
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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my friend held me up at gunpoint and started saying gta quotes to me and told me i should play this game
This is the only game that has made me want to kill myself one night, then the next morning make me feel such immense love for the world. Unfortunately Asya is a near perfect mirror of myself, and I hate myself, but I love her, so perhaps I have some introspection to do. One of the best stories I've ever read. Ah, in addition, it seems that steam did not properly save my playtime as I played it when my wifi was out - I have read the whole thing, it just needed a minimum recorded time open when online to allow me to post the review
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SPOILER ALERT: Anime girl quotes the church fathers. That is all.
One of the few unique visual novels that dives into some pretty interesting topics. The writing is clean, but cryptic in some spots, though the writer probably intended it to be that way. It has a bit of a slow start, but the characters and story start to warm up to me. I was interested to learn more. The music is really nice. The art is well drawn. For a free VN, it was pretty lengthy as well. I enjoyed the play through. It was bitter sweet.
献给挚爱的你。
PEAK! THIS IS GOD DANM PEAK! I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU!
I really like this game, but I really regretted how short it is and also kind of how it ends. Still I would recommend it to anyone, not only because it's free, but because it has an unique style and tries to convey some kind of idea in it. The story can be at times straightforward but also at another it shows a glimpse of something mysterious that is kind of unique and made me interested in the whole plot of the game. My issue is that the ending seemed a little rushed to me and like the whole mystery broke down in the second part of the game, but I won't spoil it in any way, since it still has an interesting plot. Music is something that brought me in to this game and I will save it in my personal playlist to listen to in the future. This is something unexpected to me, since as far as I know the game doesn't use any original music (created simply for the sake of the game) but rather used royalty-free music that is free to use. I'm amazed by this and about the fact that they managed to find a music that would fit the atmosphere of the game so much.
I was reduced to atoms
刚刚玩完ZATO就想着写评测了,我其实不是那么擅长写,想总结出来写哲学的话,但是发现根本不会(笑) 世界虽然实际上并不像阿莎雅觉得的那么温柔,我是怎么觉得,但是兴许世界真的那么温柔呢?这个世界又各种各样的东西构成,即使这个世界人我遍体鳞伤,我仍然会用爱与拥抱温暖它不是吗,即便一切注定被忘记,又或是这一切都是一场梦,只要我还记得你就好了,我与阿莎雅有同样的感觉,这个世界一切都是被设计好的,我甚至可以猜到下次是好事还是坏事,好事是一个弯折,坏事也是一个弯折,缩小来看,这一生也算是平平稳稳的一条直线了 嗯。。。。感觉像说了些废话,总之呢。。。。我很推荐这个游戏
the soundtrack is amazing and the art style is so cool
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