A VR action roguelike with an expressive deep combat system and a player-driven procedural world generation system. Team up with friends across platforms as you remix runs and alter reality to uncover the mysteries of ZIX.
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Sep 17, 2025
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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“ZIX was always meant to be a collaborative experience between us and our players. It contains a lot of experimental features and will launch in a state that will have a lot of those features presentable, but probably not as good as it could be once we start integrating user feedback. We want to grow ZIX out with our community, given the meta-narrative we are working with, that also gives them a chance to be part of the lore.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“It is unknown how long it could be in early access. If we don't have much of a community that is giving us feedback which requires a lot of work to be done, then 1.0 could come out 3-6 months after EA release. If there is a lot of feedback, could take a year or longer. If we have a lot of interest to expand the game, we could spend years on this. ZIX is a very huge concept so there can be a lot done with it.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“ZIX in EA will have almost all the stuff that we have planned. 3 Worlds, 10+ enemies per world, 8+ unique new weapon swaps, 30+ augments to modify ur kit, and about 30 world modifiers that users can mix and match in the Cauldron. We will also have 5+ NPCs to interact with and each world has many procedurally generated levels.

The full version will mainly be focused on polishing and improving all aspects of the meta-loop, the progression, and expanding out more augments and "ingredients" (world modifiers). We will also expand to have more dialogue, and more special missions accessible as secrets that will unlock meaningful content for the player.

We are launching with 1 Major campaign players can go through, and randomly generated campaigns after that. Following that we are planning on making 2 more campaigns, and 3 special secret ones as well.. maybe a few more.

ZIX technically has more worlds that were planned for it, but we were considering a DLC if ZIX does well enough! Some of the content from the DLC was partially crafted but still needs tons of work from all sides.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“3 Distinct worlds
1 Major Campaign (Clutch)
Infinite procedural campaigns after
Player campaign customization (for custom campaigns)
Player progression (Ranks + Character Upgrades + Body Customization)
8+ Weapons to Unlock
30+ Augments to mix and match
30+ Enemies to fight
9 Unique Bosses

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The prices will increase as the game increases in feature set. This rewards people who believed in the product early on, and is fair to people who are adopting later, given that the scope of features is increased since what the early adopters got.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We have a discord that players can join to discuss and get involved in early builds.
Users can also follow our various social accounts.
All links are available on our website: https://www.playzix.io
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About This Game

ZIX IS COMING TO EARLY ACCESS ON SEPTEMBER 18th 2025

In the boundless cosmos, order is dull—but chaos is beautiful.

Welcome to ZIX, a mind-bending VR roguelike where every run is a vivid hallucination, and every choice twists the fabric of reality. 

You are an Acolyte, an agent of cosmic entropy and devout servant of the insatiable deity known only as Zix. Your calling? 

Weaponize absurdity, embrace beautiful destruction, and remix existence. 

🧪 MIX THE WORLD

Reality is just another offering.

Before each run, you'll harvest surreal blessings from three strange worlds—then fuse them through ritual, creating your next trial. These divine ingredients don't merely tweak numbers—they warp the very fabric of reality. 

A few twisted possibilities:

  • Enemies leave tombstones that become deadly turrets.

  • Healing is doubled, but you can’t revive allies.

  • You’re stalked by a massive, unstoppable beast that kills anything it touches.  

  • Friendly fire enabled—only one can reach the exit.

Each ritual births new mechanics, fresh perils, and divine complications. With millions of possible combinations, no two runs play the same—deeper your devotion, the stranger Zix’s blessings become.

✋FIRST INSTINCT: MOVEMENT & COMBAT SYSTEM

No face buttons. No menus. Nothing to distract you and break the trance. Just pure motion and momentum.

First Instinct is ZIX’s custom-built movement & combat system—a divine dance where you dash, leap, wall-run, block, and hurl weapons using just two triggers and intuitive gestures that echo your intentions. It’s fast, fluid, and expressive—like pulling off stunts from an action movie, but you’re the one doing it.

Combat rewards precise timing, rhythmic improvisation, and devotion to Zix’s chaotic will. Chain your movements and attacks together seamlessly. Become a perfect vessel, reading your enemies and adapting without thought.

You don’t just fight—you perform.

🛠️ REMIX YOURSELF

The chaos doesn’t just warp the world—it rewires you.

Each run, Zix grants you new blessings: augments and weapons that transform how your Acolyte moves, fights, and survives. These aren’t mere stat boosts—they’re divine mutations, reshaping the character to match your playstyle .

  • Throw your blade and teleport on impact, cleansing the battlefield in a fiery AOE blast.

  • Fire arrows that fracture mid-air, seeking out targets with unholy precision.

  • Convert your dashes into explosions of divine retribution.

And beneath the flesh of mechanics lies the skin of expression: every Acolyte can be shaped, adorned, and corrupted. Customize your look with arcane attachments, palette shifts, and ritual markings—transform yourself into a servant worthy of Zix’s gaze.

With millions of combinations, no two runs—or Acolytes—are ever alike. Will you become a precision duelist, a physics-breaking chaos goblin or something…else?

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 BRING FRIENDS (OR DON’T)

Play solo or with up to two fellow Acolytes in seamless co-op.

Coordinate builds. Resurrect each other mid-chaos. Stack conflicting ingredients and see what happens—maybe brilliance, maybe a flaming collapse. Either way, ZIX adapts. Whether you ride alone or summon a coven, the run bends to your party’s collective will.

But you’re never alone, even when you think you are.

Spectator Imps—watchers from the other side (PC players)can drop in to manipulate your run in real time. Expect gifts, curses, glitches, beasts. Divine intervention? Maybe. Sabotage? Definitely.

This isn’t just multiplayer. It’s a shared hallucination. A chaos ritual. A test of bonds in a world that breaks everything.

🧩 UNRAVEL WHAT’S HIDDEN 

ZIX isn’t just chaos—it’s a riddle wrapped in madness.

As you mix ingredients and survive your runs, you’ll uncover new relics of entropy—some unlock secret bosses, others distort entire worlds, or open story paths that were never meant to be found.

Between runs, you’ll encounter cryptic NPCs. Symbols that recur. Events that feel like bugs, until they don’t. Patterns emerge. Meanings shift. Some doors only open when the Cauldron is stirred just so.

Every choice you make might lead to something beneath the surface.
Some profound truths are waiting for the right Acolyte.

Others are better left buried.

🔥FEATURES

  • Play alone or with up to 2 friends

  • Engage in roguelike gameplay with endless combinations and replayability

  • Mix worlds together using The Cauldron and uncover their secrets

  • Express yourself with a deep, varied combat system using natural-feeling controls

  • Fight 20+ different enemies across 3 worlds

  • Find 30+ stacking upgrades that change your playstyle

  • Unlock 10+ totally new abilities to change your kit dramatically

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 SP1 or newer
    • Processor: Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 equivalent or greater.
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    • VR Support: SteamVR or OpenXR
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10 or newer
    • Processor: Intel i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480 or greater
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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