
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
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USSR, 1986. When Ira Grachevskaya goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, not a soul seems to be concerned – except for the quiet outcast Asya Shubina, that is. Uncover the mystery behind Ira’s disappearance, transmit your radio signal to the universe and learn why a bird flies past the window.
Meet the cast.

A problem child and a truant, Ira doesn't have the best reputation. Her standoffish demeanor makes her difficult to talk to, especially for someone as meek as you. There is a rumour she's been meeting with an older man.

Marina's carefree personality makes her quite popular among her classmates. Adults don't seem to like her very much, probably due to poor grades. Despite the girl's outgoing nature, her worldview is rather cynical.

A boy with an unpleasant sense of humour. Likes picking on people weaker than him, namely you. His family has been a little out of it the past few weeks.

You. Not worth writing about.
Z.A.T.O. is a linear visual novel with roughly 7-8 hours of playtime. There are no choices. The ending is predetermined. Sit back and enjoy your time in a town that doesn't exist.
DISCLAIMER: the game contains strong language, loud noises and flickering images.
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Just simply a wonderful and beautiful game. It's very nice if you just want to relax. Not only the story, but also the art and the music are just amazing. And this certainly was a game that made me think about my perception of life. I cannot fully describe how much I love everything about this, the other reviews probably do a better job at conveying that. I kinda wish this was an actual book or something. Either way, thank you for letting us see this wonderful story. (Important addition: I played this game for about 6 hours, I don‘t know why steam didn‘t record that time, probably because of some error or because I was offline)
非常推荐 但需要对上电波 OP千万别跳
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在脑海里画一条线吧。蜿蜒、颤抖、参差不齐,然后镜头拉远,映入眼帘的,只会有一条直线。你或许会想,假使波动的幅度足够大,以至于甚至构成了线条的主体呢?答案很简单。继续画下去就好了。只要过了某个临界点,所有的偏移也将变得可以忽略不计。 下面纯个人情绪表达 [spoiler] asya是跟我很像的女生,但是我没有能对这个世界残破不堪保持爱 asya对lra的每一句话每一次都是优先去对不起渴望用卑微换取友情但他始终对周围的一切保持善意 我做不到但是我能对所有我珍视的人像asya一样去害怕哪句话是不是让对方去讨厌我加深对我的厌恶,我用着一层裹尸袋禁锢着我像asya卑微的一面,每次愤怒之后我都会去害怕朋友是否会切割我导致每一次我都会拿出愤怒的另一极端那就是极度的卑微与讨好。抑郁情况越来越加重,现在连情感都感觉不到,不知道真正的笑的感觉是什么留给我的只有数不清的内耗,我知道我是一个垃圾下贱的败类杂种,可是原来真的有跟我类似的人,可能说我是嘉豪或者我完全不是这类人只是因为我不想去展示自己蛆虫的样子,我爱我的朋友。他们三个月前我最困难的时候帮我缓解我的痛苦,我永远不会忘记你们[spoiler] I Love the World and Everything In It
I just LOVE this novel and everything in it :) A VERY well-written story with an interesting n peculiar moral of the mc (rly It was unusual to see such a point of view about the world, I even somehow changed my attitude towards it through Asya's philosophy (yk love the world and everything in it)), not dumb as hell dialogues and appealing characters. What more could you want from a visual novel? Also, the author's style is incredible + there are no contradictions with the setting, which specifically made me love this game even more. It's almost illegal that it's free ngl
Z.A.T.O. // I love the World and Everything In It feels like you're activly committing a crime by being able to enjoy [ THIS ] story for free in just about ~10 Hours. It is a linear visual novel, so I'd call it much more of the story of Asya's Existence than a game, as there are no interactable Elements. The Art is beautiful, the philosophy just thought-out enough as to not be staggeringly hard to understand and the characters are well-formed and talk or behave just as an actual Human would. To anyone ever having played NONAND, or really anyone else with 10 Hours to spare for that matter; Read Z.A.T.O. and understand its story. Understand its Characters. Gain a (for me atleast) never-before seen outlook on Life and the Universe as a whole, and all that for free. Thank you for making this game. I loved every second of it. Isn't it extraordinary, as opposed to the ordinary Baseline? Isn't it... wonderful?
OP很喜欢,立绘精致且篇幅短小,初见以为是苏联素晴日,但女主是东正教经典圣愚塑造,还真不是很吃校园霸凌这一套,依旧自我PUA低配得感,依旧爱全世界而非具体的人。时代选取的80年代的快完球前的苏联,一排排的赫鲁晓夫楼,学生最爱的龙蒿汽水,周末放映的外国影片,充满怀旧感与虚幻般的朦胧感。“老天,在北极圈内实验小城里的校园生活该多么平淡无聊啊!”,制作组接收到了这条信号,于是最后一章一转科幻,所有人都提前在1991来临之前消失了(笑)。 题外话:不要觉得女主天马行空的心理描写很神人,随便放个喜欢瞎寻思的ASD患者到这种环境都只会更神
псевдо интеллектуальная новелла с ноткой монотонного текста и небольшой долей интерестностей. у новеллы был огромный потенциал , так как идея реально классная , но он не был реализован полноценно. так что для общего развития пойдет
第二章的氛围很不错,第三章有点短
best visual novel ive ever played
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