ZA/UM has released Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, a dice-driven RPG that follows a disgraced spy named Cascade through the streets of Portofiro. The game explores themes of empire, nostalgia, and cultural bootlegging in a postcolonial setting.
The title serves as the second major release from a new incarnation of the ZA/UM team behind Disco Elysium. Players control Cascade, a veteran spy released from a five-year period on ice, as she navigates missions in a city shaped by its history as a former penal colony of the empire La Luz. The story involves reuniting with a new partner and uncovering the fate of her former team, the Whole Sick Crew. This follows the March announcement that confirmed a May 21 PC launch date on Steam, GOG, and Epic, with Steam Deck verification and plans for a later PS5 version.