Prison Survival Horror PROCEDURE ZERO Announced for 2026 PC Release
The premise strips the player of identity and crime, so the horror comes from an institution that treats a nonexistent person as a routine inmate.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Polish developer DELANIVO GAMES, the project of independent creator Łukasz Twardowski, announced PROCEDURE ZERO, a first-person survival horror set in a prison, and opened its Steam page. The player is an inmate with no name, no crime, and no record, tracked by surveillance cameras and treated as a normal prisoner. The game is scheduled for release within 2026 and supports Japanese display.
The player carries no weapons, and the escape plan rests on learning the facility's rhythm: patrol schedules, daily routines, and what gives you away, from gazes to sounds to being in the wrong place. Resources are scarce, so cigarettes work as currency, and getting caught costs you your belongings without ending the run, since retries are allowed at any time. Stamina limits running and concentration, and information comes from notes, traces, and conversations with other inmates, including borrowing and lending. PROCEDURE ZERO is set to release within 2026 on PC, with Japanese display supported.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.