Reviews

Zombie Assault: Resurgence reviews

The stores do not agree with each other. On 2 Nov 2026 Steam's summary was Mixed: 336 reviews, 63% positive. Google Play showed 3.6, with 182 reviews in the listing header and 177 in Phone ratings. The App Store web page showed 4.3 from 41 ratings, while its US Lookup API returned 4.26829 from 41; those readings are retained separately. Metacritic listed zero critic reviews.

Snapshot from 2 Nov 2026. Scores move after patches.
Store	Score	Sample	Label
Steam	63% positive	336	Mixed
Google Play · Phone ratings	3.6 / 5	177	1 Play source · section sample
Google Play · listing header	3.6 / 5	182	Same page · different section sample
App Store web	4.3 / 5	41	1 Apple web source
App Store US Lookup API	4.26829 / 5	41	1 Apple API source · unrounded reading
Metacritic	No critic score	0 critic reviews	Page exists, no reviews

What positive reviews praise

Movement and gun feel compared with SAS 4, including recoil, in a recommended Steam review from 29 Oct 2026 (28.5 hours): the author rated it more favorably for series fans.
No pay-to-win shop at launch. Turrets and grenades are gear. Dev Diary 21 said the launch build has no in-app purchases.
A rebuilt skill tree with upgrades and specializations, which lines up with Dev Diary 14.

What negative reviews hit

A not-recommended review from 28 Oct 2026 (3.3 hours): the author considered it unfinished.
A not-recommended review from 1 Nov 2026 (5.2 hours): the author thought the launch price was too high for its current state.
Repeated complaints about missing modes next to SAS 4, thin audio loops, loot that feels smaller, and co-op disconnects. Steam marks some of these with a developer reply. I am not paraphrasing replies I have not quoted.

Dev Diary 21 states there were no in-app purchases at launch, but some replies to that announcement express concern about optional purchases planned for later. Those concerns are distinct from a claim that a paid loot-box shop already exists.

Squad fighting the Savage Reanimator boss under purple energy shields — Steam screenshot of the Savage Reanimator fight. Spectacle is part of what the positive reviews describe.

Locate the Target mission with a burning horde and a Voltaic Bolter equipped — A mission objective with a large horde. Scope of content is the thing the short negative reviews argue about.

Who it is for, from those posts

Series players who want 3D and a specialization tree are the group writing the kinder long reviews. Players who want SAS 4's mode list at a free price are the group writing the harsh ones. Solo players and co-op players are having different nights: the co-op complaints are about disconnects and host lag, which the error page lists without pretending to have a patch.

Questions

Is Zombie Assault: Resurgence worth buying?

Steam's own label on 2 Nov 2026 was Mixed, 63% from 336 reviews. Phone scores were higher on smaller samples. There were no critic reviews on Metacritic.

Are strongboxes paid loot boxes?

Strongboxes are part of the loot system. Dev Diary 21 said the launch version has no in-app purchases, while announcing optional future purchases; that does not establish the contents of a future shop.

Do critics have a score?

Metacritic's page for the game showed zero critic reviews on 2 Nov 2026.

Sources

Steam store review summary — checked 2026-11-02
Steam reviews — checked 2026-11-02
Google Play — checked 2026-11-02
App Store — checked 2026-11-02
App Store US Lookup API — checked 2026-11-02
Publisher launch-purchase policy — checked 2026-11-02
Metacritic — checked 2026-11-02