Ground Zero is an indie developed by Malformation Games, released 16 April 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Ground Zero is
Ground Zero is an indie game developed by Malformation Games and released in 2026. It was published by Kwalee. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
F-Zero is a 1990 racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was released in Japan on November 21, 1990, in North America in August 1991, and in Europe in 1992. F-Zero is the first game in the F-Zero series and was a launch game for the SNES. F-Zero has been rereleased for the Virtual Console and Nintendo Classics services on various Nintendo platforms, and as part of the Super NES Classic Edition in 2017.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 44 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Ground Zero holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 85% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 7 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5 9th Generation / Ryzen 5 3600, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8 GB). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: India is the cheapest region we track at ₹640.00 (about $6.72), while United Kingdom pays £15.99 — 3.1 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 8 on Steam, which is about $8.19.
What it launched against
Ground Zero launched on 16 April 2026, within three weeks of Pragmata, Replaced, Saros and Mouse: P.I. For Hire. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Pragmata, Replaced, Saros, Mouse: P.I. For Hire.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ground Zero yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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