Ground Zero Hero is an adventure developed by Rowan Edmondson, released 20 August 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Linux.
What Ground Zero Hero is
Ground Zero Hero is an adventure game developed by Rowan Edmondson and released in 2026. It was published by Acclaim. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity3D.
The premise, in the publisher's words
As the sole survivor of a nuclear fallout, the only way to survive is to battle the mutated freaks of the wasteland to absorb their radioactive guts and become a superior mutant. And also eat candy.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 67 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Ground Zero Hero holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 30% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 10 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-9100 / AMD Ryzen 3 3100 or any 4-Core CPU, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 260X 2GB. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 2GB. 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 launched against
Ground Zero Hero launched on 20 August 2026, within three weeks of The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Mortal Shell II. All of them reviewed better. 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: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Mortal Shell II.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ground Zero Hero 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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