Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

Adventure· Visual Novel· Philosophical· Mystery

Released Nov 2025

USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

98% positive · 13K reviews

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Done

All announced content has been released

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Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It is a free-to-play linear visual novel that launched on November 10, 2025. The store description explicitly describes it as "a linear visual novel with roughly 7-8 hours of playtime" where "there are no choices" and "the ending is predetermined" — language that strongly characterizes this as a complete, self-contained experience. The only DLC is a Digital Art Pack released on November 27, 2025, which is supplementary content rather than story or gameplay expansion. The developer has made no news posts of any kind since launch, consistent with a finished product that was shipped complete. There is no announced future content, no unreleased DLC, and no post-launch update pattern — the game launched as a finished work.

Evidence

Store description explicitly frames Z.A.T.O. as a linear visual novel with a fixed 7-8 hour runtime, no choices, and a predetermined ending — language describing a complete, self-contained narrative product.

description · Nov 10, 2025 source development ending

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A Digital Art Pack was released on November 27, 2025 — the only DLC listed, and supplementary in nature (artwork, not story or gameplay content). No unreleased DLC exists.

dlc listing · Nov 27, 2025 source content shipped

medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Z.A.T.O. - Digital Art Pack

Nov 2025

Media

Details

Developer

Ferry // Nopanamaman

Publisher

Ferry // Nopanamaman

Achievements

—

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Visual Novel Philosophical Mystery Psychological Horror Female Protagonist Free to Play Atmospheric Story Rich Indie 2D Linear Text-Based LGBTQ+Anime Psychedelic

About this game

STORY

USSR, 1986. When Ira Grachevskaya goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, not a soul seems to be concerned – except for the quiet outcast Asya Shubina, that is. Uncover the mystery behind Ira’s disappearance, transmit your radio signal to the universe and learn why a bird flies past the window.

CHARACTERS

Meet the cast.

A problem child and a truant, Ira doesn't have the best reputation. Her standoffish demeanor makes her difficult to talk to, especially for someone as meek as you. There is a rumour she's been meeting with an older man.

Marina's carefree personality makes her quite popular among her classmates. Adults don't seem to like her very much, probably due to poor grades. Despite the girl's outgoing nature, her worldview is rather cynical.

A boy with an unpleasant sense of humour. Likes picking on people weaker than him, namely you. His family has been a little out of it the past few weeks.

You. Not worth writing about.

GAME INFO

Z.A.T.O. is a linear visual novel with roughly 7-8 hours of playtime. There are no choices. The ending is predetermined. Sit back and enjoy your time in a town that doesn't exist.

DISCLAIMER: the game contains strong language, loud noises and flickering images.