2026-08-14 10:22 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
Operant, you have an update! A new patch for ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies is now available to download. This update addresses some of the most common player-reported bugs and makes several adjustments to the game based on feedback:GAMEPLAYAfter passing the “Hurt Him” check to push him, Frederik (Phone Sex Addict) will now leave the Miracle Line until after Hershel has received their assignment. Previously, Frederik would reappear offscreen and return to his usual schedule, which caused some confusion. Resolved an issue where SILHOUETTE was available to interact with outside of the Party Alley
2026-07-18 00:30 UTC · Gamemag.ru · Вадим Съедин
Эстонская студия ZA/UM объявила о начале процесса реструктуризации. Официальное заявление было опубликовано в соцсетях.
2026-07-16 10:14 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
Operants, the file has been updated! A new patch for ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies is now available to download. Thank you for your continued patience and support whilst we continue working on the game behind the scenes. This update includes several fixes to player-reported issues and new additions based on feedback:VOICEOVER Additional voiceover lines added – Marco and PSEUDOPOD are now fully voiced. There are 17 lines still missing for Goat Eyes, which will be added in a future update. GAMEPLAYResolved an issue with the Journal, which would occasionally appear blank after the player receives
2026-07-02 15:55 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
Become an Operant on the move with ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies on Steam Deck! Our espionage RPG has been Steam Deck-verified since its release, with our development team making several adjustments to offer the best experience even on a smaller device. An example of this was the choice to use Vulcan for rendering to bypass the Steam Proton translation from DirectX, which raised the framerate by up to 23%. Detailed testing highlighted scenes with complex visual effects, which could lead to framerate drops. These were then targeted for optimisation to benefit players on all platforms.When it com
2026-06-29 16:00 UTC · Community Announcements · travis.shrodes
Welcome to IMPRINT Episode 6, a devcast from the ZERO PARADES team that looks at the making of our recently released espionage RPG. This month, our host Jim (Writer & Voice Over Director) chats with Mikee (Casting Director & Audio Engineer) as they hash out the challenges of bringing the script of ZERO PARADES alive with voice acting. And a reminder: you can grab ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies now for up to 20% off for owners of Disco Elysium as part of the Steam Summer Sale! Promotion ends July 9.
2026-06-26 10:05 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
Our new patch to ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies is now available to download. We appreciate your patience and support whilst we continue working on ZERO PARADES behind the scenes. This patch resolves several player-reported issues, including: VOICEOVER Further voiceover lines added: Renotel Technician and Bagman are now fully voiced, with additional lines added for Kaleidoscope. GAMEPLAYFixed a blocker for the "Pump-and-Dump the Junior Negotiator" Quest, related to Ramses and wiretapping. Resolved an issue with duplicate items in the Inventory: players will no longer receive multiple copies of D
2026-06-25 17:08 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
The Steam Summer Sale is upon us. Until July 9th, get 10% off our espionage RPG, ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies, with an additional 10% discount for owners of Disco Elysium through the Disgraced State Agents Bundle on Steam, bringing the total discount to 20% off! Duty calls. If you have yet to experience our first critically acclaimed RPG, Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is available at 90% off during the Steam Summer Sale.Experience two of Metacritic’s “Top 20 Best Rated RPGs" since 2019 at a historic low price. The shadowy streets of Revachol and Portofiro await.
2026-06-22 13:41 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
Hi everyone, this is Rubén, Audio Director at ZA/UM. I'm so happy to share with you today a glimpse into the creative process behind the music and soundscape of ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies.SET THE SCENEZA/UM’s audio department is still quite young, made up of four sound designers who have been working together for around two years. This means ZERO PARADES was our first opportunity to define how we want to tell stories through sound as a team.For ZERO PARADES, we wanted the soundscape to become an emotional and narrative vehicle in its own right. By soundscape, I mean the totality of sound des
2026-06-19 10:16 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
Our latest update to ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies is now available to download. We appreciate your patience and support whilst we continue working on ZERO PARADES behind the scenes. This patch resolves several player-reported issues, including:VOICEOVER Further voiceover lines added: Phantom Line Engineer, Duchess, Narrator and the Skills are now fully voiced.GAMEPLAYWhite Checks in the Map menu are now scrollable. This addresses the issue of unlocked White Checks crowding the menu when numerous are in progress. Resolved the duplicate Red Disc bug (given by Constanz), which impacted a small su
2026-06-11 10:18 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
Our latest update to ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies is now available to download. Thank you for your continued patience whilst we work on the game behind the scenes! This patch resolves several player-reported issues, including:VOICEOVER Additional voiceover lines added, and sections of voiceover/dialogue mismatch resolved. More to come in our next update. LOCALISATIONReplaced the stylised title font in Chinese (Simplified) to improve readability, based on community feedback.GAMEPLAYAddressed a bug where a handful of players were unable to deliver developed photos to Ignatz, in the “Who Cares Ab
2026-06-10 16:36 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
It's been just shy of three weeks since ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies launched on PC platforms, and the critics have spoken:All of us at the studio have been incredibly moved by the reception to ZERO PARADES. We're a small team, and we see every video, stream, clip, comment, or article about the game, and the support means the world. A huge thank you to everyone who has joined us in Portofiro so far, from the bottom of our hearts.
2026-06-04 10:11 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
Our second patch for ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies is now available to download! A big thank you for your patience while we continue to work on the game behind the scenes. This latest patch addresses many player-reported issues and adds several new features, including (but not limited to!): VOICEOVER Additional voiceover lines added, notably for Metlia, Karolina and Ultra Violeta. GAMEPLAY Additional changes to the King of Trades in-game logic, to remedy issues with players unable to obtain the boar kibble. Resolved an issue with Karolina becoming unrecruitable at the end of the "Contact the Se
2026-05-29 12:10 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
It’s been one week of ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies! Thank you to everyone who has assumed the role of CASCADE, and provided feedback and bug reports over the last seven days. Our first patch is available to download now, and addresses a number of reported issues, including (but not limited to!): VOICEOVER Added in a number of missing voiced lines – including all lines for Boat Man. Temporarily, voiceover lines that severely differ from the text have been removed – missing voiceover will be re-added in a future patch. Fixed the inconsistencies with Bagman’s voiceover. LOCALISATION Added in addi
2026-05-22 20:54 UTC · Community Announcements · travis.shrodes
ZERO PARADES is a game about making careful, deliberate decisions in the world of espionage. The ZERO PARADES Twitch Companion Extension lets your audience play with you in real time: Stats, info and map overlay: Viewers don’t need to ask on chat what you’re doing right now or how you’ve skilled your character. They can open up an overlay menu and can see your character's stats, skills, inventory, journal map and Conditioning Thoughts at one glance. Live voting on dialogue and quests: Once connected, a poll button in dialogue gives streamers the chance to ask viewers to vote on which dialogue
2026-05-21 09:05 UTC · Community Announcements · ZAUMPOPPY
ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies is now available to play on PC. In ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies, play as Hershel Wilk, a brilliant but burnt out operant (cryptonym: CASCADE), who’s recalled to the city of Portofiro five years after the greatest failure of her life - the disintegration of her old network. Now back in the theatre, Hershel must pull together the ‘Whole Sick Crew’ for one last show. Her final, desperate mission.The game is out now with English voiceover, and full text localisation in English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish (Latin America). Eight additional languages
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