{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3522bd9b939628245aa43899","clusterId":"c_22f1527f049c4c4cf3d06888","slug":"zed-zone-leaves-early-access-with-8-player-co-op-and-a-new-island","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"ZED ZONE Leaves Early Access With 8-Player Co-op And A New Island","summary":"Developer Leven Liu and publisher INDIECN released the zombie survival game ZED ZONE on Steam, Game Spark reported. The 1.0 update adds online co-op for up to eight players, four by default, plus a roguelike-style mode, a farming system, and a new island reachable by boat. The game costs 1,400 yen, with a 40 percent discount to 840 yen until November 20.","whyItMatters":"The 1.0 build turns a solo base-defense loop into a group game, and the launch discount puts the finished version in front of buyers at 840 yen through November 20.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1.0 build keeps the top-down survival loop: rebuild power facilities, raise a base that holds against zombie attacks, and customize weapons to take down stronger monsters. The co-op layer sits on top of that, with four players by default and room for eight.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new island is reached by boat, and the farming system adds crops as a food source. A roguelike-style mode is also part of the patch, alongside other new ways to play. Full details are in the patch notes.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"ZED ZONE's 1.0 adds 8-player co-op but defaults to four. The cap is set by host choice, so the eight-player label describes a ceiling most sessions will never reach.","twitterPost":"ZED ZONE ships 8-player co-op with a default of four. The ceiling and the default are two different games.","threadsPost":"ZED ZONE's 1.0 adds online co-op for up to eight players, but the default is four. The eight-player figure is a ceiling a host has to opt into, which means most sessions will run at half the advertised size.","newsletterBlurb":"ZED ZONE, the 2D top-down zombie survival game from developer Leven Liu and publisher INDIECN, launched on Steam with its 1.0 update. The patch adds online co-op for up to eight players, a roguelike-style mode, a farming system, and a new island reachable by boat. It costs 1,400 yen, discounted to 840 yen until November 20.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/07/174600.html\",\"title\":\"2D Zombie Survival 'ZED ZONE' Now Supports Online Co-op! 1.0 Update Adds New Areas, Modes, and More\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5360,"outputTokens":733,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794005391,"createdAt":"2026-11-06T22:43:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T22:48:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T22:48:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_22f1527f049c4c4cf3d06888","canonicalTitle":"2Dゾンビサバイバル『ZED ZONE』オンライン協力プレイに対応！1.0アップデート配信で新エリアやモードなども登場","representativeArticleId":"a_7ece460992d68fc1d7d1872f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ZED ZONE\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-06T22:00:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-06T22:00:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T22:48:52.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/07/174600.html","title":"2Dゾンビサバイバル『ZED ZONE』オンライン協力プレイに対応！1.0アップデート配信で新エリアやモードなども登場"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ZED ZONE"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Developer Leven Liu and publisher INDIECN released ZED ZONE on Steam.","The 1.0 update adds online co-op for up to 8 players, 4 by default.","The update adds a roguelike-style game mode, a farming system, and a new island reachable by boat.","ZED ZONE costs 1,400 yen, with a 40 percent discount to 840 yen until November 20."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["zed-zone"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"zed-zone","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}