Za/Um Releases Spy Rpg Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
The release marks ZA/UM's first major title since Disco Elysium, carrying forward the studio's signature branching-narrative design into a spy setting.
Key Facts
- ZA/UM released Zero Parades: For Dead Spies for Windows on May 21, 2026.
- The game costs $39.99 on Steam, GOG.com, and the Epic Games Store.
- A free update adding Japanese and seven other languages is planned for 2026.
- A PS5 version is scheduled for release later in 2026.
- Players control Herschel Wilk, an Operant whose psychological conditioning turns their mind into a weapon.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
ZA/UM, the developer of Disco Elysium, released its new spy RPG Zero Parades: For Dead Spies for Windows on May 21, 2026. The game does not include Japanese at launch, but a free update adding Japanese and seven other languages is planned for 2026. A PS5 version is also scheduled for 2026.
ZA/UM released Zero Parades: For Dead Spies for Windows on May 21, 2026, alongside a launch trailer. The spy RPG casts players as Herschel Wilk, an Operant-someone who has trained their mind into a weapon through psychological conditioning, at the cost of long-term side effects. The game promises multiple approaches to every problem in a world of informants and adversaries.
Japanese language support is absent at launch. A free update adding Japanese and seven other languages is planned for 2026. A PS5 version has also been announced for release later that year. The game is available on Steam, GOG.com, and the Epic Games Store for $39.99.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.