SAZ How to start and download the game | Free-to-play from July 30 on Steam

Sudden Attack Zero Point (SAZ) launches free-to-play on Steam on Thursday, July 30, 2026. It is not a paid title, so once it goes live you just hit "Play" on Steam and you're in.

The game also ships with Japanese support, and it can be downloaded from Japan without any issues. This article covers what you can do right now, before launch, and what the steps look like on the day.

Key art for Sudden Attack Zero Point

The short version | You only need three things

What you need	Details
A Steam account	Free. If you don't have one, create it at Steam
A Windows 10 64-bit PC	Requirements below. GTX 1060 3GB and 16GB of RAM are the benchmark
6GB or more of free space	The free disk space listed in the official FAQ

There is no cost. It's free-to-play, with in-game item purchases.

What to do before launch

1. Wishlist it on Steam

Right now, a wishlist entry is the only official channel there is. Once wishlisted, Steam notifies you the moment the game goes live. Open the SAZ Steam store page and hit "Add to your wishlist" in the upper left.

The SAZ Steam store page, showing the "Add to your wishlist" button and a planned release date of July 30, 2026

The store page shows a planned release date of July 30, 2026 along with a countdown to unlock. In game, the interface, voice, and subtitles are all available in Japanese as well.

2. Check that your PC meets the requirements

These are the system requirements published in the official FAQ.

Item	Requirement
OS	Windows 10 64-bit
CPU	Intel Core i3 series / AMD Ryzen 3 series
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Memory	16GB
Storage	6GB or more of free space (SSD recommended)

By modern FPS standards this is quite light. The one line that trips people up is 16GB of RAM, so if you're on 8GB, look into an upgrade. For the full breakdown, see System requirements and recommended specs.

3. Know how the anti-cheat works

SAZ uses a kernel-level anti-cheat called "Nexon Game Security." This is stated explicitly on the Steam store page.

The SAZ Steam store page notices: "Uses kernel-level anti-cheat: Nexon Game Security — manual removal required after uninstalling the game" and "Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA"

What to do on July 30

Launch Steam
Open the SAZ store page (if you wishlisted it, you can jump there from the notification)
Hit "Play Game" to add it to your library
Once the download finishes, launch it

Because it's a free-to-play Steam title, there is no checkout step.

Still unconfirmed (as of July 17)

The following has not been announced officially, so we are not stating it as fact either. We will check on July 30 and update this article.

Whether a Nexon account link is required — the Steam store page only says a third-party EULA agreement is required; the "Requires 3rd-Party Account" notice Steam shows when an account is mandatory is not visible there. The Final CBT made no mention of a Nexon account either, but what happens in Early Access is unconfirmed
Whether pre-registration or sign-up is required — no pre-registration has been announced
Whether there is a preload — not announced
The actual download size — not announced (the official FAQ's "6GB or more" is required free space, not the download size itself)
The launch time — not announced

Searching around will turn up "how to link your Nexon account" guides, but those are for other titles such as MapleStory and are not guaranteed to apply to SAZ.

If you played the Final CBT

If you took part in the Final CBT from July 9 to 13, you should still have "Sudden Attack Zero Point Playtest" sitting in your Steam library.

The "Sudden Attack Zero Point Playtest" entry left in a Steam library. With the test over, only uninstall is available

That is a separate test-only entry, and it no longer launches (the Final CBT ended at 18:59 JST on July 13). The Early Access build on July 30 ships separately, so you'll be adding it fresh from the store page. Feel free to delete the Playtest entry.

What you can play in Early Access

As of July 30, this is what's included (per Nexon's official announcement).

Item	Details
Primary Weapons	13 (weapon list)
Secondary Weapons	4 (secondary, melee, and throwing weapons)
Weapon parts	Over 200 exclusive parts plus 36 shared (weapon customization)
Characters	10 (character list)
Maps	2 CQB plus 4 Bomb Defusal (map guide)
Modes	Practice mode, Bot Team Deathmatch, Bot Bomb Defusal

After Early Access begins, content rolls out through a pre-season and then Seasons 1 through 3. See the release date and 2026 roadmap for what lands when.

Read these once you've started

Official links

Type	Link
Official site	saz.nexon.com
Steam	Store page
Official X	@Suddenattack_ZP
Official Discord	discord.gg/saz-official
Official YouTube	@Sudden_Attack_Zero_Point

Summary

Free-to-play on Steam from Thursday, July 30. No purchase flow — just hit "Play"
Japanese is supported, and it downloads fine from Japan (the region lock was lifted on February 24, 2026)
All you need is a Steam account, a Windows 10 64-bit PC, and 6GB or more of free space
The requirements bar is GTX 1060 3GB / 16GB of RAM. RAM is the one to watch
It uses a kernel-level anti-cheat, which must be removed manually after uninstalling
The only thing you can do right now is wishlist it. No pre-registration has been announced

Source: Nexon official press release (July 13, 2026), SAZ official site FAQ, Steam store page, Game*Spark (region lock lifted) (all as of July 17, 2026)