Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
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PlayStation Plus Extra (Subscription)
- 23rd Apr 2024
PlayStation Store
23rd Apr 2024
23rd Apr 2024
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- Official Site
- ea.com
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- en.wikipedia.org
Reviews
Review Tales of Kenzera: ZAU (PS5) - Heartfelt Metroidvania on the Simple Side
Love never changes
There's something about playing Tales of Kenzera: ZAU that never feels quite right. Whether it's the slow, sluggish controls or frustratingly frequent one-hit kills, reaching any sort of flow state where you're vibing and jiving with the latest EA Originals title is nigh-on impossible. It's a very stop-start experience at odds...
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Tales of Kenzera: ZAU News
News Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Dev Surgent Studios Puts Game Team on Hiatus
Funding bid fails to come together
Released in April of this year, the emotional Metroidvania Tales of Kenzera: ZAU's sales were not enough to sustain developer Surgent Studios. Around three months after launch, a round of layoffs was announced, and in a statement on social media on Friday, it was revealed that the studio's games division will go on...
News Another Day One PS Plus Extra Game Available to Download Now
The second of three
PS Plus Extra has delivered the second of three PS5 games it has slated to arrive on the service the moment it releases across April and May 2024. Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is rolling out now across the UK, Europe, and the USA. Dave the Diver was already made available with the general April 2024 service refresh, then the third day...
News Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Also a Day One PS Plus Extra Game, Out 23rd April
Sony details big PS Plus month
Sony has revealed that not only is Dave the Diver coming to PS Plus Extra on its release date of 16th April 2024, but so too is the upcoming Metroidvania title Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Launching under the EA Originals banner, the promising indie platformer is coming out on 23rd April 2024 for PS5, and PS Plus Extra...
News Looking for a New Metroidvania? Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Seems Fine on PS5
A poignant plot about the power of loss
Here’s the rub: Metroidvanias are dime a dozen these days. We’ve only just got done with the exceptional Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and now Surgent Studios is following it up with Tales of Kenzera: ZAU on 23rd April. This is being billed as a “heartfelt” adventure about the “transformative...
News Some Promising PS5 Games Are Getting Big Updates This Week
Thanks, Xbox
A number of PS5-bound titles will be hitting the news cycle this week thanks to a freshly announced Xbox showcase. The 'Xbox Partner Preview' takes place on the 6th March (that's this Wednesday!), and across its 30-minute runtime, you can expect to see gameplay from the likes of The First Berserker: Khazan, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the...
News Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Is a Stylish Action Platformer from EA Originals
The rumour was true
Shortly before The Game Awards 2023, a rumour was doing the rounds about a new announcement from EA Originals, Electronic Arts' publishing label for smaller projects. That rumour came true with the unveiling of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, and you can watch the debut trailer above. Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is a side-scrolling action...
About The Game
A grieving boy begins to read a Bantu tale written by his late father. Adventure into the beautiful and treacherous lands of Kenzera as Zau, a young shaman who bargains with the God of death to bring his Baba back from darkness.
With your cosmic powers and untried courage, you advance into unknown mythological lands. Once bursting with life, Kenzera is now rife with lost ancestral spirits. As Zau advances toward his goal, three mighty beings lie in wait, fearsome in their strength yet somehow strangely familiar. Will you embrace the dance of the shaman?
Embark on a poignant single-player story shaped by actor Abubakar Salim’s own experience with grief, discovering how love gives us the courage to press on after devastating loss. Wield powers from the Sun and the Moon to defeat restless spirits in rhythmic combat and become a worthy Nganga: a spiritual healer. Discover a rich universe with untold lore of chaos & order and journey through mystical 2.5D realms awash with colour and depth, emboldened by multi-award-winning composer Nainita Desai's enchanting original score.
Crafted by Surgent Studios, the entertainment studio founded by actor Abubakar Salim (Assassin's Creed: Origins, Raised by Wolves) and published by EA Originals, Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU takes you on a thrilling emotional journey inspired by the rich myths of Bantu cultures.
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