Adventure · June 29, 2016

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma (2016)

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The experiment wasn’t supposed to be like this. Nine participants awaken in an underground facility, imprisoned with a strange black bracelet on their wrists. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. The rules are simple--after six people are killed, the escape hatch will open. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin… Game Features Think Your Way Out Explore 3-D environments for clues to solve mind-bending puzzles and escape your prison. Decision Game Question your morality in a series of life-or-death decisions where even the best option carries horrifying implications. Cinematic Gameplay Fully voiced and animated story sections push the boundaries of interactive fiction. Non-linear Narrative Jump freely between events and characters to piece together the fractured narrative and unlock multiple endings. Old Faces, New Mysteries Characters from the award-winning Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Virtue’s Last Reward are joined by a new cast of participants to bring first-time players up to speed and conclude the series for longtime fans.

Adventure releases from 2016

76 Adventure titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Puzzle · 176
  • Visual Novel · 165
  • Story Rich · 150
  • Psychological Horror · 144
  • Mystery · 137
  • Choices Matter · 129
  • Adventure · 106
  • Anime · 99
  • Sci-fi · 86
  • Singleplayer · 75
  • Horror · 74
  • Great Soundtrack · 64
  • Multiple Endings · 58
  • Mature · 51
  • Gore · 40

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.3k Steam reviewsTop 53% in Adventure
Positive rating83% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 77%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 53% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours12 h averageTop 29% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

83%Mostly Positive · 4.3k reviews

3.6k positive · 739 negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.2/10

Curator recommendations

4.4k

More from Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. has 9 titles indexed — top 6 by review volume below.

Press Quotes

“Bloody brilliant.” 9.5 – Destructoid “There are no video games like Zero Escape” Kotaku “A dramatic journey through the strengths and weaknesses of the human spirit, one that longtime fans and newcomers can both enjoy and appreciate.” 9.0 – EGM

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 29, 2016
DeveloperSpike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Base price$3.99
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksMetacritic page · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

13h

Typical completion time

Achievements

33

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

  • English volume_up
  • Japanese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Japanese

Editions & Packages

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