Review2024-04-22

Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a beautiful, devastating meditation on loss

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Nicole Carpenter Polygon
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Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Genres · platformer
Release · Apr 23, 2024
Developer · Surgent Studios
PCNintendo SwitchXbox Series X|SPS5
33 articles 28 writers 12 reviews
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Ollie Reynolds Nintendo Life·26 Apr 2024
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