Block Zero

About Block Zero: Open Low-Poly City Action Game

Block Zero is a third-person action game set in an open low-poly city. Cast as a blocky mutant born of the outbreak, the player tears through an urban environment where every wall is a road to the roof and every roof is a launch pad. The city spans 64 blocks with no loading screens and no invisible walls between the rooftops. Multiple tall, rectangular buildings with colorful flat-shaded walls and small white window frames populate the urban area. In one scene, a green-skinned humanoid figure in a green jacket and dark pants stands on a gray sidewalk.

The city is divided into three zones: the quiet residential blocks, the quarantine packed with infected, and the corporate base in the north. The game opens with a leap from a rooftop straight into a crowd of infected, and that energy carries through 12 missions, medal challenges, and a daily challenge that keeps a streak and grows your claw trail.

How to Play Block Zero

Press "Play" and the first mission drops you on a rooftop above a crowd of infected. Jump down and the tutorial teaches every move on the way — fighting with borrowed mauls, absorbing enemies, throwing a car, running up a wall, and gliding. From there, Resistance terminals hand out short missions: thin out the infected, hunt down a witness, or burn out a nest that fights back in three waves. Walk up to a terminal and press E to accept. The arrow at the screen edge points to the current goal, and Q highlights mission targets through walls.

Movement and Traversal

• Sprint into a wall to run straight up it.
• Tap Space for a short jump; hold it for a high one.
• Hold Space in the air to glide across the streets.

Combat and Absorption

• Left-click strikes with claws; tap three times for a combo with auto-aim, knock-ups, and a score multiplier — every hit lands with hit-stop, a camera kick, and a sound of its own.
• Hold the attack button for a maul smash, unlocked after mission 4.
• When an enemy is weakened, a marker appears — press E to absorb it, healing yourself, gaining biomass, and optionally taking its appearance so security will not shoot at one of their own.
• Press E next to a car to lift it; press E or attack to throw it — effective against drones, turrets, and the helicopter.

Medal Challenges and Daily Challenge

• Yellow pillars outside missions start medal challenges: 6 rooftop runs through chains of gates and 3 Smash arenas full of cars, drones, and turrets.
• Go for bronze, silver, or gold; press R to restart a challenge instantly.
• The daily challenge is the same for everyone, comes with a twist such as low gravity or explosive cars, and keeps a streak that makes your claw trail grow.
• The "Daily challenge" card in the menu takes you straight to today's challenge.

Progression and Collectibles

• Tab (the Form button) switches arm forms — 18 forms are available in total.
• 12 mutations can be acquired across the game.
• 20 hidden data capsules are scattered through the city.
• 10 achievements are listed in the "Achievements" menu button, each showing its icon, name, unlock condition, and your current progress.
• A daily reward is also available.

Controls

• WASD / Arrow keys: Move
• Left stick (touch): Move on a touch screen
• Shift / Push stick to edge: Sprint
• Space (tap): Short jump
• Space (hold): High jump; hold in the air to glide
• Ctrl / Dash button (air): Dash forward in mid-air
• Left click / Attack button: Strike with claws; tap three times for a combo
• Left click (hold) / Attack button (hold): Maul smash (after mission 4)
• Mouse (after click on game): Turn camera
• Right mouse button (drag): Turn camera without mouse capture
• Right half of touch screen (drag): Turn camera on touch screen
• E / Context button: Absorb a weakened enemy; interact with a terminal; lift a car; activate a yellow pillar challenge
• E or Attack (near lifted car): Throw the car
• F / Harpoon button: Hook and pull enemies in (after mission 7)
• Q / Echo button: Highlight mission targets through walls
• Tab / Form button: Switch arm forms
• R / Circle-arrow button: Restart a challenge instantly
• Esc / Pause button (top-left): Pause the game

Key Features

• An open low-poly city of 64 blocks — no loading screens, no invisible walls between the roofs.
• Wall running, high jumps, gliding, and air dashes.
• Claw combos with auto-aim, knock-ups, and a score multiplier — every hit lands with hit-stop, a camera kick, and a sound of its own.
• Absorb weakened enemies to heal, grow biomass, and disguise yourself.
• Mauls, a harpoon, and car throwing; a corporate alert that sends squads, drones, and a helicopter.
• A tutorial that starts with a leap into a crowd, then 12 missions with nest bosses, a courier chase, a convoy, and the final Source.
• 6 rooftop runs and 3 Smash arenas for bronze, silver, and gold, plus a daily challenge with a twist and a streak.
• 12 mutations, 18 forms, 20 hidden data capsules, 10 achievements, and a daily reward.
• A living menu: your mutant waits on a rooftop at golden hour wearing the form you picked; mission results count up to a fanfare, and a best run earns a "New record".
• Play in landscape or portrait — with a mouse and keyboard or a touch screen; camera shake and motion can be toned down in the settings.
• Interface in 7 languages.

Games You Might Like

Block Zero sits squarely in the world of zombie games, where survival against the infected is always the central challenge. For open-city zombie exploration with driving and infection mechanics, Sandbox City lets you roam freely and hunt zombies before the infection spreads. If wave-based combat and quest-driven missions appeal to you, Rise of the Dead delivers shooting horror with upgradeable weapons and multiple modes. The car-throwing mechanic in Block Zero finds a natural companion in Cars vs Zombies, an arcade vehicular survival game where you drive through zombie arenas and upgrade your vehicle. For a 3D post-apocalyptic shooter with exploration and dark secrets, Stalker 2033: The Path of the Survivor offers a grim undead world to battle through.

Browse the full action games catalog for more fast-moving combat experiences in the same vein as Block Zero.