
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.
Revenue comes from in-game items and microtransactions, which our price-based model doesn't estimate. Copies below reflect the player base, not paid sales.
Media

About
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.
Genres
Stats
Languages: English
Engagement
Reviews
Themes across 194 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
I love Z.A.T.O and everything in it.
extremely internal visual novel, it's not a game for those who love choices but i absolutely love how deep you get into asya's head, her insecurities, her sensitivity, her love for the world that's usually not expressed in a story for me it was visceral how real the internal monologue felt i cannot recommend any game more in my entire life over this one after playing it your signal is loud and clear!!!
BGM神中神,这个游戏最不可思议的地方在于,你不需要读懂它也会觉得它很伟大
Related
Related
Trends
Concurrent players on Steam, sampled daily since tracking started.
Hours played at review time, across 194 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Made me love the world and everything in it (excluding France, no one's loving them). 10/10
Was very interesting, i quite liked it. Worth my ~8 Hours (was not connected to internet for majority of playtime, just trust me yo)
I could write a dozen pages full of everything I love about this game but I don't wanna sound like a chatterbox. This game is such a gorgeous, nostalgic and the most depressing yet hopeful game I've probably ever come across. Wonderfully written characters (Marina is SOOOOOOO RELATABLE), really cute sprites and beautiful ambience. I think you'll just finish the game wanting to give everyone a hug (you can skip Vadim if you want, but if he's right about something is that you're gay).
很电波系的游戏,玩下来感受很好。
I think if I could only read 1 story in my life, I would pick this one.
yeah just play it ok. Just do it.
I LOVE ZATO AND EVERYTHING IN IT OMG More similar to a movie than a video game, you don't make any choices or have any minigames. I can't say much without going into spoilers but genuinely teared up thinking about the end and it's been days. 100% worth every second playing and got the art book immediately after finishing.
Audience
Estimated from the language of this game's reviews — a proxy for where players are, not official Steam demographics.