Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU News

As ZAU's release approaches, we decided took a closer look at the difference between the two masks so you can go in on day 1 feeling ready for the Dance of the Shaman:

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

You can play the demo now, and the full release is just weeks away! April 23rd can't come soon enough.

- The Surgent Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2316580/Tales_of_Kenzera_ZAU?snr=1_5_9_

The latest in our devs on devs series just came out!

In this instalment, we put Abubakar Salim and ZAU's Narrative Designer, Dominic Hodge, in a room together the tell you something you may not already know: they are childhood best friends.

They told us all about how telling stories together was always their dream, how it feels now that it's actually happening, and what they had to learn in order to figure out their voices as storytellers.

(And, as the thumbnail suggests, they also tell us about the slightly unconventional way they became friends.)

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

The countdown until the release of ZAU on 23 April feels like it's picking up the pace. Don't miss your chance to snag it for yourself for 10% off before then!

- The Surgent Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2316580/Tales_of_Kenzera_ZAU?snr=1_5_9_

It may be a little early for this question, but that didn't stop Abubakar and Dom from doing their best to give an honest answer in a recent Surgent Discord Q+A.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

(Please ignore any misspellings of "Kenzera" in the captions. Auto subtitling + words we made up = chaos. Check out this video for the backstory behind how we chose the name "Kenzera" in the first place.)

With less than a month to go until ZAU is released, this is another reminder to pre-order and secure your 10% discount while you can! As always, we're incredibly grateful for your support. It doesn't go unnoticed and it means a lot to us.

- The Surgent Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2316580/Tales_of_Kenzera_ZAU?snr=1_5_9_

In an unexpected turn of events, Surgent team members were asked what the official football mascot of Kenzera would be in a recent Discord Q+A.

Against all odds, they actually had answers readily available (they may have also inadvertently opened some old wounds in the process).

Hear their responses and get a sneaky reveal of a character we haven't talked about yet:

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

It's only one month until ZAU is released worldwide, which means you only have four more weeks to get your hands on the pre-order in-game items (and 10% discount) we announced at The Game Awards in December!

In the meantime, you can always give the demo a try:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2316580/Tales_of_Kenzera_ZAU/

- The Surgent Team

Our favourite thing about Zau might surprise you. Or, it might be the first thing you noticed.

In a recent Discord Q+A, ZAU Creative Director Abubakar Salim throws the deceptively simple question to Lead Artist Ackeem Durrant and Lead Designer Zi Peters: what's your favourite thing about our main character?

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Since our reveal in December, we've been completely floored by how many of you took the leap to pre-order ZAU. We worked hard to give the game a fair price - and a 10% discount to everyone who buys before launch day - plus carefully crafted in-game content that feels special while not detracting from our central vision for the game.

We're incredibly grateful for your support. Thank you.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2739950/Tales_of_Kenzera_ZAU_Demo?snr=1_5_9_