
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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Languages: English
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Beautiful in a way that is simultaneously heart warming and heart wrenching. Thank you.
Beautiful
在热爱全世界后,记得要爱上无论如何的自己。即使你的全世界都被遗忘,爱会诚挚地传达给信号的尽头。
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Hours played at review time, across 2K reviews with recorded playtime.
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this game is so beautiful it has no business being free
It's more likely that it's my friends seeing this review over anyone in the reviews section considering just how much each review is just pure praise. But, if you're a friend or stranger reading this... just know that this VN is an absolute pinnacle of storytelling. For the love of everything, please play it.
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I love this story and everything in it
beautiful game, i've never played something with a story so good as this game, i avoided many spoilers through my way reading this, and it was worthy, this was the first time i played a game like this, never used to play these ''read story games'' and i really like this one, anyways, it's amazing.
很对我胃口,这个可能会是我最喜欢的视觉小说
Знаете, уже несколько десятков лет люди пытаются ответить на вопрос "А можно ли считать игры искусством?". Перед вами одна из тех игр, после которой ответить "нет" уже язык не повернётся. Ну знаете, одна из тех игр, которое меняет ваше отношение к жизни и вселенной, ничего особенного ) Честно говоря пару дней после прохождения игры мне хотелось бесконечно думать об этой игре, говорить об этой игре, писать об этой игре в интернете и советовать ее случайным прохожим на улице, но в этом обзоре делать этого я не буду. Хочу сказать лишь две вещи. Первая - в первой трети эта новелла умело прикидывается историей про повседневность и "тяжелую житуху" школьницы, оказавшейся жертвой буллинга, но поверьте, сюда автором заложено гораздо, гораздо большее! Ну и второй, народ, запасайте носовые платки и сухие салфетки к концовке игры. Сейчас это может показаться глупо, но так же думал и я. А потом все "чеховские ружья" начали стрелять... Немного расстраивает тот факт что игра в сеттинге Советского Союза не переведена на русский (что иронично, учитывая что некоторые моменты игры буквально озвучены на русском), но ребят, если английский недотягивает (а он тут не очень сложный) - руссификаторы из в помощь (видел несколько прямо в стиме). Поверьте - оно того стоит!
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