DEUS EX MACHINA: Stage Zero

DEUS EX MACHINA: Stage Zero

LOOKSTEN · December 20, 2019 · Free to Play, Indie, Adventure, VR, Action

DEUS EX MACHINA: Stage Zero is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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DEUS EX MACHINA: Stage Zero price

DEUS EX MACHINA: Stage Zero is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About DEUS EX MACHINA: Stage Zero

Stage 0 is a puzzle-based VR room escape adventure game.

DEUS EX MACHINA: Stage Zero — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players criticize the game's technical performance, describing it as jumpy and blurry with poor optimization and performance issues even on stronger systems. The escape room puzzles are confusing and poorly designed, with unintuitive item-based progression and a lack of in-game guidance, though some note the game shows promise with interesting world-building and mechanics that could shine with further polish.

Not recommended Jan 7, 2020
Jumpy and blurry. Only one puzzle makes sense. Using a key to open a drawer just to get another key for a different drawer is dumb.
6 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 27, 2020
DEUS EX MACHINA: Stage Zero is a free VR Escape the Room game. It worked on my system, looked bad. Sounded ok, Played ok. The fine text was very hard to read with my Vive HMD, the Passports were very hard to read with the color and shine on them. More trash you threw out of the trashcan, more laggy the game grew. Needs in-game instructions. The graphics looked fuzzy, blurry and jumpy. Seems like you can clone objects like the basketball and trash. Try it, but there are better Escape the Room games.
4 found this helpful
Recommended May 22, 2024
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2 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 26, 2023
[h1]Before I played DEM_Stage_Zero, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 23, 2020
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Recommended Nov 6, 2025
Игра 'DEUS EX MACHINA: Stage Zero' - это крайне амбициозный, но пока что сырой проект. Визуальный стиль захватывает дух: мрачные киберпанковские пейзажи, детализированные модели и впечатляющие эффекты. Сюжет, несмотря на то, что это приквел, сразу же погружает в интригующий мир, полный тайн и политических интриг. Однако, геймплей страдает от недоработок. Боевая система ощущается неуклюжей, а стелс порой непредсказуем. Интерфейс требует полировки, а оптимизация оставляет желать лучшего – нередки просадки FPS даже на мощном железе. Тем не менее, у игры огромный потенциал. Интересные персонажи, захватывающая вселенная и уникальные механики дают надежду на то, что после доработки она сможет стать достойным представителем жанра киберпанк. Пока что – это многообещающий черновик, требующий значительной доработки. Рекомендую следить за обновлениями и вернуться к игре позже.

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