
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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i havent played much so far but im already in love. i feel that this will change me in some way but i dont know how yet
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Hours played at review time, across 2K reviews with recorded playtime.
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de longe a melhor historia que eu já li. Definitivamente um final pra se chorar, os personagens são muito bem construídos, o mundo é tão real que parecia que eu quase conseguia interagir com ele, não em um sentido de impactar a historia, afinal, o jogo não tem nenhuma escolha, mas eu conseguia interagir com o mundo prevendo algumas coisas, não era algo previsível que chegava a ser obvio que ia acontecer, era satisfatório, era real, fazia sentido, oque não era previsivel te dava um novo olhar, uma nova perspectiva. Ao longo da historia você percebe que você sabe menos e menos das pessoas, do problema, do mundo. Esse jogo me deixou sem palavras, chorei e fiquei com dor de cabeça de tanto chorar, escrever essa avaliação é difícil porque botar em palavras esse jogo, a experiencia dele, é quase como descrever um gosto, existem as palavras, mas é imposível de passar a mensagem sem deixar ela subjetiva, acredito que a única forma dessa historia existir é em forma de um jogo, uma série, filme, anime ou manga poderiam ser criadas, mas não passaria a mesma sensação, a mesma experiencia, essa história é algo único que eu li, talvez em outras formas seria melhor em alguns aspectos, mas para contar ESSA história, a melhor forma é em um jogo. Eu sinto que eu queria falar muito mais sobre esse jogo, sinto que eu tinha algo mais para falar, mas não me vem a cabeça as palavras, esse jogo merece muita coisa e essa análise dele é oque eu consigo deixar de amor pra ele.
quite the magnificent experience, a lovely game
Я люблю Мир и всё в нём
全世界因此记住了沃尔库塔
good
看英文原文都看哭了
Story starts off captivatingly mundane, with every step to the ending hitting deeper and deeper, getting you more and more involved until it's over. Genuinely gut-wrenching. All of the characters are relatable in their own ways, which really gets you invested, too. I don't think I can describe my praise for this game in any other words. Play it now before another second passes📡♡ I will play it another thousand times, too.
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