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Over 30 developers fired from Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM despite ZERO PARADES rave reviews

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Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
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Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
Genres · adventure, indie, point_and_click, rpg
Release · May 21, 2026
Developer · ZA/UM
PCPS5
48 articles 37 writers 8 reviews
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2019–2026
Latest · Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
Top genres · rpg, adventure, indie
256 articles 138 writers 5 games
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