Zero-K Reviews and Details

Is Zero-K good?

Social recommendations and mentions

• Beyond All Reason – open-source RTS game built on top of the Recoil RTS Engine

  Zero-K is a similar game (also opensource, built on same engine, slightly different design goals): https://zero-k.info/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/334920/ZeroK/ Zero-K simplified the economy (metal cost = energy cost) but added a whole lot of mechanics like overdrive grids and made every unit unique. There is a lot more unit variety with mind-control, jumpjets, shields, unit-throwers, self-replicators,... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Supreme Commander Graphics Study

  And, for completion, with the same engine that beyond all reason is done, but with a different game play feeling: https://zero-k.info/ I personally prefer Zero-K (flatter tech tree, territory can be more important), but both are great games. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• OpenRA – Classic strategy games rebuilt for the modern era

  I'll take this opportunity to recommend Zero-K[1] for those who were into Total Annihilation. It's truly excellent! [1]: https://zero-k.info/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 3 years ago

• Deadlands in Beyond All Reason (BAR)

  Zero-k (https://zero-k.info/) on the same engine supports custom maps. How would you feel about uploading / other people uploading the map? Source: about 3 years ago

• What is your favorite open source Linux game? Mine is Wideland (Best way to describe is the way Settlers 3 should have been)

  My current favorite is Beyond All Reason. Before BAR, my favorite was Zero-K. Both BAR and zk use the same game engine, SpringRTS. BAR and zk are very similar to one another, and they're successors for Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander. Source: about 3 years ago

• Which strategy/management game for a LAN ?

  Zero-K and Beyond All Reason have some kind of tower defense mode. Both are FOSS and run on the same engine (Spring). Source: over 3 years ago

• How to smooth and spread A* paths for an RTS

  Well, my personal preference is for Zero-K/Spring, because I actually like micro : http://zero-k.info/ But BAR/Spring seems like it would fit you better (it's also the closest of them to TA, which is otherwise a bit old these days) : https://www.beyondallreason.info/ (BAR used to stand for Balanced Annihilation Reloaded, while Zero-K used to be called Complete Annihilation.). - Source: Hacker News / over 3 years ago

• what is something you really wanted to say here but nobody asked the right question?

  I just won a FFA game in Zero-k by building enough storage to rush a starlight. And the pro players who had been playing normally got so salty it was hilarious. Source: over 3 years ago

• What open source games do you play?

  After watching Day9 play Total Annihilation I started playing [https://zero-k.info/](Zero-K). It's a [https://springrts.com/\](TA Spring) Game and also on Steam for convenience. Source: almost 4 years ago

• [VOLUNTEER] Programmer looking for a project

  I have contributed to some open source projects: Zero K and Crossfire (the rogue like rpg game, not the shooter). Source: about 4 years ago

• OpenRA: Open-source RTS game engine for games such as Command and Conquer

  This looks really similar to Zero-K (https://zero-k.info/), would you mind giving a quick list of key differentiators? - Source: Hacker News / about 4 years ago

• OpenRA: Open-source RTS game engine for games such as Command and Conquer

  Voila: https://zero-k.info/ Even available through Steam, gratis. - Source: Hacker News / about 4 years ago

• Any games that have ICBM's or any kind of BM's like highfleet?

  Zero-K and BAR are FOSS and both great RTS games on the Spring engine. Source: over 4 years ago

• Native Casual Multiplayer

  Zero-K of strategies Warsow or better yet Xonotic for online FPS. Source: over 4 years ago

• Still haven't found an RTS with realistic air combat comparable to A.R.S.E.N.A.L. Extended Power, an almost 20 year old 2D game...

  The Zero-K airplane factory does this. It's an open-source rts if you're interested: https://zero-k.info/. Source: over 4 years ago

• Ask HN: Linux users, which Steam game would you recommend and why?

  I’m a fan of Mindustry (https://mindustrygame.github.io/) which is a mixture of tower defence and rts Also, if you want to play through the story mode of an rts, I’d recommend Zero-K (https://zero-k.info/). - Source: Hacker News / over 4 years ago

• List of free Linux games. (Native and Proton both)

  Zero-K especially if you like Total Annihilation / Supreme Commander. It has many varied units, great UI, strong AI and tower defense mode, lots of maps. Source: almost 5 years ago

• Any Free RTS out there?!

  I enjoy BAR (Beyond All Reason) and as someone has already said... Zero-K. Source: about 5 years ago

• What video game is extremely overlooked with a noticeably small player base?

  The website is zero-k.info; it is also available through Steam. Source: about 5 years ago

• what’s the best free rts game rn?

  Zero-K Website: Http://zero-k.info. Source: about 5 years ago

• Good free games for a broke ass person like me?

  Add Zero-K to the RTS category https://zero-k.info/ (Just noticed you actually have it there!). Source: over 5 years ago