Zero Parades: For Dead Spies review

May 18, 2026 · 10:00 AM UTC ·14 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 35 views

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Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is the latest RPG from ZA/UM, known for its text-heavy and dice-driven gameplay. The game explores themes of consumerism and nostalgia through the story of a fallen spy named Cascade. Players navigate a richly detailed world filled with quirky characters and challenging mechanics.

Key facts

▪The game is set to release on May 21, 2026, for PC and PS5.
▪Players assume the role of Cascade, a spy trying to redeem herself after a fall from grace.
▪The gameplay involves managing various stats and making decisions that affect the outcome of the story.

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4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 8 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.

Centre · 3

▪ Zero Parades: For Dead Spies has the potential to be better than Disco Elysium — Polygon
▪ Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is a masterful Disco Elysium successor — TechRadar
▪ Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is both bootleg Disco Elysium and a spirited interrogation of fake culture in all its guises — Rock Paper Shotgun

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Original publisher	Eurogamer
Canonical URL	https://www.eurogamer.net/zero-parades-for-dead-spies-review
Publication time	Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:26 +0000
Retrieval time	2026-05-18T10:04:56.157Z
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Home Reviews Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Zero Parades: For Dead Spies review - it's the RPG we don't deserve Portofio loathing in La Luz. Image credit: ZA/UM <img alt="Chris Tapsell avatar" src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/1521645531.jpg?width=2048&height=2048&fit=bounds&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" style="aspect-ratio: 1" width="180" height="179" > Review by Chris Tapsell Editor-in-Chief Published on May 18, 2026 Follow Zero Parades: For Dead Spies The second game from Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM, this text-heavy, dice-driven RPG is an exquisitely constructed take on consumerism, empire, nostalgia and beyond. One of the first things I learn about myself in Zero Parades is that I'm a fuck-up – an omnishambling bad omen with cropped hair and unfair cheekbones.

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