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Za/Um Releases Spy Rpg Zero Parades: For Dead Spies

ZA/UM, the developer of Disco Elysium, released its new spy RPG Zero Parades: For Dead Spies for Windows on May 21, 2026.

Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.

Why it matters

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.

Za/Um Releases Spy Rpg Zero Parades: For Dead Spies

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.

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.

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