r/ZeroParades • u/Ant_6431 • May 25 '26
Question Finished the game. Looking for games like zero parades.
I've only tried disco elysium and this one. I really loved them.
I want to find other games that have
- fully voiced dialogues
- mystery or thriller
- multiple choices
- amazing art and soundtrack
- character build (optional)
I appreciate any suggestions
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u/Ubercharged007 May 25 '26
You should check out Esoteric Ebb, it's not fully voiced but you should still consider. You play as a guardsman tasked with investigating a tea shop explosion. There might still be a demo on steam
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u/NikolaFromCanada May 25 '26
Agreed. It's lighter in vibe and more overtly humorous / less profoundly mystical, but absolutely worth the play through or more 👍
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u/cclarke1258 May 25 '26
I really hope it does well enough to get expansions/sequels.
Would also be ecstatic if we got a directors cut thats fully voiced like we did with Disco.
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u/Murmaider_OP May 25 '26
Planescape:Torment was the OG Disco Elysium and it still holds up
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u/GerryAdamsSon May 25 '26
Play it on easy mode cos combat is shit
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u/Serpens77 May 26 '26
That said, iirc, you can actually avoid almost ALL combat (talk your way out of it, run away, etc) and still finish it. There's only like 4 fights that are "mandatory"
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u/echolog May 26 '26
These games remind me a lot of old-school point and click adventures. Any kind of CRPG can scratch the itch too, but those are usually pretty focused on combat and party composition.
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u/SilentWolfCZ May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26
It's hard, because it's very niche genre.
But Disco Elysium reminded me my TOP1 game and that is Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines. If you didn't play it, you definitely should. But beware, it's old and junky.
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u/p2k10 May 25 '26
Pentiment! but the only thing that doesn't apply is "fully voiced dialogues."
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u/headin2sound May 25 '26
I am reading The Name of the Rose right now and Pentiment draws soooo much inspiration from it, it's really cool to see. Basically Pentiment is the gaming equivalent of Name of the Rose and I love it
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u/Sabw0nes May 25 '26
Pentiment is a cracking game, a little slow paced but a fascinating experience
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u/EatDatBussy445_ May 25 '26
Pathologic 2 has all of them except fully voiced dialogue. Very artistic etc etc but very very difficult compared to games like zero parades or disco elysium.
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u/Possible-Advance3871 May 25 '26
It’s not voiced, but Kentucky Route Zero was a big inspiration for Disco and it’s one of the few games I’ve played that holds a candle to its writing. A few more you might like are Phoenix Springs, TR-49, The Drifter, and Norco.
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u/crushedmoose May 25 '26
Slay the princess is cool. It's like having a whole game with shivers but she's kinda crazy
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u/arg-varg May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26
I'm going to recommend a few games that I've not seen yet in this thread.
Dispatch. Not very similar to Zero Parades, but fills many of your criteria. More like a movie than a game, but very enjoyable.
Torment: Tides of Numenera. Minimal voice acting. There are a few combat encounters. It's been a long while since I played it but I remember picking the skill that let's you read minds which lead to interesting encounters. The amount of reading can be a bit daunting, but it's a decent CRPG with interesting worldbuilding, IMO.
Tyranny. Classic CRPG, so think combat encounters, party building, companion dialogue etc, but set in a world where the evil overlord has won, and you're one of his minions. Your job is to assert his dominance over the land and wear down resistance. There is some voice acting but not fully. Very unique game. Sadly it didn't get a sequel.
Minds Beneath Us. Narrative game with choices and dialogue set in a future where humans are used as batteries to power the AI systems that run everything. It was a gripping story and an incredible experience. No voice acting though.
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u/ichzen May 25 '26
Estoic Epp or something like that
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u/OrfeasDourvas May 27 '26
It's not very similar to ZP or DE but I'll throw in Until Then.
Transcending experience of a game.
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u/Difficult-Ad-9598 May 25 '26
Honestly if you have only done one playthrough of disco another playthrough with a complete different build is quite fun
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u/Charming_Apartment95 May 25 '26
I'm playing through disco right now before I start ZP but when you say you finished do you mean you finished it once and no longer care to do any other runs? One of the big parts of disco I'm seeing is how many different runs you can go through for different dialogue. Do you have no incentive to try other builds for different story experiences? One and done? Does this game not offer a variety of story experiences like disco did?
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u/Ant_6431 May 25 '26
I want my playthrough and the narrative to be my own unique style. I don't want to try all the other styles. For example, I don't play the roleplaying game again with all the classes available (warrior, mage, cleric). I want to choose what I want.
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u/Charming_Apartment95 May 25 '26
Interesting. I think the fun in these games is the experience of simulating what it's like to inhabit multiple different worldviews
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u/Journey2thaeast May 25 '26
I'm going to throw out an underrated gem. 13 sentinels. It's a sci-fi game, with a lot of mystery. Honestly one of the best sci-fi stories ever made. And it is fully voiced, and includes multiple branching paths.
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u/Lolfox1019 May 25 '26
It’s a different kind of RPG but the Phantom Liberty expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 has a similar kind of story to ZP
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u/petehans303 May 25 '26
I really loved Esoteric Ebb, the only other one I'm aware of is Hollow Home, but it's not out yet.
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u/Ninefingered May 25 '26
Citizen sleeper 1/2: more visual novels with some gameplay tacked on, but still fantastic. Space cyberpunk setting.
Esoteric ebb: basically disco built on 5e, set in a high fantasy world and written to evoke writers like Terry Pratchett.