Gripping story with wild twists
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It´s just such a good writing.”
Steam review · 28.4 h played ↗
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.2016Visual Novel · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A fragmented, gory, cutscene-heavy finale to the Zero Escape trilogy with great twists and fair puzzles, but ugly animation. Skip it unless you've played 999 and VLR.
Great for
Fans who finished 999 and Virtue's Last Reward and want closure with wild sci-fi twists
Main risk
Ugly cutscenes, weak ending and character regressions can sour the trilogy for series fans
What players love
Satisfying closure for series fans
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“If you're a fan of the series, this game is a must-play.”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗
Fun escape-room puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Almost none of the puzzles felt like an ass pull and were well crafted.”
Steam review · 23.5 h played ↗
Unintentionally funny, charming cast
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“most unintentionally funny game of all time.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Disappointing ending and twist
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The ending is just frustrating.”
Steam review · 21.4 h played ↗
Ugly 3D models and stiff animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The 3D-modeled cutscenes are so terrible, so "kid's first attempt in Blender"-level awful it ruins any sense of suspense or sadness”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗
Confusing fragment structure and flowchart
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This just throws random pictures up on a dart board for you to go at.”
Steam review · 20.1 h played ↗
Weak, regressed characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The new characters are completely devoid of, well, character and purpose”
Steam review · 37.4 h played ↗
Movie-like cutscenes, unskippable pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“90 minutes watching cutscenes and yet to encounter a single puzzle.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Easy, sparse puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“The puzzle rooms are ridiculously easy”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i3-530 CPU 2.93 GHz or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX650 1GB or AMD HD 7700 1GB(DirectX 11 graphic card required)
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3570K CPU 3.40GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX650 1GB or AMD HD 7700 1GB(DirectX 11 graphic card required)
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i3-530 CPU 2.93 GHz or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX650 1GB or AMD HD 7700 1GB(DirectX 11 graphic card required)
Storage4 GB available space
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