in under 20 minutes.
It suffers from numerous bugs and poor writing, making it frustrating to play.
The content is more akin to a poorly executed e-book than a game, lacking engaging gameplay.

story
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is criticized for being shallow and poorly executed, with branching dialogues that often lead to confusion or prevent progression altogether. Many players found the narrative rushed and nonsensical, compounded by issues like bad translations and a lack of depth in characters. Overall, the experience feels like a missed opportunity, with suggestions that a text-based format would have been more effective than the current presentation.
- “Good game, pretty short, but every choice can really change the story and characters.”
- “The story is shallow, and the game creators should have made a full text-based game instead of wasting time on poorly made animations and drawings.”
- “The story feels rushed, and some parts make no sense.”
- “A choose your own adventure gone horribly wrong due to branching dialogues giving you incorrect story or outright refusing to advance the game.”
- “The story feels rushed and some parts make no sense.”
- “Add to that a bad translation (wrong gender in dialogues, French verbs in English text, etc.), shallow story and characters... yeah, everything here for a quick cash grab.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Z-end is criticized for its monetization strategy, being perceived as a cash grab by mobile developers who have repackaged a subpar mobile app for Steam. Reviewers highlight the lack of effort in translation and storytelling, reinforcing the notion that the game prioritizes profit over quality.
- “Z-end is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it was a real PC game (it's not)... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile devs trying to cash in on abandoned app store stuff.”
- “Add to that a bad translation (wrong gender in dialogues, French verbs in English text, etc.) and shallow story and characters... yeah, everything here is for a quick cash grab.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the grinding aspect of visual novels and e-books to be tedious, likening the experience to a frustratingly slow reading process where players must click to progress through text, detracting from the enjoyment of the narrative. This repetitive clicking can make engaging stories feel laborious and less immersive.
- “Grinding in this game feels like a never-ending chore, where progress is painfully slow and repetitive.”
- “The constant need to grind for resources makes the gameplay feel more like a job than a fun experience.”
- “I found myself stuck in an endless loop of grinding, which took away any enjoyment I had from the game.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of this visual/interactive novel is criticized for being minimal, primarily consisting of clicking through poorly written dialogue that lacks the quality expected for publication. Reviewers express frustration over the lack of engaging gameplay elements and question the overall quality of the writing.
- “As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay; it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print, which poses the question, 'how did something this badly written end up on Steam?'”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is noted for its potential to earn achievements, but it suffers from significant bugs and is relatively short in length, impacting overall stability.
- “Good for achievements, it's a very buggy and short game.”