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ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2026

Should you play it?

From the creators of Disco Elysium comes ZERO PARADES – an espionage RPG. You're a brilliant but tormented operant on one final desperate assignment. Gather your broken network, untangle a web of lies, and prove yourself on the world stage - or blow it all up again.

What works

  • Deep, thoughtful narrative
  • Complex political and philosophical themes
  • Rich world exploration
  • Emotional and empathetic writing
  • High replay value

Things to keep in mind

  • Some find lore cluttered or poorly developed
  • Soundtrack less compelling than predecessor
  • Controversial development and review bombing
  • Some characters perceived as underdeveloped
  • Narrator style can be off-putting

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Gamedec - Definitive Edition

  • NORCO

  • OneShot: World Machine Edition

  • Sovereign Syndicate

  • A Guidebook of Babel

  • Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

Less expressive

Games that feels like ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies but with less self-expression and customization

  • The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

  • Knell of St. Godhrkar

  • My Big Sister

  • Primordia

  • The Expanse: A Telltale Series

  • The Forest of Drizzling Rain

More survival-focused

Games that feels like ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Citizen Sleeper

  • The Necromancer's Tale

  • Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time

  • Legend of Mortal

  • Oxenfree

  • Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies but with less leadership over others

  • Decarnation

  • Song of Farca

  • Heaven Will Be Mine

  • OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition

  • 1000xRESIST

  • Universe For Sale

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ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Intimacy, Thrill.

Last update: 21/08/2026