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Zenless Zone Zero [a] is a free-to-play action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo in mainland China, with global publishing by Cognosphere, d/b/a HoYoverse. The game was released on Windows, iOS, used to be in Android and PlayStation 5, on July 4, 2024.[2]

Gameplay

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Zenless Zone Zero is an action role-playing game. The player assumes the role of a Proxy (the protagonist known as Wise or Belle), a character who helps others explore the hostile alternate dimensions called Hollows.[3][4] As they advance, the Proxy will recruit new members to their party as they continue to fight the Ethereal and other enemies. In addition to the Proxy, players also use assistants known as Bangboo.[4] By combining the abilities of different Proxies and Bangboos, players can deploy greater damage and combos onto enemies.[4][5][6]

The game features an in-game clock system, with the days split into morning, afternoon, night, and late-night.[4]

Setting

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The game takes place in an post-apocalyptic futuristic heaven known as New Eridu. Entities known as Ethereal have traveled out into the human world from portals called Hollows. The Ethereal have wreaked havoc on most of humanity, wiping most of them out. However, a select group of survivors have formed a bastion against the invaders called New Eridu, having survived the oncoming onslaught by extracting the Ethereal's technology and resources.[7][8]

Development

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HoYoverse revealed the game in May 2022 and began holding closed beta tests, known as "Tuning Tests", for PC and iOS in August of the same year.[9] A second closed beta test, called an "Equalizing Test", was also held for PC and iOS in November 2023.[10] A third beta test, called an "Amplifying Test", was held for Android, PC, and iOS, in April 2024.[11] During PlayStation's State of Play presentation, a PlayStation 5 port of the game was announced.[12] A technical test was held for the PS5 in April 2024. The release date was announced in late May 2024.

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