Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Receives Pre-Launch Showcase

ZA/UM held a showcase event for its narrative espionage RPG Zero Parades: For Dead Spies ahead of the game’s release next week. The fifteen-minute video features a ten-minute gameplay deep dive with VO Director Jim Ashilevi, Lead Producer Ruudu Ulas, Tech Art Lead Nicolas Pirot, and Principal Writer Siim “Kosmos” Sinamäe, as well as a short music video for “Under the Moon”, a song from in-game star Ultra Violeta (performed by Ella Norte).

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies follows operant Hershel Wilk, aka CASCADE, in the city of Portofiro. She is still haunted by a failed mission that took place five years ago, but is suddenly recalled to undertake a mysterious mission and prove herself once again. Player choices can impact other characters’ loyalty, available paths, and the state of Hershel’s mind. The story is stated to be built to encourage players to continue even if they fail at their current task. The game will release for PC on May 21, 2026, through Steam, GOG.com, and the Epic Games Store, priced at $39.99. A PlayStation 5 release is planned to follow later in the year.