- Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
From ZA/UM comes ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies – a story-rich espionage RPG. You're a brilliant but tormented operant on a desperate assignment. Pick up the pieces of your broken network, untangle a bloody web of intrigue at the End of History, and prove yourself on the big stage or blow it all up – again.
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Contemporary, overwhelming, grave and richly built.
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EurogamerAlexis OngMay 20265/5 starsThe second game from Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM, this text-heavy, dice-driven RPG is an exquisitely constructed take on consumerism, empire, nostalgia and beyond.
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GamingTrendCorvo RohwerMay 2026100/100ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies is tense espionage, political dread and arcane philosophy wrapped up in a beautifully crafted CRPG package. The freedom to develop your spy in whatever faculty and fashion you wish is fun to engage with, and the narrative had me hooked from the moment I stepped foot onto the scene.
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Giant BombChuck ZimmerheldJun 20264.5/5 starsZero Parades: For Dead Spies is weird, beautiful, and dense with characters that I wanted to understand. It plays with its choices and narrative threads with confidence, allowing foundational elements to rot and die in service of the paths the player is willing to take.
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PC GamerMaddi ChiltonMay 202666/100Despite a beautiful world and some clever mechanical flourishes, Zero Parades doesn't commit to its espionage concept enough to be convincing.
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RPG FanBen LoveMay 202665/100Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is simultaneously too beholden to the structure and design established by Disco Elysium, yet fails to capture the same sense of immersion and authentic representation of humanity that made its predecessor so special.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Developer
- ZA/UM
- Publisher
- ZA/UM
- Released
- May 21, 2026
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Unity
IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 12 ratings.
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