Z

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Z

Short description

“Z”, the classic Real Time Strategy Game by the Bitmap Brothers. Fans of this classic strategy title are in for a real treat. Everything is in here from the terrific comedy cut scenes to the frantic game play making this is the definitive version of Z.

Developer
TickTock Games
Publisher
Rebellion
Release
Fri, Jul 04, 2014
Price
$6.99
Reviews
1,181
Positive
78%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
200K – 500K
Concurrent players
9
Genres
Action, Strategy
Features
Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards
Tags
Strategy Classic RTS Action Retro Robots Singleplayer Comedy Old School 2D Zombies
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$331ksomewhere between $147k and $3.1m · roughly 24K–500K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $6.22, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $6.99 launch price. That is 11% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

2 data points since Aug 1, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$331k → ~$331k
Reviews 1,181 → 1,181
Positive reviews 78.3% → 78.3%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 313 further data points reach back to Jul 1, 2014 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $0.69 on Jun 22, 2017.

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