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Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…

Release
June 29, 2016
10 years and 81 days ago
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Updated: Jul 13, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. has public-company or outside-equity ownership.
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. has public-company or outside-equity ownership.
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Updated: Jul 13, 2026FundingThe known source of funding behind the game.
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. has public-company or outside-equity ownership.
Search Google: Who controls the creative direction and IP for Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma and Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.?Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
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The developer or publisher had outside equity investment before this game released.

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About the Game

The experiment wasn’t supposed to be like this.

Nine participants awaken in an underground facility, imprisoned with a strange black bracelet on their wrists. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. The rules are simple--after six people are killed, the escape hatch will open. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…

Game Features
  • Think Your Way Out
    Explore 3-D environments for clues to solve mind-bending puzzles and escape your prison.
  • Decision Game
    Question your morality in a series of life-or-death decisions where even the best option carries horrifying implications.
  • Cinematic Gameplay
    Fully voiced and animated story sections push the boundaries of interactive fiction.
  • Non-linear Narrative
    Jump freely between events and characters to piece together the fractured narrative and unlock multiple endings.
  • Old Faces, New Mysteries
    Characters from the award-winning Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Virtue’s Last Reward are joined by a new cast of participants to bring first-time players up to speed and conclude the series for longtime fans.

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