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ZanZarah: The Hidden Portal

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2002

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Engines

  • RenderWare

Localized titles

  • ZanZarah: The Hidden Portal

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • RPG*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • German*

Community tags · historical

  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    74*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    55*
  • RPG*
    Votes · historical
    54*
  • Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    51*
  • Female Protagonist*
    Votes · historical
    50*
  • Creature Collector*
    Votes · historical
    28*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    20*
  • Classic*
    Votes · historical
    10*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    10*
  • FPS*
    Votes · historical
    9*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    8*
  • Magic*
    Votes · historical
    8*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows® VISTA,Windows® 7, Windows® 8*
    Processor alternatives
    Athlon or Pentium® 2 Processor with 500 Mhz*
    Memory
    64 MB RAM MB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    3D- Graphics card, 8MB (GeForce, Voodoo 5500)*
    Graphics API
    Version 8.1*
    Storage
    1400 MB available space*
    Conditions
    Please make sure you are using the latest graphics card driver (especially for NVIDIA cards). You can always find the latest drivers directly at the manufacturers' website. Please do not rely on automatic Windows updates. - Symptom of NVIDIA cards: broken polygon display after starting the first scene. Solution: 1. Open NVIDIA control panel 2. Go to "Manage 3D settings" -> "Program Settings", there, select "Zantph.exe" 3. Set the "Maximum count of pre-rendered single frames" to 1 and... 4. "Apply". The grapic-errors should now be fixed. -Incompatibility with notebooks (FPS drops in the menu): Set your screen resolution to a modus with 32 bit color depth*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Silver*
    Reports
    20*
    Community confidence
    good*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Funatics Software

Publishers

  • THQ
  • Daedalic Entertainment*

Release history

  • 2002-04-26
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2015-08-20
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2002-04-26 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2002-04-26*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Aug 20, 2015*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Athlon or Pentium® 2 Processor with 500 Mhz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
3D- Graphics card, 8MB (GeForce, Voodoo 5500)*
Windows minimum memory requirement
1* GB
Name
ZanZarah: The Hidden Portal*
Release year
2,002*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Athlon or Pentium® 2 Processor with 500 Mhz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
3D- Graphics card, 8MB (GeForce, Voodoo 5500)*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
1 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Funatics Software
Funatics Software*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
T - Teen*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
role-playing video game
role-playing video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2002-04-26 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2002-04-26*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
0*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
419* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Funatics Software*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
200000 - 500000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • German*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • RPG*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
381* min
Name
Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal*
Negative reviews · historical
299*
Peak ccu
3*
Positive reviews · historical
769*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
0.79*
Publishers
  • Daedalic Entertainment*
Recommendations
923*
Store release date · historical
Aug 20, 2015*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
Game website · historical
http://www.daedalic.de/#1*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Funatics Software
Funatics Software*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • German*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
RPG
RPG*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Aug 20, 2015*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
232* min
Ccu
3*
Developer
Funatics Software*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • RPG*
Historical US original list price
799* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
334* min
Name
Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal*
Negative reviews · historical
299*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
200,000 .. 500,000*
Positive reviews · historical
769*
Historical US price
799* US cents
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment*
Community tags · historical
  • Adventure*
  • Action*
  • RPG*
  • Fantasy*
  • Female Protagonist*
  • Creature Collector*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Classic*
  • Third Person*
  • FPS*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Magic*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
RPG
RPG*
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
Community tags · historical
Adventure
Adventure*
Action
Action*
RPG
RPG*
Fantasy
Fantasy*
Female Protagonist
Female Protagonist*
Creature Collector
Creature Collector*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Classic
Classic*
Third Person
Third Person*
FPS
FPS*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Magic
Magic*
Tags votes
Adventure
Votes · historical
74*
Action
Votes · historical
55*
RPG
Votes · historical
54*
Fantasy
Votes · historical
51*
Female Protagonist
Votes · historical
50*
Creature Collector
Votes · historical
28*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
20*
Classic
Votes · historical
10*
Third Person
Votes · historical
10*
FPS
Votes · historical
9*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
8*
Magic
Votes · historical
8*
Specifications 5 · 24 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Funatics Software*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • RPG*
Free to play · historical
No*
Name
Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows® VISTA,Windows® 7, Windows® 8 Processor: Athlon or Pentium® 2 Processor with 500 Mhz Memory: 64 MB RAM MB RAM Graphics: 3D- Graphics card, 8MB (GeForce, Voodoo 5500) DirectX: Version 8.1 Storage: 1400 MB available space Additional Notes: Please make sure you are using the latest graphics card driver (especially for NVIDIA cards). You can always find the latest drivers directly at the manufacturers' website. Please do not rely on automatic Windows updates. - Symptom of NVIDIA cards: broken polygon display after starting the first scene. Solution: 1. Open NVIDIA control panel 2. Go to "Manage 3D settings" -> "Program Settings", there, select "Zantph.exe" 3. Set the "Maximum count of pre-rendered single frames" to 1 and... 4. "Apply". The grapic-errors should now be fixed. -Incompatibility with notebooks (FPS drops in the menu): Set your screen resolution to a modus with 32 bit color depth *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$7.99*
Publishers
  • Daedalic Entertainment*
Recommendations total
913*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Aug 20, 2015*
Interface languages
English (full audio), German (full audio)*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Funatics Software
Funatics Software*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
RPG
RPG*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows® VISTA,Windows® 7, Windows® 8*
Processor alternatives
Athlon or Pentium® 2 Processor with 500 Mhz*
Memory
64 MB RAM MB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
3D- Graphics card, 8MB (GeForce, Voodoo 5500)*
Graphics API
Version 8.1*
Storage
1400 MB available space*
Conditions
Please make sure you are using the latest graphics card driver (especially for NVIDIA cards). You can always find the latest drivers directly at the manufacturers' website. Please do not rely on automatic Windows updates. - Symptom of NVIDIA cards: broken polygon display after starting the first scene. Solution: 1. Open NVIDIA control panel 2. Go to "Manage 3D settings" -> "Program Settings", there, select "Zantph.exe" 3. Set the "Maximum count of pre-rendered single frames" to 1 and... 4. "Apply". The grapic-errors should now be fixed. -Incompatibility with notebooks (FPS drops in the menu): Set your screen resolution to a modus with 32 bit color depth*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Aug 20, 2015*
Interface languages
*
Specifications 6 · 15 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
unsupported*
Store genres
Action|Adventure|RPG*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
4,294*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
good*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
20*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
silver*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,015*
Title
Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
RPG
RPG*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Silver*
Reports
20*
Community confidence
good*

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