
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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It was both terrifying and somewhat validating to see how similar Asya's and Ira's inner monologue was to my own as a teenager. This game is a chilling reminder of what a person can turn into without any support growing up. When the world is so unfair that you have no choice but to believe that you deserve everything bad that's happened to you. I just wanted to hug everyone in the game. Except for Vadim, ♥♥♥♥ that guy. A lovely mystery game about growing up, friendship, and a cool sci-fi third act twist.
this game sat collecting dust in my downloads until i decided to play it, and i definitely regret not playing it sooner although the writing isn't perfect, in its entirety i enjoyed reading/playing through this. the story is very layered, and confusing to grasp at times, but thats what i like about it. its also free, which is very cool for the content it provides im not one to write reviews or read visual novels, but this story was far too good to not voice my love for it
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Hours played at review time, across 1.9K reviews with recorded playtime.
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holy mother of peak
Bathed in radiance, she shone. Will you?
it really was love
It makes you want to expose your soul to the world.
Sanest eastern european small town
Great game with great story, since the middle of the game I got hooked and couldn't quit because I really wanted to know what was gonna happen next it was a complete rolarcoaster. Totally recommend
high quality philosophical musings on winter being the best season, a tractatus logico-chillosophicus if you will
я рад, что сыграл в эту игру. даже увидел себя в характере Аси.. и... я бесконечно благодарен всем людям, кто приложил руку в создании этой чудесной игры. очень жду следующие произведения от автора. спасибо.
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