Zeno Clash

Zeno Clash

released on Apr 21, 2009

Zeno Clash

released on Apr 21, 2009

The innovative close combat mechanics are also a deviation from traditional action in the first-person genre that will feel fresh for new and veteran players alike. Zeno Clash is set in the punk fantasy world of Zenozoik, a land of exotic places and bizarre creatures. Players take on the role of Ghat, a man banished by his own family and forced to begin a desperate journey for survival through the forbidden desert and to the end of the world.


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Bizarre, abrasive, and esoteric in all the ways I love. The mechanics are very tough to get to grips with, jank is common, and combat encounters are frustrating at points, but when it clicks it's incredibly engrossing.

this game is AWESOME. some of the best creature/world design ever in a video game. the combat is also super unique and it really makes me wish there were more first person brawlers, how has such a simple concept not been tapped into? super sick game for guys who like super sick shit.

Honestly the combat isn't bad its just that this is a weirdo ass game and not in the good way

Cuando salió este título, me sorprendió la jugabilidad que tenía. Hoy, en pleno 2024, me sigue gustando. La historia es muy simple, muy loca, cuál viaje de ácido en fiesta hippie, pero funciona. El mundo es una locura de lo extraño que es, pero funciona.
Disfruté mucho de ésta entrega, el tiempo necesario de juego ya que no es muy largo. Tiene modo desafío si quieres ampliar un poco más la jugabilidad del juego.
Lo que si le puedo criticar, es que por momentos (Especialmente la parte de tiro o del bote), se hace un poco lento.
Pero un buen juego realizado en un estudio chileno del cuál disfrutar, y por lo que vi, no mucha gente conoce.

I give the gameplay a 2.5 star rating, but the atmosphere a 4.5.

The world of Zeno Clash is WEIRD and I find it intriguing, even though the gameplay feels like beating my skull against another, bigger, thicker skull (it hurts).

I don't know if there's anyone out there who I would recommend it to, but if you're some kind of freak then maybe it's worth a look?

Really loved this, even as short as it is. It took roughly 3 or so hours to finish and I was fully immersed the whole time. This world has such a unique atmosphere and mystique, brought to life in Source. It looks just phenomenal, the animations and design of the world and its inhabitants feel so raw and bizarre but also impressive and inspiring. The combat loop is just complex enough, brawling and blocking, dodging and punishing, even shooting. It's enough to give you a good amount of control in how you play, with a decent skill ceiling that I never got a chance to master by the time the credits rolled. I'm glad I have Zeno Clash II and Clash: Artifacts of Chaos to look forward to.