Disco Elysium Follow-Up Remains Both Promising and Controversial in Latest PS5 Glimpse

ZA/UM will never be able to shake the controversies surrounding its internal leadership and who's actually making Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, following the fallout of its critically-acclaimed Disco Elysium's release.

Therefore, it will hope the spiritual successor does the talking for it when it initially launches for PC and then comes to PS5 later this year, with an experience extremely reminiscent of Disco Elysium. More details have been shared today on the PlayStation Blog, and the trailer above accompanies them.

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You play as Hershel Wilk, also known as Cascade. A former spy, he's been brought back for a "desperate assignment", and he'll need his Whole Sick Crew alongside him to finish the job. You have to reassamble the crew, of which there were six members, not including you.

With an isometric perspective, expect the gameplay loop and investigations to play out similarly to Disco Elysium. The studio has shared biographies and images of the cast:

Karolina

The youngest member of the old crew, as much a younger sibling as an asset. You taught K everything she knows about the shadow arts, from infiltration, to handling interrogations and beyond. When you last saw her, she was undercover inside a highly experimental Dream Study. For all you know, she might still be there.

Ramses

The Whole Sick Crew’s resident circuit-surgeon, Ramses specializes in audio surveillance and forensics. There’s no line he can’t tap, no room he can’t bug. He was also the closest thing you had to a true friend among the old crew, someone you could let your guard down around. You dearly miss sinking into an old couch with one of his meticulously rolled joints.

Tempo

Some people have a huge presence in a room, Tempo has a huge presence in rooms he’s not even in. This larger-than-life character is a major player in the Portofiran underworld. The kind of guy who can get you anything through legal channels and absolutely everything through non-legal ones. He was one of the first to spot the promise of Luzian tech and pop culture before it took over the world, and he’s made a killing for his foresight. You’ll know him by his colourful manner of speaking and the imported Ouroboros Black cigarettes he chain smokes.

Vespar

Vespar is a member of the carabineros – Portofiro’s elite investigative police. His connections to the city’s authorities and informants within the local mob make him an invaluable source of illicit information.. When he’s off-duty, you’ll find him drinking at the Fogged Mirror. When he’s on-duty, honestly, there’s a fair chance you’ll find him drinking there as well.

Eszti

No-nonsense, venom-tongued, and extremely competent, Eszti found herself deep undercover in the Portofiran government as a liaison with EMTERR – a global development bank and rival intelligence service. It was Eszti who stuck her neck out to warn you that the network had been compromised, but when it came time to leave town, you left her out to dry along with everyone else.

Holocene

Your enigmatic second-in-command and the crew’s master cryptographer. HOLOCENE has a theory about almost everything, including one about a rival intelligence service run by cats. If you need a cipher decoded, he is your guy. If you need someone to have a normal conversation with, maybe look elsewhere.

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies releases on PS5 at some point in 2026, with an initial PC launch coming before it. Will you play the game? Let us know in the comments below.