Players can also kill an enemy stealthily. After players finish a turn, enemies controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) would move and respond. Once players enter combat, the game shifts to a turn-based mode, similar to Firaxis' X-COM reboot series. In real-time, players can split up the party and guide them in different tactical positions to stage an ambush.

To explore the world, flashlights can be used to spot different objects, though this draws unwanted enemy attention. In the Zone, players could collect different artifacts, scraps and weapon parts which can be used to purchase new gears and tools in the Ark, the game's hub world.

The Zone is a series of interconnected maps that players can freely explore. Gameplay alternates between turn-based tactics combat and real-time exploration. There are five characters for players to choose from, including three default characters and two recruitable ones. The game also features a skill tree, and a branching story. The team as a whole levels up as the game progresses, and new weapons and gears could be unlocked. Each character also has their own passive, minor and major mutation attacks that can be activated and customized. Selma, a mutated human character, is an expert in explosives Dux, a duck hybrid, is equipped with a long-range crossbow Bormin uses shotguns as one of its weapons. Different characters have different abilities and skills. Players control a party of three characters as they navigate the game's world. There are three difficulty levels for players to choose from. The game was described by publisher Funcom as a 'tactical adventure' game, played from an isometric perspective.

A Nintendo Switch version of the game was released on July 30, 2019.

Based on the tabletop role-playing game Mutant Year Zero, the game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in December 2018. Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is a turn-based tactical role-playing video game developed by Swedish studio The Bearded Ladies and published by Funcom. Turn-based tactics, tactical role-playing

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