Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 4081670 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 1 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $10.99 |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 0% |
| Original price USD | $10.99 |
| Current price USD | $10.99 |
| Release date | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Developer | ReNZE GAMES |
| Publisher | ReNZE GAMES |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | 2 user reviews |
| Positive review percent | 50% |
| Positive reviews | 1 |
| Negative reviews | 1 |
| Total reviews | 2 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | Not available |
| Average playtime forever | Not available |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | No |
| Linux support | No |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4081670/ |
Short description
Zaetherfall is a visual novel + shmup: three rival pilots, an impossible coalition, and an all-out war against the theocracy of Zael Aether. Intense combat with power-ups, missiles, shields, and multi-phase bosses.
About this game
ABOUT THE GAME Zaetherfall is a visual novel / shmup focused on a war of factions, propaganda, and decisions made at the edge. Three rival aces— URA , EUPRA , and the Sacred Eastern Dominion —are forced to cooperate as Zael Aether advances as an absolutist theocracy that never negotiates: it purifies . Between missions, the campaign unfolds through visual novel interludes : political tension, cultural clashes, fragile alliances, and the true cost of holding together a coalition that should never have existed. Every faction carries its own internal dramas. In combat, those same fractures surface as real-time communications : orders, friction, pressure… and silences that say more than any speech. In gameplay, Zaetherfall blends arcade pace with clear tools: Power-ups, projectiles, and missiles to control the field. Fire and Plasma weapons to adapt to every encounter. Two shields with short windows and real cooldowns : Plasma Shield ( anti-projectile ) Fire Shield ( anti-missile ) Every level culminates in a duel against a Zael Aether Commander : multi-phase bosses with patterns that shift, tighten, and escalate until they break you… or make you stronger. KEY FEATURES VISUAL NOVEL + SHMUP : a story driven by factions, ideology, and political conflict—built around intense action between scenes. THREE PROTAGONISTS, ONE WAR : three perspectives with clashing identities and cultures inside the same cockpit. COMBAT WITH REAL TOOLS : power-ups, projectiles, and missiles to shape the flow of battle. DUAL TACTICAL DEFENSE : Plasma Shield (anti-projectile) / Fire Shield (anti-missile), both with short duration and real cooldowns. DUELS AGAINST COMMANDERS : multi-phase bosses and phase transitions that reshape every encounter. REAL-TIME REACTIVE COMMS : orders, taunts, and last words that track waves, breaks, and boss transitions. THE PILOTS Zack Vásquez — “The Spear of the Americas” Heroic, impulsive, and head-on. His greatest strength is pushing forward; his greatest risk is not knowing when to stop. Ekaterina Väisänen — “The Mind of Europe” A disciplined tactical leader. She believes in unity and teamwork to carry out the mission at all costs. Wei Z…
Supported languages
English, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal