Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Switch eShop
23rd Apr 2024, $19.99
23rd Apr 2024, £17.99
- Also Available On
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
Review Tales Of Kenzera: ZAU (Switch) - An Emotional Metroidvania That Plays It Too Safe
Zau do you do?
The best thing we can say about Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is that it’s a decent gateway game into the Metroidvania genre. The Switch is so chock full of incredible titles at this point that it can often be difficult to know where to start (we can help with that too, by the way), but Kenzera provides a relatively breezy 6-7-hour...
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Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Guides
Guide Nintendo Direct February 2024: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
Round Up: Everything announced in the Partner Showcase
The first Nintendo Direct of 2024 has been broadcast. The February 2024 presentation was a Partner Showcase highlighting Switch games coming from third-party publishers (so, not Nintendo) in the first half of 2024. Below you'll find the video of the full Nintendo Direct February 2024...
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Tales of Kenzera: ZAU News
News The Entire Tales Of Kenzera: Zau Team Has Been Put On Redundancy Notice
While studio seeks funding for its next project
Surgent Studios, the team behind metroidvania Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, has put all team members on notice of redundancy as it seeks funding for its next game (thanks for the heads up, VGC). The development studio, headed by House of the Dragon actor Abubakar Salim, released a statement on Twitter...
News Tales Of Kenzera Director Slams Publishers' Desire To Create "The Next Fortnite"
"It shouldn’t be about money, it should be about expression"
Abubakar Salim, actor and director for the 2024 metroidvania Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, has recently slammed publishers' desire to create "the next Fortnite". In speaking with Dexerto, Salim commented on the state of the games industry at the moment and his desire for companies to start...
News Tales Of Kenzera: Zau Studio Is Reportedly Facing Layoffs
Game launched on Switch earlier this year
Update: Surgent Studios has released its own statement on Twitter: Original Story: Surgent Studios, the developer behind the recent Metroidvania Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, is reportedly facing layoffs after staff members were spotted posting messages on LinkedIn that indicate their time at the studio has...
News 'Tales Of Kenzera: Zau' Director Addresses "Constant Targeted Harassment"
Switch version is currently discounted in the US
Abubakar Salim, founder of Surgent Studios and director of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, has taken to social media to address the "constant targeted harassment" levelled at him and his team since the game's launch on 23rd April 2024. In a video posted to Twitter clocking in at just under five and a half...
News Tales Of Kenzera: ZAU's First Post-Launch Update Lands On Switch Soon, Here Are The Patch Notes
Arriving "at a later date"
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU landed on Switch last month and today publisher EA Originals has announced that the game's first post-launch update will be coming to Switch soon. The ver. 1.1 patch is available on other platforms today, so while we will have to wait a little while longer until we get to see it on the Nintendo...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (4th May)
May the Fourth be with you
Hello there. Happy Star Wars Day, folks! With a glass of blue milk in hand, let's kick off the weekend's celebrations with another edition of What Are You Playing. This week in the world of Nintendo, we heard yet more 'Switch 2' rumours and asked whether you'd like to see your Joy-Con carry over to the next model. We also...
Video We've Played Tales Of Kenzera: ZAU - Here's 12 Minutes Of Switch Gameplay
Metroidvania in motion
It feels like only yesterday that we first locked eyes on Tales of Kenzera: ZAU at last year's Game Awards show, but now this original Metroidvania is finally here! While we at Nintendo Life will have our full written review with you soon, our video team has been good enough to first capture some gameplay footage so that you...
Nintendo Download 18th April (North America)
Grounded! Eiyuden Chronicle! Tales of Kenzera!
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New hardware "is typically a plus"
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News Electronic Arts Is Bringing A New 'EA Originals' Title To Switch In April Next Year
Introducing Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
EA's 'Originals' line continues with the company revealing Tales of Kenzera: ZAU at this year's Game Awards show. It will be launching on all platforms including the Nintendo Switch on 23rd April 2024. This is a new single-player action-adventure platformer that brings a "new experience of finding hope and courage...
About The Game
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit.
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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