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Zortch

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

Meet Zortch Maxinum: short order cook, amateur engineer and professional slacker; Bored and tired of her day job she decides to go on a holiday but alas she picks a cheap option: turns out it's a scheme by aliens who capture humans to eat their brains! also this game is a sci-fi horror comedy fps

What works

  • Authentic late 90s/early 2000s retro fps aesthetic
  • Fast, fluid movement with advanced techniques
  • Varied and satisfying weapon arsenal with alt-fires
  • Diverse and intelligent enemy ai
  • Well-designed open levels with secrets and exploration

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Boss fights are bullet sponges and less interesting
  • Limited soundtrack and music variety
  • Some levels have repetitive visual themes
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Project Warlock II

  • Beyond Citadel

  • Blood West

  • Red Alliance

  • Selaco

  • PAPERHEAD EP.0

Less expressive

Games that feels like Zortch but with less self-expression and customization

  • PowerSlave Exhumed

  • DUSK

  • Viscerafest

  • Ion Fury

  • Kvark

  • WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

More relaxing

Games that feels like Zortch but with a more relaxing feel

  • Fida Puti Samurai

  • Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation

  • Hands of Necromancy

  • Turok

  • Mohrta

  • AMID EVIL

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Zortch: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026